Joe: The Horse Nobody Loved - It's very funny, but has a sad ending. I felt like I was sitting next to the author as she told me about her childhood. Cheaper by the Dozen Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio - not the funniest book, but this audiobook was very memorable. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang I did not like the narrator of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, so I would not recommend subjecting your husband to that.

Is he doing Alcumus? That will show whether he understood the topic. You could also have him work on Mathcounts trainer, but the questions are not separated out by topic.

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That's exactly what I was thinking. Another thing to look at is train schedules. There is no public transport on Christmas Day.

I found tiny worms or larva or something in an unopened container of Trader Joe's pasta. They were crawling around in there. I checked the packages for a few years after that, but never had another incident. I really like Trader Joe's pasta so ten years later, I'm still buying it. My kids have found my hair in the food I prepare very rarely. I think that's gross, but they still keep asking me to make dinner.

Mount Rushmore is doing a massive remodel right now. We spent around an hour there and that was only to complete the junior ranger booklets. It's the most massively overrated NPS site we've been to of the 60+ we've visited. Wind Cave and Jewel Cave are nearby. Both elevators were broken during our visit, so we were unable to tour either cave. The bison roundup at Custer State Park is in September. Check for dates. We saw more wildlife at Wind Cave than Custer State Park. We did the wildlife loop 3 times at various times of day. The most we saw were a few pronghorn. Seeing wildlife is all about luck. We saw two baby bison cross a road feet away from us. The people that drove by 3 minutes later saw nothing. Bison really are fast. If your kids are older, check availability for the Minuteman Missile tour. The museum is also worth a visit. I thought the Badlands looked best at sunset and sunrise. The harsh light of day wasn't doing the terrain any favors. ETA: I forgot about the burros. We saw them once out of three visits. They were a huge hit with my daughters (8 and 11 at the time).

I loved the third rack on my Bosch. I found the Finish rinse aid really made a difference in that brand.

You could try the REI Camp Dreamer XL or the Exped Mega Mat. They are both on sale right now. https://www.rei.com/product/147924/rei-co-op-camp-dreamer-xl-self-inflating-deluxe-bed https://www.rei.com/product/113719/exped-megamat-10-sleeping-pad I've been sleeping on the Exped mat for the last two weeks. I haven't had to put any additional air in it yet. My son has slept on both and thought the Exped was a bit more comfortable.

American tea just isn't as good as British tea. Will you have any visitors coming that can bring boxes of tea to you? That's what all my British friends do. They say that the British tea you can buy here isn't as good.

Sign him up for an AOPS account. Then he can do the free Mathcounts trainer and Alcumus. The prealgebra Alcumus has many Mathcounts problems. He can also watch the free AOPS videos. There are also Mathcounts specific videos, but they are for state level questions. He can still watch those, but they assume a knowledge of algebra and geometry. If you really want a book, look into Competition Math for Middle School. https://www.amazon.com/Competition-Math-Middle-School-Batterson/dp/1441488871/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=mathcounts&qid=1557682401&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I didn't love the movie either, but I do enjoy the soundtrack. I've listened to it multiple times. My son had read a book about Barnum and mentioned during the movie that it wasn't accurate. Nevertheless, he enjoyed it.

I'm friends with an Air Force wife. Her oldest is in his 20s. Her husband is a general. I know he deployed about two years ago, so that would have kept him from helping out. There wouldn't be a good reason for my friend (the wife) to be unable to visit to help her oldest child except for taking care of the other kids or taking care of a sick spouse. I know she attends way more work functions than I do. I don't know if it's voluntary or expected. As the wife of an Army officer, I attend nothing and host nothing. The branch makes a big difference. My friend is married to a Cavalry officer. She is expected to entertain frequently.

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My child is academically gifted, but hard work is almost always more important in life. He would do much better if he spent more time both learning the material and checking his work. His grade is well below the class average. He's not really motivated to work harder or more carefully for a better grade.

He is doing the honors. He spends about 1-2 hours every 2 weeks reading the chapter(s) and taking notes. Homework takes around 1-2 hours every two weeks. The videos vary. I think they are around 4-5 hours every two weeks. Lab times vary tremendously. Then there is a test every other week. The actual test doesn't take long. Studying time for the test varies. So if I add everything up, that's a minimum of 7 hours over a two week period, but he really ought to be doing at least another two hours.

I'll put another plug in for Clover Valley. I feel like my son is learning a lot.

Your child is doing so well self-teaching that I would let him continue as long as it is working. The videos do eventually run out. I don't recall which level. The proofs are just answers with explanation. It's like the answers in the solution manual or Alcumus.

You ought to book several months in advance unless you're going during off-season. It helps to book early just so you don't get the worst site or the worst campground. In central Georgia, it becomes too hot to camp in early June at the latest. When we lived there, the kids started swimming laps in an unheated outdoor pool in late March. Our neighborhood pool opened May 1st, but we were hot and ready to use the pool sooner. If you go any further south, it's obviously going to an even earlier month before it's too hot. March might be the last month I would want to camp in a place like Houston. I think you ought focus on either the southeast or the southwest with your short timeframe. That's a really long distance. If it were me I would go in early spring and do something like this: Outer Banks Charleston Savannah Cumberland Island St. Augustine and Kennedy Space Center Miami and Everglades one of the natural springs in Florida and somewhere to see manatees Pensacola - beach, Fort Pickens, Naval Aviation museum, and Blue Angels USS Alabama in Mobile New Orleans Birmingham and Montogomery Huntsville Great Smokey Mountains and Cherokee Village in a great Cherokee Asheville Cranberry Wilderness in WV That's too much stuff despite leaving a lot out.

I did a 4-ish week camping trip with my kids a few years ago around New England. We tended to stay in each area for a couple of nights. Depending on the location, we could be away from the campsite all day. I enjoyed the trip, but I enjoy camping. I'm considering another month long trip this spring or summer. Are you already experienced campers? Extended camping is not much different than short term camping. You'll just need to deal with dirty clothes along the way and restocking food.

I have the compact Bosch as well. I like it quite a bit more than the Kitchenaid I had for over 10 years. I find that it works well for bread making which is my primary use for it. It's fine for cookies. I can't compare it to the Kitchenaid because I never used it for cookies. I think I prefer hand mixers for cookies, but my hand mixer recently died. My Bosch handles cookies fine but I miss the control of the cheap hand mixer. I felt like I needed to scrape the bowl less with a hand mixer.

I had the same experience this summer. Make sure you initiate the return before purchasing the new one or your refund will be the lower amount. I'm assuming it works this way. I know for a fact that you shouldn't make the new purchase prior to the return. It took some time to get that straightened out.

I completely agree with SanDiegoMom. My son did Jetta's class in 7th and is doing the chemistry class now as an 8th grader. He is still learning time management, organizing his answers neatly, putting his name on his assignment, and dozens of other skills. I'm very hands off with his online courses. He emails the teacher himself, scans his own assignments, and manages his own time. I suppose with help he could have done it a younger age, but then why would I pay so much to outsource? Reading books and watching YouTube videos are free. There is a lot to be learned that way.

It's similar in the sense they are both small and tend to carry their own brands. TJ's is more focused on natural foods while Lidl does not. I shop at both. Like others have noted, Lidl is similar to Aldis. If you go to Lidl, get the foil covered chocolate Santa. It's good.

My dad would call to tell us he was visiting when he was a few minutes away. It's an almost 12 hour drive between our house and his.

My daughter had an expander put in this summer. She said the spacers didn't hurt at all. She had a lot of trouble with the expander for several days. She developed sores in her mouth from the contact. It took about a week for it to feel better. She didn't mind the turning. We did over 30 turns of the key. My son had braces this summer. His mouth was sore for a few days. He never complained.