We purchased the homeschoole edition of Rosetta Stone French Levels 1-5 about 4 years ago from homeschool buyers coop. When we received it, they had not completed levels 4 and 5 supplemental material. We are heading into level 4 soon and I was wondering if anyone had heard about them releasing the materials for level 4 and 5? I tried contacting them but the lady I spoke to on live chat seemed a little lost and said there was not material for levels 4 and 5 yet. This seems odd as it has been so long and I would think they would have completed the other levels by now. Thanks!

My son wants to learn french. We have looked at Rosetta Stone and Tell Me More for the computer. I like the look of Rosetta but I don't care for the lack of grammar. Tell Me More looks nice but it isn't compatible with a Mac. Does anyone know of a good computer program for learning French? Thanks!

(I hope I am thinking the right surgery) My sister just had sinus surgery. I do know that the first few days were pretty rough but that it did start to get better. I unfortunately can't remember how long that took. I recently had abdominal surgery and the first 3 or 4 days were the worst due to the gas buildup common with abdominal surgery. Once that particular issue started to resolve, I felt so much better. However, I wonder if that gas was ever going to escape for those days. And the nausea from the anesthesia was a killer the first day. It does get better but during the bad days, you never think it will. Rest and hopefully you have someone who can take of you. :grouphug:

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All 4 of my older children learned how to type early. It has helped my accelerated boy tremendously. His handwriting is...lacking...and this way it does not hinder his schoolwork or anything he may want to write. He will often type up recipes from books he checks out at the library. Honestly, we haven't taught cursive at all. Handwriting has never been high up on our list. One of my girls is a nice/neat writer while the other girl has nice handwriting, tho not as great as her elder sister. One of my boys, the whirlwind boy, writes well enough but he has issues due to being left-handed. And my eldest (accelerated) boy - I gave up a long time ago. He will never, ever have great handwriting. When we did handwriting, it was like pulling teeth. So now, I insist that they write to the best of their ability for copywork and any final drafts on writing. I probably should teach cursive but I wouldn't think it would hurt to do keyboarding first. It allows those who are able to express themselves better even though their fine motor skills may not be the best.

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The doctor we saw at my daughter's 8 year well child visit never mentioned it was 'abnormal' for her to be developing early and precocious puberty. Now after this thread and looking up info on the web (tsk tsk, shame on me I know), I am wondering if we should talk to our regular pediatrician (we were in another state for a while so saw a new ped). She is tall for her age and went through a growth spurt over a year ago. Her birth parents are not tall, so we find her height a bit perplexing. And then I see that certain brain conditions can cause precocious puberty, one of which is meningitis - which she had as an infant. She has always appeared more mature physically. Should we talk to our pediatrician now or can it wait until her well child visit in October?

Breathe. Relax. Freak out. *repeat* We are heading into our 6th year of homeschooling and I still go through all those phases a couple time a week. It is not easy and patience is sometimes quite thin, but my rugrats still *want* to be homeschooled and I believe they are doing much better for it. The same will go for your children. Congrats!

I would definitely call the FIL and remove the check.

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I know exactly what you mean. We took our 8 year old for her yearly well child visit last October and the pediatrician noticed what we had started noticing .... breasts!! I was in shock that I had to buy my 8 year old bras! (I was a 'late bloomer' but she is adopted, so genetically different). In the past 7 months or so, she has gone to just having 'buds' to filling out her bra. I am so not ready for this. I have no idea when she may start menstruating but I figure I better start talking to her about it soon. She isn't necessarily hormonal just yet but she is 'acting' older. She has always appeared more mature physically than other girls. She is quite active and eats pretty healthy. *sigh* Not ready at all.

Thanks guys. I will spend the couple extra bucks and send them priority. Through paypal, it is only about $5. Thanks!

I am ready to send the CAT tests back to Seton Testing and was wondering if it was possible to send it back media mail? Otherwise, the tests weigh almost a pound which would require priority mail.

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Definitely a bit weird. I would have expected a wave, nod or something also.

I have been using Planbook. It is made for public school teachers but works well for us. I also have HST but sadly, I moved to Mac and like you, it was a no go then.

I can not say enough about my Radian. If you are looking for a slim seat, they are the way to go. When we had to figure out a seat arrangement for 1 car seat and 2 boosters in the back of our Caravan, this one the car seat recommended the most. It is quite heavy due to having metal construction so I wouldn't recommend it if you wanted to move it a lot. It is expensive too but I love, love, LOVE ours.

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:iagree: There is a lot of curriculum that just wouldn't fit into one of those categories. I wish the search engine was better but somehow I think that is more my fault than anything :lol:

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:iagree: also. Size 6 needles will be good for worsted or dk weight yarn. If you have what they call chunky yarn, you might need larger needles (size 9 or 10). I prefer circular needles as you can knit stuff circular items or flat items. A crochet hook is very useful. If you want to knit a dishcloth that you can use, make sure your yarn is cotton yarn. It isn't as fun to knit with IMHO (it doesn't stretch) but it is a good place to start and you have something functional at the end of the short project. And as mentioned, join Ravelry! Knitters LOVE to help others and this is the place to be if you are knitting.

:iagree: Having been a very picky eater with texture issues, bordering on a fear of new foods, growing up, I rarely make food an issue at our house. To me, it is not worth it and only causes problems in the future. There are so many other things I can make big issues out of. I am the one doing the shopping. If I don't buy it, they don't have access to it so they aren't eating it. I am in control in that respect. I do take my eldest son's food issues into account when shopping (same as me) and make sure I buy food that he will eat, even if it is the same turkey lunch meat he eats every day. Yes, I often make him something separate from the rest of the family. It is an easy supper that doesn't take much effort. Now that he is a little older and *wants* to eat healthier (tho not always able to get his mind around it when the food is in front of him), he tries new things. We can tell when he is ready and when he is not and do not push him. I would think that at their age, not only have they been eating a certain diet for about a decade, they are getting into the pre-puberty hormonal stage. That combination is going to cause a lot of resistance to a totally new diet. Maybe find out which of the new foods she really enjoys and make them more often. For other items, maybe figure out what part of it doesn't she like and if possible, make her portion more to her liking. Once she is more comfortable with that, then add on a new thing here and there, preferably with input from her. Food should never be something to battle over unless it affects their health. It can backfire on some children and cause a damaging relationship with food as they get older.

I enjoyed it. Like others, not as good as the original. I had only one issue with the movie: Penelope Cruz. She is like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. I can't stand her as an actress. But it was Johnny Depp. So I overlooked her ;)

IMHO, definitely a major overreaction. My parents don't care much for our daughter running around naked but wouldn't have a problem with us changing a diaper in front of a 13 year old boy. It is a shame that is such an issue.