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  1. For my son, we used singapore all the way through. It was a good fit. He got the concepts quickly and never did well with lots of drill and repitition. For my daughter, singapore was a disaster, but Math Mammoth has been fabulous. It has just the right level of challenge and drill. We're halfway through 4a, but I do intend to finish the series with her.
  2. I'd skip it. It's one of the things I love about homeschooling. We can skip ahead, or throw it out completely, if they already know it. MFW 1st grade is written to the child who doesn't read yet.
  3. I took 2 years off. The problems we had were resolved by then and we are happily back to homeschooling again. We continued to keep up with the friends and groups from homeschooling, so it wasn't an issue finding people again.
  4. That was written a year and a half ago as a planning tool. It's not even half of what we actually did. I should probably erase it.
  5. We do 3-4 hours a day. The kids are good at staying on task and are motivated to finish early. We don't generally do more than 32 weeks a year, 5 days a week. That's with a full course load. If he won't stay on task and dawdles, that is your entire issue. I'm not sure how to give you advice for dawdling. My kids want to be out playing or doing anything but school. That's their motivation, but every kid is different. Not a bad thing, just different.
  6. I'm glad to see others chiming in with lower numbers. Last year for 6th, DS averaged 3-4 hours a day. That was with a very complete and rigorous schedule. He is able to stay on task and complete things in a timely manner. I would never dream of adding to his schedule just to make it all even out to 8 hours. In my mind the beauty of homeschooling is that it doesn't take nearly as long as public school. They waste more time on changing classes, getting everyone under control and busy work and then send them home with a few hours of homework. If my kids can finish in less time, then better for all of us. It doesn't mean we're doing any less than those who take 8 hours. But my goodness, bless you all that have to deal with keeping kids on task for that long.
  7. We have a Sienna that we pull a pop up with. We had to be careful about the pop up though. The first we tried was too heavy and too tall for the car. Don't let them sell you one until you test drive it first to make sure the car can handle it.
  8. I have sections in my tiny kitchen. The wooden spoons, spatulas etc, are stored in a big jar next to the stove, along with my spices. Everythign I need to cook with is in the cabinets surrounding the stove. I have a baking cart on wheels that stores everything needed for baking with my kitchen aid mixer on top. All large baking pans are stored on their side with some dividers I got at IKEA. The pans are on a pot rack that hangs on the wall, not overhead. I got it ages ago at Crate and Barrel for practically nothing.
  9. I don't refrigerate my flour after I grind it, but it is used within a few weeks at most. If you want to keep it for longer, I would recommend storing it in the fridge/freezer because it will go rancid relatively quickly. Most of the wheat flour in the grocery store is already rancid. Thus, the reason for grinding your own.
  10. We absolutely love it! It's so easy to do and the kids really have fun with it.
  11. I have a laserjet printer for printing and a photosmart all in one for copying/printing. The laserjet prints faster and uses less ink. However, I have both because we run a business from home. If I had to go with just one, it would be the all in one. You can set it to print using less ink if that is a concern. Printers are pretty cheap these days, both price-wise and how long they last. Don't spend a lot of money, it isn't worth it.
  12. Been there. What I should have done was to just take time off, breathe, have fun, try to enjoy my kids again.
  13. I will agree with the Money Pit reference. We lived in a 1724 house right about the time that movie came out. We laughed that they had written it about our house. Just be aware before you buy. Some people find that fun.
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