Hi, I'm looking for a grammar curriculum for my 6th/7th grade daughter. We loved FLL, and really want something that teaches in that style, and a that level. I've looked at voyages in English, but it's more then I want to spend on one subject. I'm looking at rod and staff, but not sure. We have on loan from a friend level 5 and it seems way too easy. I guess what I'm looking for is a rigorous grammar curriculum that doesn't require a lot of writing since we will continue to use writing with skill. Thanks! Cari

Funny you should ask this question today, there must be something in the air. All summer I've been struggling to "be more spiritual" or even figure out what that means for me. Today I actually sat down and started that journey. ~Cari

Hi~ I'm having a little trouble deciding how many books a month my 9 (almost 10) yo should be reading for leisure a month. She reads a variety of books so it's hard to gauge what is average for her. Some weeks she can pound out one a night, other times it takes an entire week or more. How many books do you have as a goal, or are you doing minutes? Thanks! Cari

LOL! My kids do, thanks to dh's old pick up know how to roll a manual car window down, however they ask if they can "scroll the window down" when in a car. ~Cari

I was a troubled teen, and really good at hiding it. I wish that my mom, or dad had gone in my room, or read my diary to find out what was going on. I would have resented my mom doing random checks, but if she had come to me and said "I was in your room (insert excuse like grabbing the dirty towels) and found (insert evidence of unwanted behavior)" I wouldn't have even thought twice about her being in there. At that point I don't think they would be out of line to do random checks with my knowledge. Part of why I was so good at hiding things was that my parents trusted me, until I was 15 I was very well behaved. They had no reason to suspect anything was wrong, until it was too late. So in my book, kids/teens don't automatically get complete privacy and complete trust. It only takes one small step in the wrong direction, even for a really good kid, to have things spiral out of control. And FAST. ~Cari ETA: I totally forgot to add that as a parent I do the declutter/ cleaning thing as well. My kids are only 9 and 6 so not too much they are going to do yet. We are pretty privacy free here anyway, heck right now the parents bedroom doesn't even have 4 walls, much less a door. I do knock before I enter their rooms if they are changing, or in the bathroom.

I agree with this. It sounded to me like she (mom of other child) was looking to pick a fight. Best to just blow it off and move on. Cari

They had some of the dyson brand on display at the store last summer. The wind coming off of them was pretty good, imo, and not a sound. I've never seen any other brand. :( ~Cari

I'm so excited, got my pre-order in this morning! Has everyone else preordered their copy, or am I the only one that nuts? ~Cari

We went through a similar "problem." How do you punish a kid for READING?! Sounds wrong doesn't it. We addressed the reading past lights out by having a talk with our dd about why it was important to get proper rest, then suggested that if she wanted to read that much at night she needed to get in bed sooner. With the other stuff like not doing chores, she got in trouble just as if she had been playing with a toy. However, free time is free time. It used to frustrate ds. I used that as time to have some one on one with ds. After a few months dd came around and now has a better balance. She still spends more time reading then a lot of kids. And will abandon her little brother to go read, but it's much better. ~Cari

I've been in a similar situation. It was very confusing, on one hand I knew it wasn't healthy for me (or my family) but the possibility that I would have nothing/no one if I stepped back from it was scary as well. Boy am I glad I did. It was rough at first, and a bit lonely. In the end with all that free time I was able to make other connections. Healthy, more meaningful connections that I might not have made with her still in my life. You know that saying, close one door and another one opens? Well life is too short to keep open the doors that only let in negativity. ~Cari :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Exercise. I know boring, but that would really improve my life a lot. ~Cari

ooo, sorry if I came off snotty. :) ~Cari

I was thinking this too. :lol: ~CAri

:iagree: Said much better then I could have, and much nicer when it comes to #2. ;) ~Cari

:iagree: ~Cari