If you like those - I HIGHLY recommend the book "Creepy Cute Crochet" by Christen Haden. It has robots, ninjas, Spartans, Trojans, knights ...and various monsters. I made my son the knight for his birthday.

How deep is your sand/fiber? It should be at least 3" (or 3x the height of the biggest crab) If they busy themselves - do you dig them up (which can stress them) or stir the sand (which can close off their 'air tunnels' and suffocate them) I also agree with a previous poster though - are you sure they are really dead? (They often can LOOK dead when they are molting, but the [truly] dead ones smell horrible. :tongue_smilie:) Do you see any mites in the cage? (About the size of the head of a pin) I also recommend bathing the crabs weekly (unless they are buried) And if you do have mites the tank needs to be sterilized. Otherwise it sounds like you are doing everything right. (Maybe try getting them from a different store?

It is called 'carmine' (or sometimes cochineal) - and if you eat strawberry Yoplait yogurt (or pink Good and Plenty candy) you have eaten it!

Ever been snipe hunting? I have :glare:

Something else to consider...has she ever been bitten by a tick or tested for Lyme disease?

CLE ACE

When I was a classroom teacher one of my students was named Lilygol. I thought it was SO unusual. Her mother said that in her native country 'gol' means lily - so her name was really Lily Lily

Here's another resource http://www.teacheroz.com/fire.htm

You can get a big box of them at Sam's club for under $10

CLE - Bible, Math, LA, Reading, Learning to Read SOTW Growing With Grammar MFW: ECC HWT R&S ABC preschool books

I make my own using Open Office, and I make a double sided page for each week. The first side has the subjects we do together, and the second side has individual subjects

We'll probably do a lapbook on state symbols (flag, flower, bird, etc) and possibly read some biographies of people from our state, but that's probably about the extent to which we'll go.

Mine is my cat...in a hat.

My daughter loves to listen to music while she works. I prefer classical and music without words, but I do allow 'mellow' music with lyrics such as hymns or contemporary Christian radio. My son needs quiet so we bought him some 'noise reducing' earmuffs, (the type shooters use for ear protection,) so DD can listen to her music without bothering him too much.

Thank you both! :-)

Can someone tell me if these are a full history program, or are they more supplemental? Also - what ages are they geared towards? Thanks! (here is a link - in case anyone is wondering) http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/NewWorldExplorers.htm

So far we are thinking about: CLE: Bible, Math, Reading R&S social studies (as a spine) plus appropriate American history read alouds R&S science R&S spelling Growing With Grammar English from the Roots Up Piano lessons, (and possibly another instrument?)

My favorite is "Time For Bed" by Mem Fox, just because my daughter asked for it every night when she was little. Plus... I love the illustrations.

Yes - when we read "The Rag Coat" for FIAR - I bawled each time...for the full 5 days.

Crafts - my 12 yr old daughter loves beads and jewelry making supplies, and she has been begging to learn how to knit or crochet. We got her one of these for Christmas, and she loves it. (It sort of reminds me of the old Spirograph sets - but even more creative) Mandala Designer

we just buy cheap vinyl tablecloths - they clean up well if we are doing messy stuff, and we can get them cheap enough at Wal-mart so we change them with the seasons when they get worn out. If company is coming over - I do have some nicer cloth tablecloths that I will put on.

Um..no ...definitely not! (At least not in the Wisconsin Synod) ;) And when the word 'catholic' is used in the Nicene creed - it doesn't mean "Roman Catholic" it means the actual definition of the word which is "universal" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/catholic Our Lutheran hymnal had a re-write several years ago, and in it they changed the wording of the Nicene Creed from "one catholic and apostolic church," to "one Christian and apostolic church" .... just so people wouldn't be confused.

We have done this in the past and had a phenomenal harvest! I highly recommend getting the book.

That. was. horrendous. Isaiah 2:12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled),

Night sweats can be hormonal, or they can also be a symptom of more serious illnesses. I would definitely mention it to your doctor. Also some medications can cause you to sweat at night.