I find it mildly amusing that the people I know (unfortunately, family) who have confederate flags (one flying, one tapestry(!!!), and seriously, a throw blanket for the couch) sure don't like it when they come to the big city and see Mexican flags everywhere. They think it's un-American. :lol:

Apatheist. There is the rare occasion when I'm at the beach (or giving birth :tongue_smilie: ), that my serotonin (or dopamine?) levels are elevated, that I lean towards pantheism.

It should absolutely be decriminalized.

Douglas Reynholm :D

Sure. Our schedule for the next 3 weeks is kinda crazy, but after that we're pretty open. :001_smile:

That is asking way too much.

I voted 1985 only because I was in 2nd grade and we had a tornado alarm, except it was a *real* one rather than all the drills we had. I thought we were being bombed by Libya. That could have been early 1986, though. I remember Reagan's reelection because we had a not-anonymous mock election in our 2nd grade class. I felt really bad for those 2 kids who voted for Mondale. I still remember their names. It took me a few years to realize what a horrible thing the teacher had done. I do remember the Challenger (3rd grade) vividly.

Yes! I'm always boing-ing my dd's hair. Every time I buy a new tube of toothpaste, I'm always tempted to squeeze it all in the sink.

bump :D

I plan on ordering this in the next few weeks. The price between the binder and the digital is substantial. I don't mind printing things, but if it's a larger deal, lots of color, I'd rather not. I'm wondering if the binder is worth the extra cost. I plan on sticking it on a RR order, so I don't have to pay for shipping.

I know what I'm eating if I ever visit the Philippines. "Pasta topped with a sweet tomato sauce -- and sliced hot dogs -- for the spaghetti loving islander. Or McDo it up right with a fried chicken leg on the side."

Well, I'm assuming they're doing it for the good press.

Oh my gosh. :smilielol5:

I don't think this person or book has anything to do with a marketing strategy by McDonald's. To me McDonald's may be "nudging", but they aren't nudging the ones that eat poorly (and I don't mean occasional customers, I'm talking folks that go twice a week or more). They already have that market. I think they are trying to convince the rest of us that they aren't complete crap. Isn't that what successful marketing is? A nudge?

I have the Got2Be dry shampoo. There is a bit of a learning curve, but once you get that down, it's great.

They are not similar in approach. CW teaches the Progymnasmata. You will find some similarities only because they are writing programs and a few of the exercises may be similar, and they both want to turn out great writers. They just have completely different styles. Here's the thread where I'm describing why I let go of CW. It was a lot fresher then than it is now. :tongue_smilie: It is from nearly two years ago. I started MCT May/June 2009 and ditched CW Oct./Nov., so I did do them both for a couple months. Also, from what I understand, it's Homer that some complain about. Once you get past it, it's smoother sailing.

Forcing people into eating apples sounds so sinister. :tongue_smilie: I really believe it's a marketing thing. No elitists were involved with forcing your children to eat apples at McDonald's. It sounds crazy typing that out.

The "forcing" thing is quite a stretch. A few weeks ago we stopped at Chick-Fil-A on a road trip. It was that or Jack in the Box. While I could murder some of those cheese fries, I'd much rather my kids not. So, I went to order my #whatever with my sandwich, and waffle fries, cole slaw, and drink. They didn't have that configuration anymore. They are now "forcing" me to choose between the fries and the coleslaw. Nanny state, I tell ya. McDonald's didn't add apples to the kids meals to force anybody to do anything. If you notice many parents preface the "I fed my kids MickeyD's..." with an apology or an excuse. Those apples serve to ease the guilt of parents who feed their children McD's on a regular basis, not to make children healthier.

With my youngest, I plan do do similar exercises like you would find in FLL. Grammar-Land looks neat, and I'm really interested in these. I plan on ordering the first one sometime this year to check out. The progression with my oldest was CW Aesop and about half of Homer before we began the Town level. I do not recommend doing CW Homer and Town together because it would just be overkill. Unless you traded weeks or something. I found Aesop to be a great pre-MCT Town program, though. I'm not sure if Aesop would be overkill with Island as I've not seen Island, and my youngest is still a few years away. I do know that I plan on using Island with her, but I do want her well versed with the Fable and Narrative parts of the Progymnasmata before we begin Town.

Gosh, it's probably been about a year since I gushed about MCT, but since we've finished Town and Voyage (well very nearly, I'm doing a poetry unit the first 9 weeks of 8th grade), I can say with certainty that it's well loved here. My dd doesn't do any research or write any paper unless she has Essay Voyage next to her.

Thanks. I will check these out. They have this on Netflix, so I put in my queue. That way I can see if it's worth buying. Thanks! Never heard of it, but I shall check it out. Thanks.

We've been doing this the past few weeks. She just loves it. Muzzy is more pricey than I want right now. I'll see if I can find it used somewhere. I will check those Barron's book. Thanks. I had no idea that Galore Park sold elementary French. It looks great. Thanks! Is anyone familiar with Nallenart?

So, I've got this ridiculous idea, but I'm running with it. My almost 4 yo is absolutely enchanted by the French language. She loves poissonrouge.com, Madeleine, and A Town Called Panic. I've tried to encourage Spanish with a few songs and some episodes of Dora, but it really hasn't captured her the way French has. I always assumed I would start Latin first, like with her sister, and continue on with Spanish later. For some reason it is really throwing me off (maybe I'm more set in my ways than I thought), to do French first, then pick up on Latin later? Can/Will she get many of the same benefits with French as she would doing Latin? With my oldest, we began Latin at 6 yo and for a few of those years it was her only grammar instruction. I'm not expecting the same of French, but I don't want to dismiss or overlook any benefits, but at 4, we just want to play around. So, any gentle beginner's French? Something with audio, definitely. Any advice from anyone who took a similar path?

Yep. DH loves rib-eye (so do I). His second favorite meal is my Italian meatloaf with garlic mashed potatoes. I'm making something tonight that he calls "fancy" shepherd's pie, that he really looks forward to. It's a roast cut up into bite-sized pieces, shallots, beef stock, red wine, and a little flour, with sliced potatoes on top. Bake it until potatoes are done.

Bump. Really interested in a book like this.