Our family had norovirus a few years ago. I lost 8 pounds. It wasn't worth it :).

My son is the same way, and we get the cargos from The Children's Place. They are super soft and have an adjustable waistband so they grow with him.

I can see how that would be frustrating. In my son's 1st grade class, each kid reads books appropriate for their reading level. They also do lots of read alouds, both picture and chapter books. They do quite a bit of writing about what they read too. I haven't heard "school is boring" at all this year. We heard that all the time when he was in K.

I couldn't agree more! This was our experience in K as well.

We use SOTW as our spine and read many of the Sonlight books as supplements.

My 6yo read all these books and they really sparked his passion for mythology. Percy Jackson just fed the fire.

My son shoots both bow and gun, but not competitively. He was 4 or 5 when he started, and this is the norm where I grew up. I'm interested in seeing what others say about competitive shooting, as this my be something that would interest him in the future.

This week I finished reading The Red Pyramid to my son, and we are on to The Throne of Fire. Personally, I liked Percy Jackson better, but my son has declared his love for all things Egyptian now. So far this year: 1. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey 2. The Great Gatsby 3. The Night Circus 4. A Study in Scarlet 5. The Red Pyramid Still working on A Storm of Swords. It might be a while. Definitely a super-chunkster!

I always tip 20%, at least.

I bought the Tag reader for my son when he was about 4, and it was a total bust for us. I'm hoping my daughter will use it someday. If you're talking about the LeapPad, my 2yo got one for Christmas and I'm pretty impressed. She loves playing the number and letter games, and I don't have to share my ipad with her. It's a win/win situation :).

Previous weeks: Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey (Carnarvon) The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) The Night Circus (Morgenstern) Finished today: A Study In Scarlet (Conan Doyle)-This is part of my quest to reread all of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories in 2013. Hopefully this will help pass the time until I can see Season 3 of Sherlock :). Up Next: I've started A Storm of Swords (Martin). I adore these books, but I tend to get sucked in and have a little trouble reentering my normal life while I"m reading them. It's a good problem to have, I guess!

I only paid $3 per box of tasty Samoas/Caramel Delites. Totally worth it.

Red Badge of Courage is definitely my least favorite classic. I detested that book when we read it in school. I may like it better now, but I'm not planning to find out!

Love it!

I have that giant hardback too, and it's very interesting but just too big to pull out and read. I got a free Kindle version of the complete novels and stories, and I'm thinking I'll have more luck reading them that way.

I just finished The Night Circus, which was recommended by several readers here. What a wonderful book! I really didn't want it to end. So far this year: 1. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey 2. The Great Gatsby 3. The Night Circus Two of my goals this year are to reread all the Sherlock Holmes stories and Jane Austen's novels. I'm thinking I'll work these in among some other books, starting this week with A Study in Scarlet.

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My 1st grader has very little homework. It's 100% busywork and way too easy for him, but I make him do it anyway. I figure it's good practice for real life. I have to do lots of easy, boring and repetitive things, so he might as well get used to it now :).

We do lots of reading and fun practice with things like MadLibs. I'm a worksheet kind of girl, but my son detests them, so I have to work hard to make learning fun. We loooove SOTW! He gets little to no history at school, so I don't worry about it corresponding with what he's learning there.

I don't do 1st grade homework for my son because I don't want to set a precedent. Even the most challenging and rewarding job has occasional busywork, and I want him to understand that sometimes you have to do things that are easy, boring and repetitive. Mommy will not always be there to take care of it.

No way would I say anything.

My DH doesn't read novels, but he reads lots of magazine articles, tech stuff and random nonfiction. He'd rather be playing guitar or building something though, and that's just fine with me. To each his own, I say.

With little kids, definitely Legoland!

I don't believe in censorship, so I don't plan to ban any books in our home, even the ones I didn't like as a kid.

I enjoyed this book so much that I paid way too much to get the others in the series shipped from the UK. This is exactly why the book terrified me!