They are wrong; you are right. In this sentence, "over" is functioning as a synonym of "complete/finished." It's a predicate adjective.

I had never read "The Way through the Woods" before. Very interesting - if the author weren't mentioned, I would have thought Robert Frost rather than Kipling.

LOL I was just going to say this. Just fill in the WHO record yourself with the shots you know they've had. It's not like anyone has memorized the initials of every doctor in the country and will know whatever you write doesn't match any.

For us, it depends on context. When responding to an instruction, our kids say "Yes, Mommy" or "Yes, Daddy." Or at church or to a teacher "Yes, Mr. Craig," "Yes, Miss Bonnie." When responding to a question about preference, like "Do you want grape jelly?" they would say "Yes, please" or "No, thank you." When responding to a question asking information, like "Did you like that movie?" then just "yes" or even "yeah" or "yep" is fine with me. Also, in any situation, it's the attitude that matters more than the exact words. So if I say "Please go spend 10 minutes cleaning up your room now," I'd rather hear a sweet, cheerful "Okay" than a sullen, angry "Yes, Mommy." When introducing our kids to new adults, we generally either ask what they would like to be called or say "Miss/Mr. FirstName." Or if they are very close friends, sometimes "Aunt/Uncle FirstName." We really are not comfortable with our kids calling adults just by their first names, BUT I am a firm believer that each person has the right to choose what they are called (this always comes up in stories about in-laws who want to be Mimi and G-daddy; unless they are choosing "Mommy" I think it's their choice). So if a friend really wanted our kids to call her by her first name, we would allow it.

I was wondering about this as someone on homeschoolreviews recently asked me to use the "gift" option. How much are the fees? I did use the gift option this time, but I'm thinking in the future I might offer to just increase the payment to cover the fees so I'd feel more comfortable, that is if they are not excessive.

Quick clarifications: ODD will be 6, DS will be 4, YDD will be 2. ODD is doing Hey, Andrew 1 this year with Abeka grade 1 language and math, and history & science according to interest through library books. She has also gotten a gentle intro to Spanish via Dora and library books over the last 2 years, and she is taking Mandarin lessons from an 11 y.o. MK once a week, but that will end this summer. She LOVES languages and would be thrilled if we could do 4 or 5, but I am limiting to 1 ancient and 1 modern for this coming year, and then we will eventually add in Latin and the other modern language. Thanks for the advice; keep it coming! About the Greek, I'm trying to figure out where "Song School Greek" really fits as far as difficulty. Do you get more or less vocab than Hey, Andrew 2. In HA 1 we are only doing letters/sounds and 3 vocab words. It is moving really slowly and DD often wants to do a lot in one day, but I am keeping her to only 1-2 letters/week.

This is my plan for next year. ODD: History/Science - MFW 1st or Adventures (haven't decided for sure yet) Math - Singapore finish 1B, complete 2A Grammar - Rod & Staff 2 Spelling - AAS 2 Greek - either Hey, Andrew 2 or Song School Greek Spanish - Elementary Spanish Writing - included in MFW, but may add WWE Memory Work - AWANA, poems, build my own lists of facts based on what we are learning in science/history. DS: MFW K if I can afford it with what I decide for DD Otherwise, Rod & Staff A-I and tag along with DD for fun. I'd love input especially on things that have two choices listed, but on anything really. Thanks! Beth Princess Tiger Ladybug

:blush: Oops! I really did look before I posted, but somehow missed the other Greek thread halfway down this page. Sorry!

DD is using Hey, Andrew 1 this year. It is just lowercase letters and sounds with 3 vocabulary words at the end. She is a strong reader (going into 2nd grade LA this fall), but will be not-quite-6, so still a short attention span and her hand gets tired with too much writing. Would you recommend continuing with Hey, Andrew 2? Song School Greek? Something else? I like the look of Elementary Greek, but it seems to move really, really fast, and I think it would be better for her to have a year of English grammar under her belt before starting that. My hope is to do one more year of just Greek and either Spanish or Mandarin (she's had a very basic intro to both this year due to unexpected opportunities). Then in 3rd grade add in Latin and 2nd semester 3rd or 4th add the other modern language. I'd love any suggestions/recommendations. Thanks!