Same with me.

My family emigrated from England to Canada when I was nine. I was furious with my parents and the time and carried a grudge for many years. I've pretty much gotten over it now, but would still love to go back.

I thought of that too. :lol: :hurray:I'm so happy for you Dawn! Have a wonderful trip and be sure to tell us all about it.

SWB's History of the Ancient World and History of the Medieval World could be good fits. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the whole series out yet so you'd have to find something else for more modern time. I used HOAW this year with my eldest and we both really enjoyed it. It's very readable and interesting.

Thank you all for your thoughts!

That's quite an accomplishment! I'm not a fan either. I've gotten the catalogue a couple times, but for the most part I just look on the website. :lol:

This is what we do too, except that our library shelves are in the dinning room and our other bookshelves in the living room and bedrooms.

That's what I thought to!:lol: Congrats, WendyK!

Me too! I don't like them with sour cream though. Baked beans and buttered toast is a close second.

Thanks for starting this thread, Pata! I've used The Thinking Toolbox before and am planning on using it with DS 9 in 5th grade this coming year. It's a bit too religious for my taste (and we are Christian), but hadn't found anything else I really liked. I'll be checking out some of the books mentioned in this thread. The Fairy Tales one sounds really fun.

Unless your kids want to cange, I wouldn't bother. Tenneesee may be different, but around here everyone loves my British accent.

I completely agree; I love holding my babies. :)

:party:Congratulations! Praying all goes well. :grouphug:

I've used Language Lessons for the Very Young 1 and agree that the lines are too narrow and should have a middle line. I bought a Hilroy notebook and DD did all her writing in there. I wouldn't have wanted her writing in the book anyway since I'll be passing it on to my younger kids

From the "How to Use This Book" section of FLL2:

Maybe RS4K? It's rather expensive to buy, but you could use the books online if you wanted.

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I'm not in the US, but can't resist answering. Norway! If only such a move were practical. ETA: I forgot to answer the "why" part. I love the language, culture, landscape, values (at least most of them), homeschooling is legal, and it's in Europe.

I have a daughter called Aline. It seems similar to some of the names you listed. Maybe Carlotta, Fiona, Allison, Laurel?

Have a friend who named her child this. She would be rich for every person who asked where Romeo was at. This is the one big concern I have about Juliet. Darn you Shakespeare. :tongue_smilie: (This is pronounced Care-iss, right?) I pronounce it KA-riss. What about Julian for a boy? I love it, but I've already used that name. :)

Thanks everyone! Now I'm curious. :) How do pronounce Laura the Italian way? Yes, we won't make any final decisions until the baby is born. No, we're not in a French speaking are, but DH is francophone so French names have a lot of cultural significance for him. He would really like to give the baby a French first name (we've often gone for French middle names) and possibly an English middle name.

I feel like DH and I have been going in circles with regard to baby names. We seem to be unable to take any names off our list and unable to settle on something that we both love. Our baby isn't due until early November so I'm not panicking yet, but I don't want to be agonising over names at the last minute (although I probably still will ;)). Here are some of the names we're considering: Girls (the middle name is almost certainly going to be Emilie): Annabelle Brigitte Charis Caroline Irene Juliet Laura Leila Martha Theresa Boys: Andrew Antoine Christophe Clement Dominique Francoise Henri Laurent Martin Patrick Theo William Any names that you love or hate? Do you have other names to suggest?

I'm so sorry to hear this. Sending lots of hugs and prayers Lisa's way. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

:iagree:You've got a lot of stuff on your plate! With my DS 6 I do math, phonics/reading, copywork (for handwriting practice), Suzuki violin, a bit of semi-formal French, and lots of living books for history, science, and art. Bookwork takes about an hour and we spend the rest of the day reading and playing. I think if you cut out some of the curricula you could make your day much more relaxing and fun. :grouphug:

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