I love laser tag! In the place we used to play, white clothes were very reflective and gave you away very easily. Make sure you understand how your gun fires before you start. I've only played at one location and their guns required two hands to operate, but it was very easy to forget to use your second hand. Be prepared to sweat!

Things I've done for groups of about 15: Taco Bar Chicken Pot Pie with a side veggie, Salad, Rolls Other ideas: Pulled Pork BBQ in the crockpot

Gelato and Doner Kebabs in Vienna. Pastries in the rest of Europe :-)

I'm another homeschool grad who had a wonderful college experience. Several things that helped me in college were being prepared for the workload and having to manage weekly homework, or longterm projects, without daily classes. I was also used to reading the material and discussing it in class thanks to a Classical Christian program I attended in high school. As a history major, I was in small class that were often based primarily on discussion. Due to my background, I was not intimidated by this. Mom wishes, and I agree, that we had pushed harder in math when I first started to flounder in middle school. Although I didn't "need" math with a Liberal Arts major, I wish I had accomplished more in high school. I think there is a lot of benefit to pushing through a subject that is challenging to you even if it seems irrelevant to your situation at the time.

I just have a Ninja, so it's definitely not pulp :-)

Teriyaki Chicken in the Crockpot with Fried Rice (more likely egg noodles since I have to leave the house and won't have time to do the brown rice when i get home) Salad or Roasted Asparagus.

We loved Pier 39, Alcatraz, China Town, Muir Woods, Lombard Street, Tully's Coffee, and we even visited the Irish Coffee shop used as a model for the one in Yours, Mine, and Ours. It was fun to watch that and What's up Doc? before and after going. My parents took the "big kids" nine years ago, the middle boys went with Dad two years ago, and they are going back with the young set this year. We spent half a week in San Francisco and half the week in Yosemite.

What about blending baby food? What if the fruit and veggies are lightly cooked? Now I'm concerned!

I've just started doing the instructional workout but I haven't been able to do it consistently with my 7 month old around. I've heard from Teresa Tapp, and from others who have done the program that it is more about inches lost than weight loss. She claims that you can "target tone" with her workouts. I felt challenged and I've enjoyed the workouts so far. I'm just hoping I can keep them up enough to see results.

I was homeschooled and it was great! As the oldest, I was definitely the guinea pig for some things and my mom is doing very different things now with the younger set. Mom used a largely classical approach and I loved it. I loved being home, I loved the focus I was able to have on history. and I loved the classes she put me in during high school. My weak area is math, and if I had something to do differently, I would have pushed myself harder much earlier so that I didn't end up so behind. I was still able to get a college degree and it all works out: I married a math professor :) Our kids should be fine. I graduated in 2008. Anyone that graduated before that had a much, much narrower selection of curriculum and options and far less support. It was hard to know what homeschooling should look like. I will do a lot of the same things my parents did. Different curriculum choices, definitely, but my parents have changed too as the options have become available.

Wits and Wagers is a favorite of my teen brothers.

Loved all of these PW recipes. I've made them multiple times... http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/03/pork-chops-with-pineapple-fried-rice/ http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/08/pork-chops-with-apples-and-creamy-bacon-cheese-grits/ http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/08/pork-chops-with-apples-and-creamy-bacon-cheese-grits/

This is the first place I wanted to go for as long as I can remember, and it's the first place I got to go as a freshmen in college :)

I learned this the hard way today. I would have saved at least $3 on each package, but I didn't have time to redo it and the other box was slightly smaller.

I am putting together care packages for my bother and sister right now. They include: homemade cookies and granola bars, pony tail holders, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, little mini applesauce, pencils, hot chocolate, marshmallows, cheezits, and crackers. I'm also throwing in a pretty scarf for my sister because I have it left over from Christmas.

I used Starting Points and WVWW in high school and went on to major in history. I would agree with everyone that said that Quine does not have enough History. My mom has since switched to TOG for the rest of my siblings and likes it much better. I did benefit a lot from SP, but I think you could do many of the books on your own.

I saw a recipe for coconut bark on Pinterest that looked really good. You might be able to adapt it for your needs. Sorry I don't have a link...

I skimmed over it with my Rhetoric teacher glasses... It's a very interesting topic and she does a good job of providing sources and facts. Her writing is generally clear and easy to understand. If she were my student doing a revision of the paper, I would ask her to do the following: Think about the possibility of another opinion. Who says that the sewing machine was a great invention that revolutionized life for the better? Can she provide some information that opposes her own in order to make her argument stronger? She does provide a good amount of facts and information, so I'm wondering if what she says is a moot point, or if it is actually a unique viewpoint. Introduce authors and vary quote integration. Most sentences seem to parrot facts from a source. Can she work on using a variety of quotes, paraphrases, and summaries and integrate them in different ways? The Purdue Owl has some excellent resources to help with this. Hope that helps! I'm actually very intrigued by the topic :)

We got a pretty yummy olive bread last summer. I want to go back to see if they have it this year.

Check to see if there are accessories for the stroller. My MIL bought us our nice, expensive, stroller, but it doesn't come with an adult cup holder or child food tray. I'll be purchasing these items myself. Of course, it isn't $200 but it might be something that they need.

I grew up 45 minutes away from everything we did, and we were just used to it. However, we had acreage and were definitely in the country, not just a nicer suburb.

That just depends on the kinds of books. It was very cost effective for me several semesters, but I was renting actual books (primary sources for a history major) not big textbooks. A friend and I also shared a book one semester. The professor required the most recent edition and it cost over $100. We split the cost of the book and each had it for half the week. We would meet for breakfast before class to study for the quiz. We both got an A and we sold the book for about half price. Our net cost was around $25 each instead of $100+.

My brother and sister had very positive experiences with the DE courses they took from Cedarville. They are both full time students there now and their DE courses did a lot to free up their schedules. Another friend will be able to shave off nearly a year (I think she's making up some classes over the summer) because she took as many DE courses as she could in high school. I was the grader for one of the DE courses one semester, and I can affirm the quality of the courses. The online courses are open to the full time students as well and in many classes group work will be assigned that the students are required to coordinate through email. This was the part that frustrated my siblings the most. They were prioritizing their college class, while many of their classmates were trying to do an easy gen-ed and did not put in their fair share.

It's the same thing. It is very fascinating and you could spend a long time there.

Definitely look at Union Terminal. I loved going there with my grandpa because he grew up taking the trains there :-). He also loved the Cincinnati Historical Museum because the exhibits were from his era.