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I'm so glad she's on her way home! :thumbup:
My daughter spent 10 days in NICU and we had a hard time with bonding when she was an infant. Her twin brother came home with me at 2 days, so we never had a gap in our time together. I felt so guilty that I felt bonded to him and not to her. It was a hard road for sure. I hope you're able to get to know each other quickly! I certainly understand the frustration.
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My kids are K/1st and I think I'm gong to get Dave Ramsey's series of picture books about finances to read with them and discuss. I think that will probably be the most straightforward way for us to introduce a bunch of those topics. http://www.daveramsey.com/store/kids-teens/kids-3-12/6-kids-books-boxed-set/prod140.html
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I can tell you exactly how many! Just went and looked and there are three. Only 2 of those would I really consider Bible study related, too. The third is just a comparison chart to list "Character Traits to Emulate and Character Traits to Avoid". I figure that could be useful when reading some secular materials, as well!
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We have the two fairy tales books recommended in Sonlight's PK3-4yo list. They're pretty good for the age group.
DK's First Book of Fairy Tales: http://www.amazon.com/A-First-Book-Fairy-Tales/dp/0756621070
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: http://www.amazon.com/Hans-Christian-Andersens-Fairy-Tales/dp/0517227185/ref=cm_lmf_tit_11
We have had several nursery rhyme books over the years. They're all pretty much the same. There was one I didn't like, so I'll link to that one as a warning. LOL http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/031249808X
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Five in a Row has published a 100+ page PDF of printable notebooking pages to help FIAR users with notebooking in their homeschool. We use FIAR, I bought it yesterday, downloaded it, and I am BLOWN AWAY! It is certainly something that could be used by any homeschooling family, as the pages are *not* FIAR book specific.
The package has printable notebooking pages for language arts, art, science, and social studies, along with maps and timeline. Highly adaptable to use with any curriculum. Take a look at the samples or ask questions. I'll be happy to share more. I am not affiliated with FIAR in any way (besides using it with my kids) but I'm just really excited about this product. I think it will make my life so much easier!
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I'm usually crafty (hence my board name, email address, etc). I'm going through withdrawals since my craft closet is in the room where my floors are being replaced and everything's in boxes. I have one small cross stitch project going right now, until my sewing and yarn are available again. I'm always happy to participate in a craft thread!
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Yes, banana allergy can be linked to latex allergy. We have both here. :( Kiwi can cross react, too. Not fun.
We have had to break out the epipens due to bananas before.
Yep. I can't eat banana, avocado, kiwi, or melons. I don't react to latex...yet.
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My Kers also have about 30 min of seatwork, plus 30 min of FIAR. We do some other reading aloud later in the day, and we do bible memory, etc at breakfast, but I don't add up all those little bits.
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I would work through something like All About Reading's pre-reading program. He'll already know the letter names and sounds, which are a large part of what that level teaches, but he may not have experience with all of the phonemic awareness activities included in each lesson. I think that building a strong foundation of phonemic awareness is hugely important, and a fun program like AAR's would give you something to do with him now, while not rushing a 3yo into reading. My kids already knew their letter names and basic sounds before we started AAR pre, and I still felt like it was worth every penny. They LOVED it. My twins were 4 and a few months when we finished it, and were already reading CVC words with confidence. In the 6 months that followed, we started Phonics Pathways (similar to OPG) and they jumped QUICKLY to reading on a 2nd grade level or so.
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one in 1st, two in K
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We have been using Singapore Essential Math K this year and have really liked it. We're switching to Math Mammoth for 1st.
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Dead on my feet that first (heaviest) day.
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Yay! Planning to start MM for 1st and we're ~half through with Singapore KB right now. Perfect timing!
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We have a 50 item limit per card.
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Young kids here. We have recently enjoyed the Three Tales of My Father's Dragon and a darling little biography of Louis Armstrong called Play, Louis, Play!
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Swiffer vac question...how long does the charge last? I like to get a few rooms at a time, and I've read the charge is pretty short....5 minutes? 15 minutes? Also, will it pick up things like cheerios?
My swiffer vac will pick up cheerios and other small light things like that. Mine runs for ~15min? It's actually several years old and the charge is not lasting as long now. I should replace it.
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Thanks for the t-shirt idea. Is steam okay for wood floors?
I have tile and laminate, no actual wood. It's 100% OK for tile, and a little dodgy for laminate. I adore my steam mop, and still use it on my laminate floors, but I'm a bit of a rebel about stuff like that. :tongue_smilie:
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I have hard floors throughout my house (tile and laminate). I swiffer vac and use my Haan Total steam mop that sweeps and mops in one. LOVE both of those devices and wouldn't live with these floors without them. If you don't want to buy the swiffer cloths to put on the swiffer vac, I have had good luck with a cut-up tshirt. I tried many other types of cloths on there (microfiber, old cloth diaper, etc) and they were all too thick, since they raised the vac up too high off the ground for it to not be effective. The tshirt is thin, but still grabs dust and hair and stuff quite well. Then you can wash and reuse. I do keep the swiffer cloths, though. Darn convenient those things are!
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What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!! :wub:
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Well, I have the opposite issues, climate-wise, but I'm putting in a new floor in my living room (contractor coming today!) and I'm going with wood-look tile. I ADORE it.
Here are some hits on pinterest for wood grain tile floors http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=wood%20tile
We had laminate in that room, but had to rip it up due to a flood caused by a hot water heater leak. In the rest of my house I have various tiles and laminate in the bedroom. Tile is pretty standard for main-area flooring here, due to the heat and the risk of flooding. I don't mind it, but I prefer the look of wood, so I'm excited about this new tile! I don't mind laminate in general, either, but our laminate in bedrooms is cheap and scratches like crazy. We had nicer laminate in my old house and it looked fantastic. There is a wide variety among laminates.
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I went to The Crafty Minx Crochet School.
OK, looked at some of her videos and they're WONDERFUL! Of course, I like her because she prefers the same hooks I prefer, and holds her hook and tensions her yarn the same way as me. Perfection. LOL
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I see the woman in these videos holds her hook like a fork/pencil. I think that must be the way I was taught because that's how I used to hold it. But I found that hold cramped my hand. When I switched to a knife hold it was so much more comfortable for me and I could crochet for longer periods. Just mentioning this to encourage you to experiment with what works best for you. Same with tensioning your yarn--people have many different ways to hold their yarn. You need to find the one that feels comfortable to you and gives you (eventually) a good, even fabric.
I think Michaels and JoAnn have classes--you might give a call if you find you need something in person.
Good luck!
Yes! I hold my hook like a knife. I was taught that way, so even though I know that other people hold their hook like a pencil, I've never tried that way and it looks funny to me!
Circle time/calendar/morning meeting?
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I set up a big calendar bulletin board last year, since I felt like I was "supposed to". We did it for about 2 months and I decided it was a waste of our time and put it away. I'm with you. I don't see the point.