We have two. One for tiles (reading/spelling), the other for writing on, plus a couple lap size. It works and was under $40 for all.

We made postcards with a nice picture and info, printed on card stock, mailed without an envelope. They were inexpensive, but looked nice.

I think he has a minimum. DS, 20, has 3 gym shoes (2 leather and 1 cloth Converse), dress shoes and winter boots. I don't feel that's excessive at all.

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That's a lot of $ even on a budget. Plus, the shower is your responsibility. I'd talk to her.

We get them from the library or burn them from the computer onto CD. We almost always have a book going in the van.

Our oldest would have been named Samuel Xavier if I had named him. DH named him, Race Xavier. Fits him perfectly. However, dh's first pick was Geronimo. That wasn't happening. If we'd had girls they would have been Estrella or Jade for the older, Tessa for the youngest.

LOVE my microfiber pad mop. I bought it at QVC several years ago after it being recommended by a friend. It has two scrubby MF pads and a dust mop pad. LOVE it!! We also have a MF string style mop. I'm not a fan, but dh prefers it. He uses it to mop the laundry room and/or garage. I do like that it's washable and the head is replaceable (and that he scrubs those floors!). I would love a steam mop, but that's not in the budget.

I'm on month 8 of my temperature scarf (crochet), and I'm always digiscrapping. We've done a lot in the past couple weeks to finish summer break, so I have several pages I need to do.

Great site! I prefer a Boye hook, but use the same crocheting method. It really is a preference, so, I agree, by a hook of each style and see which you like. A light colored good quality yarn is a good starting point. Once you learn the very basics start with small projects- dishcloths and potholders can handle mistakes. As your skill increases you can increase the size and difficulty of your projects. If you have trouble understanding one video, try another. There really are so many great resources out there! Enjoy!

I sort of have both. We have a small room in our basement with three bookcases full of books and some artsy type stuff. It's not really usable as a school room tho, because it's far away from everything is and cold most of fall to spring. I do, however, appreciate it as a storage area. I have lots of books from our older son that I want to keep either for the younger son or to pass onto grandchildren someday. Our current school stuff is stored in the kitchen, under the coffee table, and a little in ds's room. We have our large whiteboard and maps in the kitchen. It works, so I'm okay with it.

My boys nursed to over age 4. Neither remember the actual nursing, but they both remember the snuggling part of nursing. The 9 y/o still snuggles on the couch with me to be read too, very similar to our evenings of nursing.

We use and love MUS. :)

Agreeing with the others on why I love better Binders. I took ds's work from last year out of his BB and stored it in a cheap-o binder. That way he can re-use the BB. :)

My 9 y/o has full access to educational sites and has for a while. He can also Google for info, search our local library, etc. Overall, however, he doesn't spend a lot of time on the computer because he'd rather be riding his bike, building with Legos, playing Wii with his big brother, etc. We have our Internet filter set pretty high, so I'm not too concerned about him stumbling onto sites he shouldn't be on, and he's been taught to never click an ad or pop-up. We use K-9 set to block just about everything.