I was going to ask this, too, but didn't know if you wanted to try to keep all your kids in the same history period. I have my 2 combined, but it's not laid out to have children in different grades in the same time period. However, there are weekly schedules planned out, which makes it easy to implement. And it's free :)

I'd pull them. I didn't have very good school experiences and didn't learn anything constructive by them. I wish my parents had been willing to homeschool - my childhood might have been a much happier experience for me. Now contrasting that with my kids - I love that they have such a different experience and have wonderful memories to look back on. I don't think they're missing anything by not experiencing PS.

I definitely wouldn't put them both up in Year 7. My dc are close in age to yours, and we are doing a combined Year 5. My 13 yo could be in a higher year, but since dd was always listening in, I ended up combining them. If you want to keep them in the same history period, you could look through the books in the lower years and rework the history rotation and keep the other books.

You might look for an older machine - an old Singer or White that just does basic sewing. I actually have 3 of them now, and they're great machines and for the majority of sewing I do, it's just straight stitching. I've picked them up at resale shops and estate sales for around $50 (except the one that was my grandma's). My dd has been able to learn to sew with them, and is able to use them herself.

I agree, or if you can't do that, switch to a completely grain-free cat food and see if that helps.

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We don't have one in our house, but my parents installed one when they rennovated their house. They've had a lot of issues with it not working and shutting off (sounded like it would shut off when it overheated itself? I'm not sure, but they went w/o it working right for a number of months). The manufacturer sent them a new one or new parts, but said that the problems they were having were due to hard water, so they then had to install a water softener. I don't think they've had issues since the water softener went in, but I think they would have liked to know about that issue to begin with. Dh keeps saying we should install one when our water heater dies, but we have hard water and I'm not keen on getting a water softener, and don't know if that's a standard issue with tankless heaters or not.

I don't think you can designate what the money is spent for. From what I understand, an adult at the local project will help them spend it on something they need or will be useful. For example, when we sent one of our family gifts, she and her family were able to buy a parcel of land, which I had no idea would even be possible, and didn't know that was most useful/helpful to them. I think I've always gotten a letter in response to a monetary gift, outlining what the child bought (sometimes including the amount spent on each thing, which didn't mean much since I am not familiar with the local currency), but no official receipt.

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They said after it was over, it you missed it, you could watch it at NBC.com.

I watched it and am intrigued, but agree that it could be one of those shows with no satisfying ending.

I won't either. I've found that the dollar store here actually has nice cards for 2/$1 and if I need cards, that's where I buy them.

I can if you'd like :)

Knit Picks has some very nice yarn at good prices: http://www.knitpicks.com/knitting.cfm I like the Boye crochet hooks, but I think it's just personal preference.

That's where I usually buy my oil from, too, and if you sign up for emails, you'll be notified of sales and free shipping. The free shipping offers are a great time to buy.

That's the one I bought, too. I also learned a lot from the forums at Backyard Chickens.

It appears also that palm sugar and coconut sugar are two different things: http://thaifood.about.com/od/recommendedreading/a/coconutsugar.htm So I wonder if one is more sustainable than the other? It seems they are often marketed interchangeably under the same name.

They also allow "family" gifts and other gifts (like when the child is graduating out of the program) and these can be quite a bit more than the Christmas or birthday gift amounts. Our first child's father died while she was in the program and we were able to give a family gift to help out that enabled them to buy a small parcel of land and then we were able to give her a gift as she was approaching the end of her sponsorship.

I looked into it, but then found this information: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/coconut_palm_sugar.htm I wasn't aware of how it was obtained, and since coconut oil is one of my main oils, I'd rather have the oil.

We have sponsored children through them since 1995. I think they're a great organization and it's been a wonderful experience!

I agree.

That's what I wonder too. I don't always get the wiped out feeling from the meds, so wonder if it's more related to my cycle or the migraine itself.

Thanks for sharing that :)

I don't have the Costo one, but do have one that looks like it's the same model/type. I ended up buying a Bosch to use for bread because the KA didn't handle it very well. I guess it depends on what you're making with it.