This is what I do too. Reading the directions out loud really seems to help. I even do this with dd10 if dh has a question about directions for something. 9 times out of 10 she answers her own question just by reading aloud.

Thanks!

I haven't aligned them for every lesson, but we do read out of The Human Odyssy for extra reading with BP sometimes. It's pretty easy to look up the next topic and incorporate both.

I got a letter back in about a week. This is dd's first year to do it too. Hope everything works out!

I would consider it, but cautiously. My niece went to a school like that and the first year was fine because she was the youngest in her group. The next year, it was like she was repeating a grade with an extra assignment thrown in here and there. She was SO bored. My SIL pulled her out when it became apparent the work would not be on an appropriate level.

I can't line it all up, but as best as I can tell the dates for Biblioplan and SOTW are the same. Yr 1 Creation- Fall of Rome Yr 2 Fall of Rome - 1600 or a little before Yr 3 1600-1850 Yr 4 1850- present

I can't decide if it's tacky or not, but I do think that you will probably get better results by actually talking to people. Helping someone move is not the kind of thing most people get excited about doing. It would be easy to ignore a FB event for something you're not wild about doing. It's harder to turn down a friend who is calling you personally for help. I think the turn out will be better if you take the time to call.

Thanks! I was just looking for those.

A child's first visit to Narnia should always be through the wardrobe. :) I recommend publication order.

This is the first bouquet I have seen that dh would actually appreciate getting. :)

Bethany, I believe that passage in Matthew is to remind us to give of ourselves generously even to those who may not deserve it. You have certainly done that for your mom and dad. The intent of the passage is not that we make ourselves slaves to whomever we come across in life. Like others have said, Jesus didn't concede to every request made of him and neither did the apostles. We are also called to encourage each other in righteousness. Your mother's treatment of your dad is blatant unrighteousness, and I think your firm but gentle refusal to help her continue in that error is a good, Biblical thing. It wasn't the wake-up call to her that it should have been, but that is her fault, not yours. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer here- unless your dh tells you not to get the groceries. But I don't think there is anything sinful in not getting a grown woman's groceries for her. She is not cold, alone and helpless. She is an active, working adult who is choosing to be lazy and uncaring. The things you have already been doing for your parents are wonderful and you have definitely gone the extra mile. You do not need to extend that to enabling your mom's sin. ETA Sorry if I was a little harsh about your mom. I've been following your story and praying, and I just find her treatment of you and your dad so upsetting. I also wanted to say that your faith has been so beautiful and apparent through all of this and I will be praying that your mom will eventually come to see that and desire it for herself.

For MM I use the mixed review at the end of each chapter and the cumulative review. Instead of having him complete it in one sitting at the end of the chapter, I give him a section per day so he reviews a little every day. As far as the other stuff, those topics have come up in both our spelling and grammar programs. Maybe you could look at a scope and sequence chart for the stuff you use and find out when those things come up.

Your poor in-laws! I can't imagine having to go through that. Prayers that the situation will soon be resolved!

I haven't seen one, but I will join it if you start one!

Praying for your day's health and soul.

Mine loved A Midsummer Night's Dream as well. They also liked Macbeth, Hamlet, The Tempest, and Henry V. Macbeth and Hamlet might be to gloomy for you though. We watched parts of the Kenneth Branaugh version of Henry V. They loved the parts where the princess is trying to learn English, the St. Crispin's Day speech, and some of the battle scenes. The battle scenes were a little gory so you might want to prewatch it. ETA if you haven't already, look into the Bruce Coville Shakespeare books. The illustrations are beautiful!

Nobody hate me, but it's 65F here with an expected high of 72. It's a glorious day!

We still have school. The child gets to pick what's for dinner that night, and we usually visit dh at work for lunch that day. We always officially celebrate birthdays on the closest Saturday to the birthday so we just do little things on the actual day.

I have btdt. Almost to a T. Dh was unemployed for a little over a year and a half, and we ended up moving in with his parents for the last 6 months of that. I was a few months pregnant when we moved in with them. I understand what you are going through. I really understand. I went through the crushing weight of depression and chest-tightening anxiety. And the guilt over the fact that you can't seem to do what you used to for your kids and that your baby won't have the same new baby experience your others had - oh my, SO hard. (((Many, many hugs to you))) I don't know that there is any one thing to say to make it all go away. Just know that there will be light at the end of the tunnel. You may not be able to see it yet, but it is coming. I think not knowing when it will come is really the hardest part. I told someone once that if I had had a crystal ball and known that our journey would take as long as it did, I would have felt so much better. If i had had a date to hold out until, ya know? It's the waiting without knowing when it will stop that is agonizing. My story is that dh got a job and we moved when I was 39 weeks pregnant. I gave birth a week later. Honestly, dh did not get his dream job and we are still struggling, but we are supporting ourselves. We have enough food, a roof over our heads (that is ours!), and our kids are happy and thriving. I took those things for granted a little before, but not now. You will make it through the tunnel. It may not be perfect when you get out, but you will be able to breathe again, play with your kids again, sleep again. I will be praying for you and your family!

Hmmmm, I hated the movie version of The Lightning Thief so I'll probably wait for the rental on this one. I hope they try to follow the book a bit more faithfully this time around.

Wow! That's absurd!

We're in NC and visited family in NJ over New Years. It was quite a temperature shock to us! I didn't wear a hat indoors, but I did have a fleece jacket over my sweater and 2 pairs of socks on.

You could encourage him to try to structure the sentences differently. So "To catch its meat, the Venus Flytrap produces a scent like sweet nectar," could become "To catch its meat, a scent like sweet nectar is produced." That way he isn't using "it" too much as a substitute. It seems like a challenging assignment!

Im sure this varies by area, but how much can you make doing this and how long does each session take?

I know that when I am going through a really tough time, I am much more prone to tears- good and bad. I have yet to watch an episode of Parenthood this season where I have not burst into tears, lol. So maybe difficult times result in a heightened emotional state in some people.