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  1. My yahoo does this occasionally. Not sure what is going on with it. Just know you aren't alone, lol.
  2. I am in the process of ordering ours now. It seems early May is the time I get the curriculum bug. We school July 1 - April 30 so by ordering now it gives me time to mull over it all and make sure I have everything I want. I love curriculum shopping!!!
  3. It says May 9th for us. Lucky you to the people who get them today! Any special plans for the money that anyone wants to share?
  4. I can relate to you! I have several IRL friends, but at 28 they can't fathom kids, let alone four and homeschooling them! So what used to be close friendships seemed to drift apart as we got older and took on lives of our own. That's what's wonderful about these boards, we all start with something in common- homeschooling and kids! :o)
  5. My dd9 has this same thing and worried continually over it. I asked the pediatrician and she said as long as it doesn't have any of the symptons that you clearly stated your daughter didn't have then it was very normal and common. So assure her it is fine. I made some thin cloth panty liners for my daughter to wear since it was mostly the wetness that bothered her. Oh and the pediatrician said this is no indication of their cycle starting soon, so it could still be years away. HTH!
  6. I find something and learn about it until I get bored with that subject and then find something else to obsess over, essentially that is what it is for me. I learn it to the every detail and then move on. I think mine is an odder way of doing it than yours of bouncing around, lol. Thank goodness I am more well rounded with my children's educations!
  7. I just received a shipment of books that were sold this way on Friday and they were all in great shape. No problems at all. I have also purchased books from ebay sellers that do the same thing- sell ex-library books. And I haven't had issues there either.
  8. I think mine looks pretty much like yours. I vacuum and mop daily because we have a dog and I can't stand her pet hair everywhere. I also do a swish and swipe of the bathrooms daily. I only do laundry on Mondays. My children help some. I designate rooms instead of chores. So they rotate what rooms they are responsible for helping to clean. They are pretty young so I have to do most of it but it is atleast starting them on the right track of keeping things clean. And Yes! I feel like I am always cleaning or picking something up. I figure that is a part of being a mom that has her children home all day with her. If they went to ps then we would have 8+ hours of a clean house, personally I'll just take the job of cleaning constantly! :001_smile:
  9. I attended public school until 9th grade when my guidance counselor suggested I either take on several more (already was doing some) college classes while in high school or I should consider talking to my parents about homeschooling. I did the second and ended up hs'ing myself while parents where at work. I seen the vast difference in where I was in ps vs. hs and it was amazing. I knew that when I had children I wanted them to have that same individualized education. If they needed to advance at a faster pace they could, and if they needed extra time to learn something they could. They can explore their interests in a safer environment. And above all our family is extremely close and I contribute that wonderful relationship to homeschooling!
  10. We had this issue with one of our children when she was 7. We just had periodically reminded her of the benefits. Such as when we went on vacation in April we mentioned how that wouldn't have been possible if she were in ps. And we do small things like let them play at the park during the week when they have the toy structures all to themselves. And if she finishes school before the ps children then you could point that out. My daughter is always amazed that she is playing long before the other children get to. Those things matter to children. I have to admit the largest thing that helped dd7 was when we started to be more active in the hs group. She seen the other children and started to make friends. It's too bad that you don't have that opportunity. I wish you the best on your decision.
  11. We have been there several times, sometimes just driving through and others as a vacation and unless you are one of the people that want to have your picture taken with a bear eating out of your hand you will most likely be okay. It just takes common sense to not approach the animals or feed them (and I'm sure you have that :001_smile:). They have very well laid out rules for the park and if they are followed then you will be safe. Our friend, a fellow homeschooler, is the parks head safety director and he says that it is very rare for instances between the humans and animals. He gets more reports of people getting off the paths close to the geyers and getting burnt. Yellowstone is a great vacation place. There is a wide variety of things to see and do. It is an awesome educational experience as well! You could also check into the ice glaciers while you are there. Those are neat to see too. I hope you have a great vacation!
  12. HA! This is exactly how I feel! :001_smile:
  13. I second this. Homeschool Tracker has made things much easier for me. You can keep records for as many children as you want. It tracks everything and then you just print the reports that you want. I am upgrading from the free version to the Plus version this year so it will track my to-do's and more scheduling options. I can't say enough good about this!
  14. I used both of these and enjoyed them. Social Studies 100 has the following in it: You Can Communicate, My Family and Feelings, You and Your Pets, My Community, and God's Beautiful World. It gives a good basic coverage of several beginning things like manners, the New Land and Columbus, Pilgrims, a few of the first presidents, talks about different jobs, and in the last one discusses the globe and other areas of the world. Science 100 has; colors, sizes, pet care, care for yourself, weather, seasons, plants, the earth and energy, and music. The Teacher Guide for both science and social studies 100 is in the same book. The book simply offers suggested questions for your child. It has a couple of songs and a poem for you to read to the child. You could use the light units without it if you didn't want to read those. Social Studies 200 focusses on different communities. The teacher guide has the answers to the light units (work books). We enjoyed that it discusses both white colar jobs as well as blue collar ones like a road maintainer. The kids liked learning about all the professions and where all of their food and items originate from. This was a fun one. Science 200 is on animals and birds. By the end of this book my daughters were able to identify quite a few of the birds they see around us. They were better at it than I was! This was my oldest daughters favorite science. They learn about a lot of mamals and in the bird section they get to color full page pictures of them after reading about them. I would recommend all of these. I think they are fun for the kids and age appropriate. If there is something more you would like to know I have the books and can look through them and give better answers, so feel free to ask! HTH!
  15. This link isn't working. Can you tell me more about Whaley please? I can't find it by googling.
  16. 5'10" I have always disliked being this tall. I am all legs so it is hard to find pants long enough! I have to have atleat a 36" inseam and that limits the places to shop dramatically!
  17. My dd9 wanted to know "details" when I was pregnant a few months back. I thought "details" meant it all. I explained it, still somewhat vaguely, but in more detail than "when a mom and dad love eachother..." and apparently her "details" and mine weren't the same. She looked bewildered and said, "so did you and dad do it here on the bed? I'm never coming in this room again!" My suggestion is to follow your first reply- keep it simple and vague. If he asks for more info. then ablige but not unless he requires more. I messed up on this one probably out of my own nervousness and fear!
  18. I typically teach it only to a lighter degree. We will cover the basics but not delve into it deeper. Some things peak our interest and we spend much more time on, but if nobody is interested chances are that irregardless of how long I spent on it they wouldn't retain much. That's my humble opinion.
  19. We will do light schooling through Summer. A four day a week schedule to include mostly reading, history, and science with some light math in there somewhere. I don't want to burn them out but I like to keep them in the educational swing of things ;o)
  20. I started doing the grocery game and it has saved a ton. I wasn't savvy on coupons before but this lines it all out for me so I have saved a lot on my grocery bill. I just print and head to the store. Aside from that I try to convince the kids not to put clean, folded clothing into the laundry to be washed a second time, lol. I could save a fortune if I can get them to abide by this! :001_smile:
  21. I haven't, but I will try that. And if it doesn't work then I will try the tape. Thank you for the suggestions!
  22. I would like to piggy back on this one too. I want to use permanent markers to draw lines on the dry erase board for my daughters to use during handwriting practice, but I notice that the perm. marker rubs off. Is there something I can do to accomplish this, or should I just splurge on a lined board? (hope you don't mind me posting on your thread)
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