I'll be praying!!!! Thankfully he is willing to go see about it! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

We used BJU for it and probably will through high school. I loved the way it was arranged. There were 16 chapters (8 on grammar, 8 different style writing projects). Every other one was writing. Once you get to 7th, there is writing at the end of just about every chapter. I haven't looked at high school, only through 8th. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I decided that if I'm going to be Pro-Life, then I am going to be pro-life all the way. If it's wrong to kill a baby in the womb, then it's wrong to kill a person who's out. I am a Christian, but I would be pro-life even if I wasn't. I do believe people should receive life without parole when it is merited. I also am not sure that helps the victim's family heal. I see it as possibly leaving them with a feeling that revenge has been served, instead of forgiveness that, I believe, in the long run will serve them much better. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I was wondering if you could make this. I thought of buying 2 identical bookcases and have someone just make the top, or put a large piece of countertop on it. If you did that, you could control the size of the space between, even making room for 4 or more. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

We used A Beka Grammar for 3rd and 4th grade. We have switched to BJU and LOVE it! The writing component of A Beka is definitely weak. I also felt that they were a little behind on when they introduced topics. We did 5th BJU and I have 6th BJU for this coming year. BJU doesn't have a separate grammar from their phonics until 2nd grade. 5th and 6th both have 16 chapters, alternating a writing chapter with the grammar giving you 8 different writing projects during the year. If you check it out and want to purchase, Christian Liberty Press sells only 2nd -6th grade of it. They have permission to print a teacher manual that is basically an answer key with a little bit of help on the writing chapters. It's much cheaper to buy through them. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I saw Indiana Jones with my dh. We will not be taking the kids to see it because of the language. I was really disappointed because of the end result of the "treasure hunt" (I don't want to give anything away). I thought the originals were much better. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Wow! We are all electric, and those seem like big amounts. We have our electric and water/sewer on the same bill each month. Our electric in the winter is probably $130-140 in the coldest months(Jan-Feb), but it will be $80-90 in months like Nov and March. We do live near Atlanta, but we have cold natured kids. Our house is about 1850 sq. feet. My bill for May was only $127 and that was water, sewer, and electric. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Wow! Thanks for the help. What a great list! I also have a Sonlight catalog and didn't even think to use it for a list. I'm not very familiar with them. The people on this board are so helpful! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Thank you so much for pointing that out. I just recently purchased it at a used book sale, and hadn't noticed that yet. Thanks for the other ideas as well! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Thank you for asking this! I'm doing MOH next year and have not done lapbooks, so I didn't even think of it. I'll be checking them out, too! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

We LOVE BJU's reading program. It's expensive new, but we try to find the non-consumable used. They include everything concerning comprehension such as the various types of discussions questions (found in the TE), comprehension activities in the student workbook, vocabulary, literary lessons (foreshadowing, personification, etc.). They have novels with comprehension and activity guides called Book Links. You should definitely check out the program! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I am doing MOH, volume 1 this coming year with my dc, 6th and K. Does anyone know of a good suggested reading list for this time period (Creation to the Resurrection)? I want to add to the program for my dd. She reads well above grade level; however, I don't want material that is too mature. Thanks so much! Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I taught the 7th grade A Beka Science one year at a co-op. It was very thorough and very detailed. I felt like it was a lot of memorizing, and not much critical thinking. I remember one test covered 200 pages of material, which I think is a lot for 7th grade. I have only taught Apologia Biology and Chemistry at the same co-op, and they definitely had more critical thinking. My dd used SOS this year and will next. It's sort of the same in memorizing, but someone gave them to us for free and she actually like science better than last year (we did unit studies). I want to check out BJU. We'll be making the switch to Apologia or BJU by 8th grade at the latest. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I have used a lot of textbooks over the past 3 years of homeschooling. I've never tried R&S, though. I'm new to learning about classical education and have done traditional almost completely. My favorite company has been Bob Jones, although I'm using a few others. They are expensive to buy new, but you can find a lot of stuff used. I especially like their Book Links, which are novels including comprehension and activites guides for across the subjects. I will definitely be using BJU for reading/english/math for my dd 6th grade. I'm not using them for reading for my ds (K) because he is all ready reading while it teaches to read more slowly at first that I think he needs. I'm doing Horizon's Phonics K, but he'll be in BJU no later than 2nd grade for reading/english. He's doing BJU 1st grade math this coming year. He's a Math lover, so pretty far ahead. My dd did Alpha Omega's SOS(only starts in 3rd grade) this year for science. She really liked it much better than last year, when I just did unit studies with her. I'm going to use it through middle school, but I want her in text books after that (probably BJU or Apologia). I don't want her on the computer too much. We're doing MOH for history together and Roots and Fruits for vocabulary Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Oh no! I'm going to do history with my dc next year. I'm doing MOH Volume 1. She'll be 6th and he in K. My best friend is doing the same book next year with hers (dd in 7th, dd in 1st). We plan on getting together to do some fun activities. I hope that will help the younger ones appreciate it more. I also purchased History Pockets of Ancient Civilizations for ds and History Pockets of Ancient Greece and Egypt for dd. Does anyone have suggestions of things I "shouldn't" attempt? Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Does your state offer a virtual school? Georgia has one that is considered a charter school. You are actually registered as a public school student (as I understand it), but you do it on the computer at home. I'm sure a public school curriculum would not be religious in nature. Amy of GA Darin's wife of 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Our first trip was in mid-Sept and it was great. The crowds were low, there was still some heat, but not terrible. I think crowds were low because it's not a holiday time and kids all across the country are back in school by then. Don't got the week of Columbus Day. I went once then and the crowds were BAD! We did go once the 2nd week of December to see all the Christmas stuff and that was great, too. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I was thinking in terms of taking the 3 away from the 6 also. Why not cross out the numbers and replace (above) them with 3 and 10? I always crossed out and changed in borrowing in subtraction, why not do it with this? If a child understands it with manipulatives, maybe they should even help decide the way to write it down. Asking the child to do it their own way can give you a better insight to the way they understand it , also. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has one. http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/SummerReading/ Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I personally like BJU English. I'm not sure what grade level you would use, but they include a lot of writing projects in their text books. My dd did 5th this year. It had 16 chapters. Eight were on grammar, punctuation, etc. The others were all different types of writing projects (narrative, research report, compare/contrast, poetry, play, etc.). The chapters were set in an alternating arrangement of grammar, writing, grammar, writing, and so on. I'm going to order 6th grade for this coming year (I'm still looking for used first), and I've all ready picked up the 7th grade teacher's edition at a used sale. I'm not familiar with the programs you are considering, but I always have my dd do practice tests before doing the actual tests. It helps me identify things we might not have covered. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

My dh teaches at a public high school here. He says they should come visit there if they want a news story. Our county has one of the highest pregnancy rates in GA. We also have the most section 8 housing in the state, or so we've been told. He teaches 10th grade World History. He is dumbfounded at the number of students that will come up and proudly say, "Have you seen a picture of my baby?". It's an epidemic here. We have such poverty here, that I guess more babies means more economic assistance. It just seems to be acceptable, if not encouraged, in the poorer culture here to have children out of wedlock and at a young age. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

I'm actually starting a vocabulary program this year with both my children and my youngest will be Kindergarten. It's called Roots and Fruits. I'll be starting my 5yo with 1 root a week and my 6th grader with 2(one will be the same has his). I hope to add one per week for each by 2nd semester. It is all included in one book, has a suggested lesson plan for the week, and has several review games. I can't say how it will go yet, but I was searching for things they could do together since there is such a big age difference. It was suggested to me by a friend who used it with a 7 and 4 year old. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

My kids are gone, too. We just went on vacation to Williamsburg, VA, drove over to my in-laws in OH, then back to TN to my parents. My dd stayed in OH (they're bringing her back the 29th), and my ds (for the 1st time ever by himself!) stayed in TN and will be back here in GA on the 25th. I'm not sure quite what to think of it???!!! My husband is a school teacher and off, but is teaching half days next week for a special summer graduation test. So we will at least have some really good time together. It feels really weird, though. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

What I would miss the most is a tie between coffee and peanut butter! I don't think I could live without either one! My nephew has to eat gluten-free. My sister called all the local grocery store's headquarters and many of them sent lists to her of their store-brand items that were gluten-free even though the label didn't read so. Wal-Mart lists gluten-free on their Great Value brand stuff when it is. Buying these items has really helped her save money. Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds

Is this it? I use this a lot. http://www.printfree.com/Calendars.htm Amy of GA Darin's wife for 17 years 11yo dd 5yo ds