Hi! ☺️ We took our daughter last summer when she was 12. She loved the Art Institute and the Museum of Science and Industry (some great physics there!). She also enjoyed the river boat tour. She HATED the El. Surprising to us, her favorite thing to do was go to beaches along Lake Michigan. When we realized this, we changed some of our plans to include some extended time on the beach. When we took our sons as tweens, we included a Cubs game. That was the highlight of their trip to Chicago!

I am so sorry for your loss. ❤️

Tornado warning and flash flood warnings here. The entire sky was a very weird purple color afterwards. No filter:

I am so sorry for your loss, @Arcadia. ❤️

Yes, we have cow killers (aka "red velvet ants") in the Memphis area. I have unfortunately been stung by one, and my foot swelled and deflated and swelled and deflated for at least a month afterwards. This, despite using a baking soda slurry to "draw out the poison" (in my grandmother's words)! 🙂 The interesting thing about cow killers is that the female is LARGE and wingless and always angry (easily provoked). The male is smaller and has wings.

I recently planted some Linebacker Distylium to help with privacy along a property boundary. I think they will be awesome when they reach full-size, but it's going to take several years. https://firsteditionsplants.com/product/linebacker-distylium/

She wasn't the team captain for the Battlebot "Copperhead", was she? I love, love that team! https://battlebots.com/robot/copperhead-2021/

My older son took it years ago. It was not a huge leap from DO's precalc at all. I cannot remember clearly, but it seems that the exam review at the end wasn't very scheduled (this might have changed since then!). My son had to self-initiate to review, but he was definitely well-prepared for the AP exam. I've had several students just take the course without doing the AP exam because they wanted to start the calculus track at their university with Calc 1. They were all very prepared to do that.

I made this one for the first time this past week, and we all fought over the leftovers: https://pinchofyum.com/sheet-pan-chicken-pitas

Look for 100% felt pads for your area rugs (no rubber, PVC, or latex backing). Supposedly, this will prevent discoloration, but since I've had discoloration on my hardwoods (21 years old) from strong sunlight, I would expect that it might happen anyway. I recently purchased a large wool braided rug for our bedroom, and it is soooo beautiful that I feel that I've added artwork to the room.

I have a 12 year old non-trendy daughter, too. Thank goodness she is a soccer fanatic. Her "wow" gift this year is a Barcelona replica jersey. She does like jewelry and has begun to build a collection of necklaces and bracelets. For her birthday last summer, her brother gave her a sea turtle tracking bracelet that she absolutely LOVES. If you look into something like this, make sure you are purchasing from a real source that supports a real conservancy. https://myfahlo.com/ https://conserveturtles.org/sea-turtle-tracking-active-sea-turtles/ Anyway, I saw this gorgeous jewelry organizer on Pottery Barn Teen that would help her keep her jewelry in one place: https://www.pbteen.com/products/script-monogram-wall-storage/?pkey=s~jewelry organizer~45 I thought it was too expensive (and now it won't come until after Christmas), but it did give me the idea of looking for something like that locally (without monogram, but still attractive).

I'm definitely a fan. Looking forward to it!

We used LL4 and found several errors over the course of the year. Like you, we appreciated the content and lessons, so I did not let it bother me. I just corrected and went on. There is no need to second-guess yourself; you are obviously a careful and aware reader. If LL6 is brand new, you might want to occasionally send the publisher a list of errors you find so that they can correct those in future publications. And just fyi, I agree with both your points. "Battalion is" and "the rest". 😊

In many cases, this is unfortunately true. But I also believe (hope) that it can be done quite successfully! If the teacher is willing to interact with students outside of that class time (via discussion board, email, or the like), the student may find himself in a very engaging, active, challenging course. 🤭

Thank you so much for sharing this!