Will they accept a GED? I'm sure she could pass it quickly with no problem.

I'm glad you have antibiotics and that your doctor is working with you. Is it possible that one of the meds is causing blood pressure problems? Just a thought as that has happened with one of my daughters. Sending you a big hug! A year ago the doctor wanted to put my daughter in the hospital and she and DH asked for plan B. The doctor added a mood stabilizer. It helps but now she sleeps all the time. She can easily sleep 12 hours a day. There are pros and cons to everything, right? We've figured out the best times for her to take her meds, but occasionally she gets lax and then goes through a couple of bad days. It's a learning experience. This whole tweaking thing can be exhausting when you are probably already feeling like you have no energy. My heart goes out to you. :grouphug:

Get well! :thumbup1:

:( Sad day. One of my kiddos watched all of the episodes a few years ago. It was fun to walk through the living room and recognize the episodes. :)

:grouphug: Hugs to all of you.

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Haven't read this thread, but here is my personal experience. We live in a town (50,000 + population) with a plastic bag ban. You either bring your own bags or purchase a paper bag for $0.05. I tried using cloth bags I purchased at the store but they were too floppy. I went back to using paper. I toss them in the back of my car and reuse them the next time I go to grocery store. Our store is a "bag your own groceries" store and already paid customers $0.02 for each bag we brought in. They still have plastic bags for produce and meat. It was weird at first but it has become the new normal.

Is there another group out there by chance? I've donated to the Book Samaritan for years and I have homeschool books I need to move out of the house before Christmas.

You might miss the sunshine. ;)

I admit skimming this thread. I wanted to chime in about the medication. If the doctor says it takes 7-9 weeks to start working, he is telling you the truth. Four out of six of my immediate family members have taken anti-depressants, but I learned this fact the hard way last year. One of my daughters was suicidal. That was the longest two months of my life while we were waiting for the drugs to kick in. Make sure you have a "safe" person to talk to during this period. Don't hold it in. Sorry to be so preachy. I wish I had helped her sooner. I wish you the best. :)

Thanks for the info, Heather. We love this book too and I was wondering why I had never seen a second volume.

A little more info from what I can remember ... R&S social studies in the middle grades seemed like hit or miss. 6th grade Latin America was geography in the first half and then history in the second. We never made it to the history because the geography section was like reading a list of facts. Boring. The rest of the books (7-9) had good info in them but they did seem more fact based than the younger levels and I got tired of editing out the Anabaptist history (not for us personally). We like K12's The Human Odyssey and Critical Thinking's World History Detective better. I'm not sure what we will do after K12, but I'm looking at the books offered through Memoria Press. American and World We used R&S Science for 3rd - 6th grades. I have the newer grade 7 set , but it was harder for me to schedule (units vs. lessons). I know it is a lame reason to drop their science but I'm trying to be honest :tongue_smilie:. I haven't seen the science books in the grade levels above 7. It looks like they've published new science books for grades 9&10. edited to add: Facts are a good thing but it felt like we were just learning a list of facts.

I wish someone had warned me. I did not know any of this was going to happen. I have made it a point to mention it my girls over and over again.

We used their elementary books for both subjects. We didn't get very far into the history books for the older grades as they seemed to me to include more and more Anabaptist history and views.

I have adult children. The one with her own children is much more sympathetic as she has learned how hard it is to be a parent. The young adults without children can be hurtful at times. They'll find out. Adding to your hug stash. :grouphug:

Thanks everyone! I LOVE planners. I'm looking forward to visiting all of the links tomorrow. :thumbup1:

Hopefully this image will work ... This is what I'm looking for: https://www.walmart.com/ip/At-A-Glance-Upper-Class-Weekly-Monthly-Student-Planner/35047221 3rd image shows the columns.

The last few years I've used a cheap MEAD monthly/weekly planner that had a column for each day (not an appointment style with times listed). I can't find one anywhere this year. Every academic planner I've looked at is the same format (horizontal lines). I realize this is trivial, but I'm ready to pull my hair out. I just want plain old columns. If anyone can point me in the direction of a column style planner, I would be so grateful. A link would be appreciated too.

From what I've seen, I don't think Key to Algebra would be a full course. Definitely helpful though. We are viewing The Great Courses Algebra 1 course (maybe available from the library?) and we just started using the Prentice Hall Classics Algebra 1 textbook. So far I like the explanations in both. Good luck on your quest!

Warm fuzzies :)

:grouphug: I've had years like that. I'm sorry. Edited to add a possible suggestion: Math Minutes. She does a sheet every day and you teach as needed.

In my opinion, it depends on the child. My daughter struggles with grammar, so we've taken it slow. I also wanted dd to see this as a fun subject, so I kept the assignments short. We also had to factor in a little extra time for the videos. Putting all that together, I have an overall goal of how much I want to accomplish during the school year, but I make a daily decision of how much dd is capable of that day. Helpful, right? ;) Probably not.

This is my favorite, but I only have one student. I record as we go. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/463764/Todays-Teacher-by-Blue-Sky-Wire/

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This made me all weepy! :)