Thanks for responding... do you bring the flowers *to* the rectal? Or do you bring them a different time around the recital? I'm just wondering if bringing them to the recital might make the other students feel odd if they didn't bring anything??? Thanks.

Is it customary to give gifts to your children's piano teacher? Is so, when do you do it? At the recitals? What sort of gift do you give? New to piano... just wondering how it all works! Thanks!

I am helping out with schooling for my cousin's kids for a while. They were doing Calvert. What style of cursive does this curriculum use? I am not going to continue with Calvert (and have never seen it), but I want to be consistant on their handwriting practice. Thanks!

I am helping out with schooling for my cousin's kids for a while. They were doing Calvert. What style of cursive does this curriculum use? I am not going to continue with Calvert, but I want to be consistant on their handwriting practice. Thanks!

I see that there is a teachers book for Lifepacs. Is that just the answer book? Is the parent's job basically to check their answers? If they get them wrong, do you make them go back and correct them? Thanks.

Thank you. I thought it sounded too good to be true. If anyone else wants to chime in...please do!

Did anyone use SOS for highschool, and if so, was your highschooler pleased with it? Were you? How time intensive is it for the parent? Do you think they came out well educated and ready for college?

Okay, I REALLY, REALLY appreciate your responses. Maybe I should go more with a Shabby Chic look... still girly, but more grown up. Thanks again!!

Yes, we would. ;) I'm really okay with redoing it in two years. I just want to make sure she would like it now at her age.

I am outfitting a bedroom for my brother's 7 year old daughter (he has custody and moving and I'm decorating). I found the cutest bedding set, but want to make sure it's not too young for a 7 year old. I think my 10 year old would think it's too babyish for herself, so I want to make sure a 7 year old wouldn't think that!

I meant I wasn't trying to act like I was someone else. I was just *me* talking about a real problem.

I would check out the top loader HE machines! Has all the benefits of the front loader without the stink. LOVE mine.

I posted a sincere post the other week, and was called a troll by someone, then the thread disappeared. :confused: I'm not a troll. I'm a real person that posted about a real event in my life. So, I'm a little confused myself about the whole troll thing.

Yes, and to make matters ever harder, we have several bodies home all day to make the housework that much more!!

I'd take that.