:party:Congratulations!!!!

Vos really upset dd when she was 5. It kept talking about how everyone sins and she completely freaked out. She kept saying she was a good girl and had not done anything wrong. She was not able to take it from day to day life to a broader context. She just knew she had followed every behavior rule she knew of. Upset for days--E worked just fine and she loved it.

Chicago sounds really peaceful if you screen your calls! :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Your spine book problem prompted me to email a friend who is a British home ed mom. She has graduated 4 the British way--GCSE and A levels. Her youngest just finished her history A level and is off to uni as a history major. She can't think of any one text at the level you need because British students only cover a small portion for their degrees. She suggested Our Island Story.:001_smile: One idea might be to go to a bookstore like Smiths and look at the A level history books. You would need several but they might work. If you go this route please let me know how it works because I am contiplating buying them! The GCSE one I have is mainly 20 th century and WWII. I think I have seen one for 1 other time period. I started looking at the A level ones recently and there are more. possibly corresponding to the link in the thread that Margaret in Co linked already-- if I try to link or copy now I will lose my post.:001_huh:

We are in the UK too. We have been here for 5 years. My dc's are the ages of your 2 oldest. One of the best things we did when we arrived was get a copy of "Our Island Story". It is a great starting point for visiting historical landmarks. Obviously not the spine book for your daughter but a great outline of the basics. Another thing we have done was a series of lectures on how to "read" a church. There are books by the title and a series on the BBC. Visiting ancient churches is much more meaningful now. I hope you are able to go on lots of wonderful field trips!

:grouphug: I am sorry you have to go through this. It really is awful.

Sweetpea-- pretty confident he can read typical German. People have paid him to translate business documents. Those books look nothing like normal German. Very ornate-- lots of curly stuff as I remember.

Kahn academy and LOF trig maybe.

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Praying:grouphug:

We had chicken pox last summer. Breaking out was a 2 day process at least. We went from a few odd bumps. Nothing like what I thought. D's had 2 in the middle of his back -- heat rash? Dd bumps looked the same but on side of neck and 1 on arm. To slight blisters to full bloan miserable kids. Separately of course. If it is chicken pox you will probably know in the morning. One thing I discovered was as soon as the blisters started to go away I put zinc oxide on them. Within a week dd was close to presentable. She was 13 so this was really traumatic.

My dh really likes Dockers brand trousers. Usually buys them at COSTCO or Kohl's. Polo shirts are good. Recently he has been getting stuff at Gap--more a case of finding a bargain and being there for ds. The outlets have really good sales if you live near one.

Me too! Terrified is my first response. Even when I was an infertility patient.:lol: Congratulations:grouphug:

I had 3 teachers between 70 and 80 in elementary school. They were fabulous. Managed 30 plus kids without blinking. Threw out the books one year and taught us-- we all learned. Even the what a suspect were the ADHD boys who were wild. The final year there we had the 30 something assistant principal. He literally threw up his hands and welcomed utter madness. No math--well twice for fifth grade. I am absolutely serious! So the old ladies had great control -- we did math daily.:lol: What they had was years of experience to offer a bunch of kids in a very poor school district.

I don't think Eragon has been mentioned yet.

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: As the mom of a son I feel your pain. My guy is 12 and does not like girls much yet but I am dreading it. When I first read your post my first mom instinct was that awful girl and then it occurred to me........ My mil would have probably described me in very similar terms to how you are the girl in this story. Dh and I started our relationship at 14. The big difference really was no cell phones. He asked me out, I wasn't interested in him except as a good friend. He insisted on helping me with chemistry-- tutoring. I want to highlight the insisted....I let him because he really wanted to. We were close friends through high school. Throughout college we stayed in close communication for the early 80's. We were a couple for the first time the summer after junior year. Remember no cells phones and schools 900 miles apart. By Christmas we had broken up. After graduation we got back together again but dh did not fly away to med school that fall as planned. Over the summer he got an internship he loved with a huge financial services company. I (reason mil really disliked me) helped him decide not to be a doctor. He was certainly qualified but really had no desire other than pleasing his parents. Neither one of us have ever regretted that decision. Now mil wanted a son who was a doctor, dh was her last hope.....you get the picture. I think what I am trying to point out is we really could not stand being apart. Dh did go on and get several advanced degrees so he did not just quit. Worked as a University professor. Continued his military career. Lots of great achievements. He just is not a MD even though he was admitted to 2 really prestigious med schools. By the way, I had good jobs in my field offered near each university so being together was not a factor. I have never really stood in his way but the kids and I are the ones that his decisions really have mattered to. We have been married 24 years next week. Friends for 10 years before that. Mil never really got over it. Fil loved me. So as you can see I probably was that girl....just a different perspective.

Yes, but we live in the UK.:001_smile Yes, house is covered with bunting and a flag. Three days of picnics starting Sunday. Should be a lot of fun. Our village is having the picnics and other festivities. There are events all over the country.

I would list which core your IG is for. I didn't start Sonlight until after that but I think the higher cores used several Landmark books when I started. The history books sound like Landmark to me. Good Luck on your search!:001_smile:

London-- I love the walk from Buckingham Palace down the mall to Westminster, Parliament, and Big Ben. Salsburg-- Just wander around. I have only been once for 2 hours. Charming place. Hiedelburg-- It has been wonderful every time we go. Berlin -- Fascinating history. Can still feel the east/west difference IMO Amsterdam-- mainly because I need 1 more. The canals and architecture are beautiful. Tied with Edinburgh. Bonus answer--my absolute favorite place is Leeds Castle. It is absolutely beautiful. Everything a good castle should be and we have been to a lot. Neuschvonstein is right up there too!

Having her own colored pencils and erasers really mattered to dd too. At that age she really wanted things kept a certain way. Her brother wadded the erasers and ruined the pencil tips! Caused a lot of bickering. Paper etc was shared. She is now a serious artist. She spends her own money on much of it and is completely separate.

I have never used the Notgrass curriculum but am very curious about it. You could do a year of world history, another for American, then finish with government and economics( most likely state graduation requirements) . I am not sure what perspective the bible portion of the curriculum is. I do think the books could be found for the kindle or used. Another one for you to look at Ambleside. I hope these ideas help. We use the kindle for free books. It is great!

Praying:grouphug:

Mice, unexpected mice, they give me nightmares. My dh cringes when I discover one--he knows it will be a long night for him! I don't like anyone near my belly button either!

My dh ordered adult small's for dd14 and ds12. My son wears boys extra large usually or x small from GAP men's. He is a good sized boy but not huge in US terms--5'7" and 120 pounds approx. The shirts are probably a perfect fit but definately not a lot of room to grow in but it looks nice and neat right now. On a side note he does love the shirt. He wore it to a home ed book display and was a bit of a star. People kept looking at him then cracking up saying it's Fred. The people selling LOF loved him.

Hunter, Glad to hear you like Professor B so far. The work with the fingers goes on for a large portion of the first book as I remember. If you can please keep me updated on your use of the books with older students. Professor B had some great success stories so I think it could be a good method for you. Anyway what you are doing fascinates me. From what I have read really admire your work.