Jilly
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They also have Gmail Blue today. https://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/promos/blue/index.html
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I think most of us with twins eventually end up using different math/LAs curriculum with them as they get older. With my b/g twins I didn't need to do this until they were around 8 or so, but that might be because when they were younger we were very unschooly. We did not use formal curriculum, so there was no need to worry about their different learning styles or abilities.
If I was you I would follow their lead. If your daughter is very academic I would feed that with whatever she wants. If your son is less so, I would find out what his interests are and where his strengths lie. Maybe he would love more hands-on items to work on. There are many ways to advance him academically, and it does not need to look the same as his sister. Also it might change over time. My son was on a very different time frame than his sister. Everything academically came so easy to her when they were young. Now though my son is much more academic than his sister. He is the one who reads all the classics for hours a day, while she is off being creative.
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ROFL! It's my DH's birthday today. I might have to send him a link and tell him I'm ordering up one of these! :lol:
That would be hilarious!
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I thought some of you would get a kick out of this. :001_smile:
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This looks wonderful, thanks for posting.
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For Geometry I feel the book is necessary. My son refers to the theorems in it quite often.
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Cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Baskets are ready, but I still have to hide them. The kids expect a challenge, so I have to think of where to hide them. If it is too easy they get upset. I think their favorite part of Easter is the challenge of finding their basket.
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Parks and Rec! It's a great show.
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Our year is over when I feel burned out and need a long break. :) We move on in curriculum when the kids have learned all they can from it and are ready for something new.
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What? We are supposed to finish the books....?
Seriously, if my gauge of how successful we had been in any year was if we 'stuck to the plan' or 'finished the books' we would have had exactly Zero out of 11 successful years. :)
I have been homeschooling for years, and there are very few books that the kids and I have actually finished. For your first year with a middle school boy it sounds like you have done great! Just finishing algebra is something to be proud of.
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I'm sorry, but I read it as blah, blah, blah, we're going to do what we want. Every other company sells downloads without a "digital service fee", even small companies run by homeschooling moms. I've been tempted a few times by Winter Promise, but treating a customer well, like they are getting service with their product is part of running a successful business- this coming from the wife of a formerly self-employed individual. Good customer service is just as vital as the product you are selling.
I don't know if it has changed, but when I ordered last summer you could opt out of this and have no fee charged at all. Maybe it has changed? I don't know because I ordered a mix of ebooks and regular books.
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They charge shipping for e-books? That's just ... odd. ETA: OK, I couldn't believe they'd do that so I added an e-book only package to the shopping cart, set up an account and... yup. $15 shipping. For e-books. That's ridiculous!!!!
OP, I hope you get your e-books soon!
I believe once you place your actual order you can waive the shipping fee for ebooks. I think this is what I did last year when I odered from them.
I still agree they aren't the greatest company. I have been using them for years because my kids like their products, but I go into it knowing that the service isn't going to be great.
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Mine also says "processing" on their website, so I assume I will hear from them soon. I am always a little nervous when I place an order with them although I have been lucky over the years and always seem to get my items fairly quickly. I am hoping my order goes smoothly this time.
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I placed an order with them on Monday night. I received an email from them the next day confirming the order. On Wednesday I got another email saying the order was being processed. I haven't heard anything today, but I am hoping to have the ebooks soon.
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DD the older is very picky taste wise - and no, we haven't found any chewables that don't taste fishy to her. She will take Barlean's Omega Swirl ( liquid) though - although pina colada is the only flavor she actually likes.
I also agree with the recommendation of Barlean's Omega Swirl. My daughter loves the orange cream flavor.
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Thanks for posting this.
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I chose to make a fairly quick run through Getting Started with Latin. I wanted dd to get the basics fairly quickly so she could go ahead and move on to something more difficult.
http://www.amazon.co...rted with latin
She likes it. It is small, manageable chunks. I figure it will give her plenty of exposure before throwing her into something more difficult next year (Henle, Wheelocks, etc).
I agree. My twins have been working through Getting Started with Latin this year, and
they are enjoying it.
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I have one up today, school happens all over the house. :001_smile:
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The Akimbo series is a good one for that age. My son devoured it when he was seven.
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Bravewriter looks good but doesn't have explicit grammar instruction. But I could always throw in a year of intensse grammar in the upper middle school years.
If you are interested in using The Arrow from Bravewriter, it might interest you to know that they have added more grammar into the lessons this year. From the website:
A word about grammar: Brave Writer is adding a more conscious grammar component to the Arrow this year! We will give you specific grammar notes that relate to the passage in order to help you guide your children into a better understanding of how grammar supports and fosters beautiful writing.
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I have always felt like the odd one out. I am a single parent, and in the homeschool world that is very rare. I am also a very liberal Christian. That has also made me feel a little odd. I don't mind though. :D
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Would anyone be surprised to know that I haven't received anything? I guess I will need to email them.