Mine were: 1) Algebra 2) Geometry 3) Intermediate Algebra and Trig 4) Calculus I did 1-3. I started 4 but fell asleep each day along with most of the class, it was right after lunch. I dropped the class with a 90's average and picked up a second lunch! Hey, it was the mid-70s. Laura

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This month's bill for gas and electric (including heat and everything else) is $327.02. That is for 2400 sq. ft., lower level sunk 1/2 way into ground and an upper level (1200 sq. ft each), heat kept at 66 degrees, occasionally an electric heater run in lower level. Definitely our highest bill so far this year. This month the meter was read, last month's estimated bill was $270.49. We are not on the plan where you pay the same monthly bill year round. Every other month is estimated, the other month read. February and March are usually our worst months. Laura

I had this as a 20 year old and it looked exactly as you described it. It started with 1 or 2 spots and eventually, in a month or so, was everywhere but my face. At first it didn't itch but then the itching got so unbearable that I HAD to go to a doctor. He recognized what it was by the striping of it on my back. He said I was a tiny bit old for it, usually children or teens get it. It is a virus, so nothing could be done for it except medicine for the itching, a pill and cream. Don't have any idea what they were, but the pill worked well. Probably an antihistamine? It went away after a while. I was told that I wouldn't get it again, but for several years after that, I got a couple spots, but they didn't itch. Just a possibility. Laura

I am looking for blogs to read that fit as many of these criteria as possible: 1. Post regularly-minimum 1 X per week, hopefully every day 2. Love books, reading them, buying them, collecting them, smelling them 3. Love history, world or American and current events 4. An interest in theology and philosophy, not nearly as important as the smell of books and history, but definitely an interest 5. Christian world view a plus, but not necessary 6. Visually pleasing blog, I am a very visual person 7. Loving the smell of books trumps all. I collect old school books, esp. from the 1800s. I would buy books, esp. non-fiction, before I would buy food (if I was single). It is too overwhelming to try to find blogs out of the blue. Any help would be appreciated. Laura

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They have a Physical Science: Concepts in Action book that might interest you. It covers Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science. Having done the Science Explorer chemistry books and now using some of the physics, I noticed that this book is similar and but takes the subjects farther. I am not sure what grade this is used in, but I am betting that it may be ninth grade in districts that don't require earth science, or for an advanced eighth grade. If your son is not fond of science, this might be a good choice. It is set up exactly the same way I described the Earth Science book. I would rather have my children do this than Earth Science, but my daughter went to ps starting in 9th and my son plans to also. Earth Science it is. My daughter struggles terribly in chemistry, and would have had a much easier time if she had done physical science in 9th, instead of Earth Science. Laura

I was given a copy of this book, but have not used it. It is the book that my school district owns (although probably not the 2006 version?) but does not pass out to the students. Earth Science is one of the two required science classes in New York, the other is biology. The science classes seem to use a Regents Review book as their textbook. Talk about teaching to the test! My daughter is now in chemistry, and a review book is just not enough. I think that she can ask to use one of the unused textbooks, but it happens that we own the chem book too. If you are familiar with the middle school texts (Science Explorers) it is set up pretty much the same way: For each chapter section: 1. A little "Reading Focus" part 2. the text 3. a short "Assessment Then, for each chapter: 1. "Exploration Lab" 2. a page of "Study Guide" 3. 2 pages of "Assessment" 4. "Standardized Test Prep" There is also a "Inquiry Activity" at the beginning of each chapter. Could you do without the teacher's book? Maybe, if you are going to use this informally with your student, and probably read it yourself to find answers, if you want to use the questions. If you are doing this as a high school level class, which it is (9th grade), I am sure you need the teacher's book. Maybe you could just get the teacher's book, if you don't mind the answers there. I don't really know what the teacher's book is like. Let me know if I can answer anything else for you. Sorry that I don't know anything about using the book. This is the first time that I opened it. My son will be in Earth Science in ps next year, so I want to keep my book, or I would give it to you. Laura