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  1. I love an S helper for breakfast. 1 whole egg with some additional egg whites for more protein, and a slice of toast with butter. I also often do cottage cheese with berries and cinnamon. That's either a FP or an E depending on the type / amount of berries involved. There are a lot of carbs in the cottage cheese as well so it's a good blend for the morning.
  2. For a 4th and 5th grader I would start with LC and do it at a one year pace. You can buy the lesson plans on their website which I found very helpful when scheduling out our lessons. The actual student book is only 2 pages per lesson, but if you add in the review worksheets and Ludere Latine and they will have plenty of practice. LC II was from before they developed the Forms and is no longer really used. Once you get LC down you should go right into First Form. There is a track for LC to be taught over 2 years, but that's for younger (3rd grade) students and still only uses LC.
  3. I love Everydollar. I don't use the paid version, I didn't see the linking of my bank account as something I needed and it's pretty $$$ IMO. The free version is great and DH and I both have the app on our phones for changes on the fly.
  4. I have a savvycents wallet I really like. It's not real leather, but soft and wipeable. It's held up well. Mine is hot pink, not the color I probably would have chosen but it was on sale. https://www.savvy-cents.com/
  5. I know this was posted a long time ago, but I just reserved our room :) I was also considering going to the nationals next month, but I just found out about it, and it's a lot of logistics to work out. Can you tell me how the past national events you've been at have been? The local club director was talking about supernationals last weekend at a tournament and talking about how amazing it was to see a football field of kids all playing at the same time. I would love to get my son some experience at a large event so he can see what it will be like before supernationals but I'm not sure if it's worth it.
  6. I have some friends who have one who says it works really well. I have been looking at it, but we don't have any apple devices and at the moment it can only be programmed with an Apple device (although it works with other ones). I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Android version.
  7. I have done Dietbet several times and enjoyed my experience. As long as you remember to check in and get the photos done it's legit. One thing I didn't realize at first though is that if you're doing one of the longer goal ones (6 months) they don't pay out until the end, so even though you're earning money for meeting each monthly goal you won't see the money until the end of the 6 months.
  8. Yes you can hack the system, but honestly I haven't found that necessary. Most pods I think that you buy now have the "ring" around them so there's no need to hack it. Even the cheap pods that we get from Costco (the Kirkland brand) that are my favorite have the ring. There are variety packs available and you can buy them and find out what you like. DH and I have decided that we actually really like the Costco brand, so we usually just get that, but there are others like my parents who are constantly buying different varieties. You will need extra filter cartridges, I think they usually come in like packs of 6 or so. Also, it used to be when you registered a new brewer you got a buy 2 boxes get 2 free discount from the Keurig store, so it's worth registering.
  9. I really like the everydollar.com website. There is a paid version, but honestly it doesn't do anything I have found necessary (mainly links to your bank account) so I did the free trial but have never paid for it. It's quite $$ IMO. The free version gets everything done I need. My only complaint is you can't use it with android systems, but if you have an iphone/ipad there is a free app I think would be very helpful.
  10. I haven't seen Peanuts, but I wasn't a fan of The Good Dinosaur. It was not at all what I had been expecting, and I found it very strange and sad. I wouldn't see it again.
  11. Thank you so much for all of the suggestions!! I need to look into them more. Singapore is intimidating to me, which is why I haven't looked into it more. I'm good with math, and don't mind teaching it, but from what I've heard it's just so different. I'll look into it more. I also looked into Beast Academy, which I really thought would get his interest but they start assuming they can multiply which we haven't gotten to yet. He does love math and logic games. He's a whiz at checkers, and love mancala and sudoku. I haven't ventured into chess because I don't know how to play it, but maybe it's time to remedy that :) I really appreciate the insight from "down the road" so to speak! That was one of the reasons I liked Horizons. The lessons are only 2 pages, even at the 2nd grade level so hopefully the workload won't be to overwhelming. I'm going to look more into Singapore, it's just not something I'm familiar with so it's been a bit intimidating to me. I am looking forward to completing grade 2 this year so we can venture into Beast Academy!
  12. DS is 5.5 now. He seems to have a gift for math and an intuition for it that neither I nor his older sister (7) have. I already jumped him ahead by starting with a Memoria Press core for grade 1 (by age this should be his K year) and it seems to be a great fit for everything except math. R&S (which is what they use) has him bored to tears. It's really beneath him, when he sets his mind to it he can complete the entire lesson in 5 minutes or less. My instinct is to switch to a spiral program with more variety and move up a level. I used the online horizons test and it looks like Grade 2 will be a good fit. He flew through the placement test, aside from the < and > symbols but that isn't something we've covered, he does know which number is larger / smaller though, just not the symbols. I'm worried about him being this advanced in a subject though, are there any issues I need to watch out for? How has working ahead affected your child down the road? Are there other programs out there that are better for younger children working ahead? This is all very new to me, my 7 year old is pretty much on age/grade level.
  13. That is very true. My youngest sometimes gets dressed before coming down in the morning because he likes to sleep in his underwear and knows he can't come down like that. It does tend to go a little smoother then. I just need to have DD lay out her clothes at the same time. Thanks for the suggestion!
  14. I may try and send them up individually. They're both pokey, but I could probably solve that with a timer (I already have been using that when I sent them up together).
  15. Is this still something you can do? I keep trying and it isn't going through. I keep thinking I have the name change thing down with no luck :( Testing here.
  16. I could really use any help / advice you have on establishing a morning routine with kids (5 and 7). I have been struggling with this for awhile but this morning was the straw that broke the camel's back so to speak. We all get up, have breakfast, clear the plates, then I try and send them upstairs to get dressed and get their teeth brushed while I finish up cleaning the kitchen and prepping for schoolwork. That's where the chaos starts. They're immediately arguing and fighting, in each other's rooms, not allowing each other up the stairs/ in the bathroom. Stealing the toothpaste, it's ridiculous. This morning I think I had to go up at least 5 times to correct behavior. I've tried incentives, charts, punishment, and nothing has worked. I'm thinking that expecting children of this age to be able to go upstairs and get dressed / teeth brushed independently is a fairly normal thing, but maybe it's not? I just hate the start our mornings this way. By the time I get to the school table I've yelled at both at them (more than once) and I'm frustrated and at the end of my rope, before school even starts. Add to this I'm due with baby #3 in March and I need for them to be able to get themselves ready in the mornings. What's worked for you? Any tips / ideas? Thanks!!!
  17. We love our Kindle Fires. My kids got them 2 Christmases ago. We sprung for the $50 Otterbox cases and they have been completely worth it. 2 years and no problems, we don't let them abuse them, but they are kids and have gotten dropped and knocked off tables on occasion. One thing I love about the Kindle is I have an audible account, so if I buy them an audiobook from there and the accompanying Kindle book (usually discounted if you already have the audio book) the program will highlight the text as it's being read aloud to the child. They love that and I really think it helps their word recognition. I would skip the Kindle Freetime app for kids. I found I couldn't control it enough to make it worth my while. I just keep the wifi off and the tablets in airplane mode unless I'm downloading something, they couldn't get on our wifi without the (long and complicated) password so I don't worry about it to much. There are probably parental controls that can do that as well.
  18. The pilot has a ton of room with the third row down, but if you put it up you lose all of your trunk space. The odyssey on the other hand has the ability to put down the third row, and have more storage space, but if you want it up you still have a huge well for luggage. I have fit quite a lot back there, and have even done the 1 up 2 down seating in the back if we needed a little more. The third row on the pilot will also technically seat 3 but it would be tight. I've ridden back there before and took up nearly 2 seats myself (and I'm a very average size 5'2" woman). It would have been very uncomfortable with 3 people back there.
  19. I was wondering the same thing earlier! I saw the same message. I have seen something similar with kids books but you had to send out 6 kids books so I can see getting 6 in return. The gift thing I can't figure out.
  20. Our dealership does free oil/filter changes so we take advantage of that while we're living here. It's a bit of a pain because you have to make an appointment, and if you're not the first one of the day it can take forever. If/when we move though we usually just take it to the quick service place. There's one that just opened up nearby where you don't have to get out of your car. With littles I love the sound of that!
  21. Thanks everyone for the input! This school doesn't start serious ballet training until about 7, until then it's all pre ballet. I don't really see a point in him being in an all boys class yet, mainly because he's only 5 and probably still quite a while out from partnering and things like that (if he continues with it). I'm going to let him try both classes, and see which he prefers. One of the selfish reasons I want him in the boys class is they'll perform in the same recital as DD, otherwise it will be 2 shows again next year :) Nothing life changing though. I had expected the studio owner to make the decision but when they called today and said it was up to me I wasn't sure which way to go. Thanks for all the experiences!!
  22. I need some help. My son (5) started taking ballet because he saw how much his sister liked it, but now seems to enjoy it all on his own. He's only 5 but has taken 2 years of 1 hour pre ballet type classes. His studio starts an all boys ballet class at 6 typically, but the instructor saw DS last year and told me I should sign him up for it. When I went to register though I found out it's a huge age range and he would be the youngest in the class by far (he won't even be 6 until May). They're going to let him try both classes out and see what he likes but I don't know if I should push him one way or the other. I just worry about him feeling out of place in a class with all girls again if he were to go for another year in pre-ballet. What ages did your boys start in an all boys ballet class?
  23. I used to order from discount dance supply.
  24. Haha I actually already did it :) I mentioned to one of my friends (who is a marathon runner) that I was starting this yesterday and her first response was "what race are you doing?". There's a fun 5K at the beach in October so I went ahead and signed up. I think hubby is going to run the half. It will be a good goal, and it's far enough in the future that I have more than enough time to repeat some weeks if I need to.
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