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I would ask the piano teacher. We got a used piano on freecycle. Keep in mind that moving it probably won't be free, so factor that into your cost. Ours looks nice in our living room and (after tuning) was perfectly adequate for my kids' use. (Moving it on our own, however, was another story...)
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I love ducks too! We have 8 chickens and have had 2-3 ducks in the past. Wild animals kept eating the ducks, and I couldn't bear it anymore. Ducks have so much personality! I loved watching them swim in their baby pool. Just make sure they have a safe night time enclosure, but it sounds like you have that covered.
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s/o... if you consider bargaining rude...
kim.4dogs replied to RanchGirl's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I think it's fine to tell someone you're not interested in an item at their price. I would much rather someone tell me that so I can lower the price if I choose to, instead of just not responding. -
Kindle or Nano for ds's 11 birthday?
kim.4dogs replied to rafiki's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Although I *love* my kindle, I don't think it's the best choice for my dd11. My parents suggested getting her one for Christmas, and I didn't think it was a good idea because most of the books she reads she gets at the library. We don't want to have to pay for all of her books! We got my dd11 an itouch for Christmas instead. It has the kindle app on it, so she has read a book or two on there. Definitely a lot of things to be distracted by, though, you are right! I have put some controls on it for now (like a kid-safe internet browser instead of safari). -
I've also got an 8 GB itouch and space has never been a problem for me. I have plenty of music (not a ton, but I could fit plenty more), a lot of apps, and no movies.
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I haven't used it to teach an art co-op, but we are using Atelier this year and we love it. I bought the first level for my younger two children, and a higher level for my oldest dd. Frequently, however, my oldest dd will do the Level 1 project along with the others. It's fun to see how each child makes the project their own.
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Another important dh-dw issue:
kim.4dogs replied to Aubrey's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I use these, too! They are great on all kinds of pans, not just stone bakeware. I bought 2 or 3 more at the last Pampered Chef party I went too, because somehow they're always getting lost. -
Dark hard floors. I am at my wit's end.
kim.4dogs replied to a topic in General Education Discussion Board
And I've got them! (Not that my floors look like it...) I also use a Miele canister vacuum. Before that, we had an upright Hoover and I went to a vacuum repair shop and bought a long hose with the hard floor attachment on the end. This made it more like a canister vacuum, without having to buy a new vacuum. I also own an Electrolux cordless stick vacuum that I bought at Costco, but it doesn't work very well for me. And then, I also own a Roomba. I've got a vacuum addiction. Not a *vacuuming* addiction, mind you, I just like to buy them and see if that's the magic solution! -
I may be wrong, but I thought that FLL 1/2 was just the older version before she split it into two books. I have always used FLL 1/2, because that's the only one that was out when I first bought the book. The book is split into two sections: one for first grade, and the other for second. I believe the newer versions don't have the copywork that FLL 1/2 does, because now there is WWE. We just skip the copywork/dication in FLL because we are doing WWE.
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Thanks for the link! We are liking it. My brother once syringe fed baby rescued squirrels. They weren't as small as this, but they were pretty darn cute!
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I've really enjoyed RS B with my dd. For me, it's one I don't want to miss! I may switch to Singapore after RS C (still thinking about it). I did use MUS with my older dd for a few levels (first through third grades), but we didn't like it. This was before I'd found RS, and I ended up switching her to RS E in the 4th grade. For us, MUS had too many problems of the same type, and she began to hate math. She loved the games in RS and that made math fun for us again. Also, I love the abacus. It just makes more sense to me than the MUS blocks.
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We're also using Atelier this year for the first time, and we all love them! They're rather expensive, but they do re-sell very well.
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All-In-One Knitting Supplies Kit
kim.4dogs replied to Melissa in St Louis's topic in General Education Discussion Board
These are my favorite needles. http://www.fabric.com/knitting-crochet-knitting-needles-hiyahiya-knitting-needles-hiyahiya-steel-interchangeable-knitting-needle-set-4-tips-small.aspx -
Should I just drop SOTW Narration for now?
kim.4dogs replied to Xuzi's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
I love the CDs. We usually listen to them 2-3 times during the week, while we're in the car. If we only listen to them once, my dd has trouble with the questions. -
Is an ipod touch worth the $$
kim.4dogs replied to mommy4ever's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I love mine and use it all the time. I just have an 8 GB one, and I've never had a need for any more memory. -
Outlining, can you recommend a good resource?
kim.4dogs replied to keptwoman's topic in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
I just bought the Remedia workbook on outlining for my 11 yo dd, and it is really too basic for her (even though we haven't really done any outlinging yet). I think I need the newest TWTM instead! -
I'm using the old editions of everything (book, AG, and CDs) because I already have them. It's worked fine for us!
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I have the HoomeRoutines one and I *love* it! It makes Flylady workable for me. For some reason, I really enjoy checking things off on my ipod, and I love that it resets overnight for me so the next day it's ready to go again. (I got sick of wiping dry erase marker off my laminated routines, and then just stopped doing them altogether before I got this app.)
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Wii Dance Games.... Which One???? :)
kim.4dogs replied to Joyfullyblessed's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We've got Dance Dance Revolution (2 I think?) and Disney Dance Dance Revolution, but our favorite by far is Just Dance 2! It's more of a workout for me than the DDR's, and it's easy to just grab the remotes and dance, without worrying about the dance mats. -
Yay!!! So glad he came home- and I bet he is too!