I admit I have heard it is not easy to homeschool there and in Nashville, it's a cinch. I will deifinitley join the south shore group and investigate the different districts before we house shop. This whole process (of moving back) is a work in progress but this is the priority for me...being able to keep the kids home for school where they are thriving. I've seen lot's of Mass. people here so I knew I'd get some good help :)

Oh, how funny! I am a 44 yr. old Red Sox bleeding, proud italian from Quincy, Mass, yes! We just got back on Saturday from a one week visit and I MISS IT SO MUCH! My family is there and I think it's time to be with everyone. The kids have so many cousins their age and had such a blast. I went to Wollaston Beach and wept, hahaha.

wow, I did NOT know that! We are looking in Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Abington, Brockton...all around the south shore. Oh, boy.

We're thinking about a move back home to Mass. I'm from the south shore (quincy) and have raised our 4 kids in Nashville. The deal breaker for me is the ease of homeschooling there. Can anyone tell me about the process and how homeschool friendly (or not) the area is these days? How hard/easy is it there to get legal and get started? Thanks in advance, Sherry

My girls are using LoF along with his companions and it seems to be more than enough. I wouldn't think the book, alone, so much , but absolutely if you use his companion. We will use LoF until 12th grade.

I wouldn't push it . My dd, at 3, stopped eating meat. She said "it hurts my heart" and that was it, she never ate meat again. She's 14 now and is a great eater. He'll be fine :)

I echo everything Colleen said. Real food and an active lifestyle is the key to being healthy. Stay away from food that comes in a box with ingredients you can't identify as real. Get natural in your thinking toward your body. Feed your body what it needs and deserves...natural, real food that comes from the ground and grows on trees. Change your attitude from "I need to lose weight" to "I will take care of my body so I can feel good and live longer." Go for long walks, hike, stretch. Put yourself in the mindset that says " This is good for me. This is what my body needs." I lost over 40 lbs. when I was 40. I changed my eating to clean eating and I began doing simple pilates and weights. When I got use to that, I ran, I walked and I hiked on the weekends. I did everything with the attitude that "this is good for my body; the only body I have." I treated myself like a child that I loved. So my advice is to not just change your eating and activity level but to change the way you think of yourself as well and make it a life long plan, not a temporary change. Good luck!

Math for readers is the perfect description and I have solid readers who usually don't love math. I bought LoF and they have completely changed their attitude toward math.

No, not all parents are irresponsible but everything else seems to be based on the lowest denominator in society....excuses up the rear. Badly behaved kids all have some form of ADHD, ABCD or some other group of letters or they have food issues or their sensitive to something somehow. The bad apples have taken over the barrel.

The days of "wait till your father gets home" and "I'm telling your parents" are over. The majority of kids know that means nothing today.

:iagree: and I :banghead: DAILY!!!

I would be thinking that if I did it for him once, he'd be asking me to do it all the time. lol

We are using LoF for Alg, Alg. 2 and Geometry with companions on the Algebras. My dd's are LOVING it and they are not thrilled with math. They are actually happy to do it now. The books were shipped same day and pkged well and signed. I think there are plenty of problems without using anything else.

We all use Sigg here and love them. The cap with the hole on top is very easy to hold while walking and they take some decent abuse pretty well.

WOW!!! That is fantastic!! Good for her and I would be very proud as well!!!