Of course me, being so not creative or artsy but oh so very practical, is wondering what the purpose of knitting a cozy for a tree - or a mailbox - is?? :leaving:

Is this the one by Nancy Campbell's daughter(s)? ETA: Never mind, just looked it up, and yes, it is that one.

I am pretty sure the mentioned person is a spammer. I have seen the same "smiley montage" over and over again under different names the last couple of weeks.

:iagree: This is something that I have had to push myself with this pregnancy. I fail miserably most of the time but the times I am able to keep a smile on my face, it sure makes me feel just the tiniest bit better. Most of the time. :p :iagree: At this point, I am just focusing on those who have to put up with me. LOL IOW, my husband and children. . . . and myself. Since I am a SAHM, and an introvert, I am rarely out and about anyways, so it is easier to make them my only focus on acting cheerful. Still, they do know when mama/wife is not doing well. Just yesterday, when I was in a lot of pain, my hands and feet were painfully swollen, and I was miserable, I did have to tell the kids "The best thing you can do right now is to just leave me alone." I had to learn to say that, in a calm and respectful manner, and it gives them a heads up that mama isn't at her best and to try again later. :laugh: I am very sorry for those of you who are suffering with chronic pain, depression, etc. I suffer severely from SAD and have some other physical problems that I am sure stem from drained adrenals/tired thyroid but I cannot get my PCP to diagnose. After this pregnancy I hope to get some answers.

That is awesome! Congratulations. Now, can you clone yourself and send your clone down to Texas? ;-)

Now I have to look up these disc things y'all are talking about. I have no idea what they are for. Obviously I did not look at the arc stuff very carefully. . .

Okay, now I will need to look into this Levenger product. . . Thanks for the advice re: the puncher. I haven't used arc products yet and so I wouldn't have known about it!

No worries, Rebel Yell. I haven't received the newest one yet, either. :-(

I am going to use the arc products for a teacher planner for me and a student planner for my 10yo dd this fall. I was going to go ahead and order them, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone knew if they regularly go on sale before, say, September? Thanks!

No advice, just commiseration here. :unsure: This past year was my hardest year homeschooling. My oldest is 10 and then the next two doing school are 8 and 6. It is hard to actually teach them when my ADHD 4yo dd and her partner in crime, the 2yo, interrupt literally every 20-30 seconds. Oh, and I have a surprise baby coming in August. The next few months will be spent trying to figure out the best strategy for keeping the 4yo and 2yo busy this fall so that I have time to actually teach the olders. I'm thinking lots of manipulatives and hands-on activities to pull out when school time starts. Also, getting my 10 year old to be more independent would help. <_<

Welcome! I only have the third edition but will probably order the first through Amazon one of these days just to see how they compare. Sorry I cannot be of more help but it seems you have gotten plenty of helpful answers!

Yep! I am currently 32 weeks pregnant with a baby conceive while on the pill and using condoms. Congratulations!!

Hehe, yeah, I imagine that would. :laugh:

Thanks for all the answers and replies. I've learned quite a bit! Can I just say that first-time home buying is one of the scariest things I have ever considered?! LOL :scared:

I am curious as to how much people actually put down on their homes? I know there are so many variables and I'd love to hear those, as well. We are hoping to be first-time home buyers at some point but honestly, I am unsure as to whether or not we will ever have enough for down payment. Thanks!

I could have written this!

Unfortunately, my brand new 64-bit windows computer does not have the "print to OneNote" option available. I have looked for ways to fix this and it seems it is just not allowed on the 64-bits. Is there any other way to add pages and docs to OneNote since print to OneNote isn't an option?

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Type to Learn 4 is available at a decent price on HSBC. Has anyone used it? I cannot find many reviews on it. Thanks!

I also cannot see "New Content."

I will be going through the Ancients this upcoming school year with my will-be 5th grader, 3rd grader, and 1st graders. We are going to use SOTW Vol. 1 as our spine, as well as the AG for the two younger, and I would also like to get some of the other references mentioned in TWTM, edition 3, to go along as supplements, especially for my 5th grader. However, if I use what is in TWTM, I get a whole list of really expensive and possibly out-of-print books that I will need to buy. This is what I have listed: The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History; Usborne Book of World History; National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line; National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers; Geography Coloring Book; Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (Revised); The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World This just seems like too much. Now, I know I will need to get extra books because I have two-grammar stage children but also a logic stage child who will need something more advanced. Also, I realize that those are geography books and history books. Still, I would appreciate other peoples' eyes to tell me which books are redundant and not necessary. Thanks!

Praying!

A spring sale? Have I missed it?

I apologize for not getting to this sooner. Our modem went out. . . ack! Anyways, we do not want to continue with Easy Grammar because DD hated it and so I am looking for something new for her to use. I am leaning more towards R&S because it includes so many area of language arts, though I think we will also start SWI-A or B from IEW. I probably will go a grade lower for R&S with her, though this is one of those times I wish I could hold the curricula in my hands to compare it. One of these days, I'll make my dream of starting a homeschooling curricula chain store a reality . . .

Okay, well, I just used the RR chat feature and got the prices and item #s that way. For this visual person, it was very helpful to see it laid out that way. Just a FYI for those who might not know about the RR chat option!