I have my son doing the labs in the Micro Chem lab kit.

My oldest 2 will be voting this year and we have all been watching the debates and discussing things. By the time the next election comes I will have 5 old enough to vote. :svengo:The times goes way too fast!

I second this book and wanted to say that MUS has been a blessing for my 9 yo son. We just started a few weesk ago and I can literally see it clicking for him.

It is very sad :-(

Congratulations!!!

:iagree: We very rarely use a stroller. We did have a twin, that my dad bought when I had my 3rd, but we didn't use it often. We used our umbrella the most and even that was a rare thing. Edited to add: A friend gave me a wonderful jogging stroller when her kids outgrew it and I did use it often when I walked with the baby.

The whole thing just makes me ill. I am ready to run for the hills, I tell ya.

I will check out CBD, I didn't think of that. Thanks for the heads up :)

You wont have a choice though under the Dems plan! "Under Ms. Ghilarducci's plan, all workers would receive a $600 annual inflation-adjusted subsidy from the U.S. government but would be required to invest 5% of their pay into a guaranteed retirement account administered by the Social Security Administration. The money in turn would be invested in special government bonds that would pay 3% a year, adjusted for inflation."

Thats what bothers me so much. They will simply take the $ and spend it like they did to SS. Unreal.

http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081012/REG/310139971 "Under Ms. Ghilarducci's plan, all workers would receive a $600 annual inflation-adjusted subsidy from the U.S. government but would be required to invest 5% of their pay into a guaranteed retirement account administered by the Social Security Administration. The money in turn would be invested in special government bonds that would pay 3% a year, adjusted for inflation. The current system of providing tax breaks on 401(k) contributions and earnings would be eliminated. "I want to stop the federal subsidy of 401(k)s," Ms. Ghilarducci said in an interview. "401(k)s can continue to exist, but they won't have the benefit of the subsidy of the tax break." Under the current 401(k) system, investors are charged relatively high retail fees, Ms. Ghilarducci said. "I want to spend our nation's dollar for retirement security better. Everybody would now be covered" if the plan were adopted, Ms. Ghilarducci said. " Ok, this just boggles me. The government has destroyed social security and now they want to make 401K mandatory, but they control the money? Am I the only one that this bothers?

I was a cashier at a MB in MA when I was a teen :D

I love lit based learning, but my kids don't! We are using TOG this year and while they are doing it, they tell me often they would enjoy having text books instead. I am on the fence about what to use next year.

We are using Ancient History Writing this year with grades 8, 7 and 5 and we are really enjoying it. I haven't done TWSS, but I find the themed books easy to pick up and go.

We dropped R&S spelling because they were just filling in the answers to get it done. We are thinking of going back to SWR. We also dropepd Abeka math in grade 3 and went to MUS. It's working really well for my 9 yo ds.

Thanka again. I did look at SP yesterday, but I wish there were sample pages. I just don't think workbooks will work for my DS, he fills in the answers and then doesn't learn anything. He is just going through the motions to get it done, kwim? He did very well with SWR and I should have just kept plugging along LOL.

Thank you everyone! We have used SWR in the past and I really enjoyed it. I decided to switch to a workbook program this year because I was already overloaded with my son who has some LD. He takes a good amount of my time, so I wanted the other kids to be able to just open a workbook and go. It isn't working and it's a waste of time at this point. I feel I have a good understanding of SWR, I just heard AAS is easier and was thinking that might help solve my time problem while still using the method I like. I am leaning towards SWR only because I have used and liked it and I can use it longer without buying more levels.

If you chose one over the other can you please share why you chose the one you did? If you have used both, could you please give a short review on which you prefer. Thanks!

I base my meals around a good starch, such as a baked potato or brown rice and then add in veggies, beans/lentils and fruit. I typically only eat whole unprocessed foods.

Yes, way more energy! I feel better now than I did at 30. :)

Very helpful, thanks!

The bulk of my calories come from carbs and I am down almost 110#s. You don't have to give up carbs to lose weight.

My DD went through this last spring/summer, but actually fainted a few times too. We saw the Dr who did blood work, ekg, eeg, CT and Xrays and found nothing. I think it was low blood sugar and have been making sure she eats protien and a good carb with each meal, doesn't go to long without eating and is getting plenty of fluids. She hasn't had an episode since we started watching meals/fluids more carefully.

I had asked this before and only recieved a few responses ( which I am thankful for!) but was hoping others would chime in. If you have done this, how hard was the tranisiton? I am considering MUS until pre-algebra and then chalk dust for pre-algebra onwards. Thanks!

:lol: Glad to help!