Jean de Florette Manon des Sources (IIRC, there is a brief nude scene where she is bathing? in the stream? It's been several years since I've seen it.) If you watch Jean de Florette, please watch Manon des Sources because it gives the ending to the whole story, completing the whole 'message' the story is trying to convey, and is meant to be a two part-er. It may feel like it is slow going, but stick with it, and you'll be rewarded. Although, depending the age of your student, you may want to preview it because it may appeal more to an upper high school/adult level. I loved, loved it!!

French toast & scrambled eggs/ham bread pudding deviled eggs egg salad hard boiled eggs (on a salad?) rise and shine burgers (hamburgers with either canadian bacon or reg. bacon and an over easy egg) ETA: eggs benedict egg drop soup breakfast burritos to be frozen and reheated - not sure how eggs do reheated? egg noodles custard (anyone thinking Forrest Gump and shrimp :tongue_smilie: :thumbup: :thumbup1: )

I bookmarked this Dolciani thread from long, long ago... :thumbup: It speaks to the search for these Dolciani texts, and maybe it can be of help. Good luck!

Eternal rest grant unto him, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace. :grouphug: :grouphug: :crying: :crying:

I'm in the "both" category, so I marked "other."

Although I've never done it myself, I've heard you can stitch a zigzag stitch with a ball point needle with a loose foot tread. (can't remember the name of the bottom foot grip...)

My kids love(d) The Dogma Dogs (Catholic) songs and anything from the Rob Evans: The Donut Man. (Both King of Kings and Praise him are good.)

I've used RightStart A-G 1st edition with my three oldest and am at the end of Level C with my 4th. The author is an engineer (hello, drawing lessons ;-) ) who has a love for Montessori, so her program is designed with that influence, and greatly appeals to me. RS has given my children a great math foundation, including the benefits of their mental math I am now seeing as they reach higher math (Algebra). They are all math intuitive (although all don't love it) and didn't mind the pacing. RS's treatment of fractions is superb. This program is teacher led (somewhat intensive but manageable) and uses manipulatives, but it lessens towards the end of Level C. (The programs that have little teacher involvement make me very weary.) The lessons are easily laid out for the teacher and easy to follow. Now that I've taught it several times, I don't need to follow the script closely. One area I feel is a little weak is word problems. I've "fixed" this by supplementing with Singapore word problems and Beast Academy. For those of my children who are interested in doing more math, we use Beast Academy 3A starting around the time of the last several Level C lessons, the segue is natural, but we continue to use RS till the end. When you first start, the lessons are fairly short (like 15-20 min.). Oftentimes I would teach math, along with reading/writing, while the littles were napping. All of that to say, good luck choosing from these great options!

This. Those allergic in our Catholic parish receive Jesus through the wine only. They go to the side of the alter and receive when the Eucharistic ministers and servers are receiving before general distribution.

He could plan something in South Dakota following Lewis & Clark's expedition along the Missouri River, visit the Black Hills (Mount Rushmore), learn about General Custer and the Battle of Little Big Horn, camp in Custer State Park, and maybe drive through a native american reservation. Heard there is an excellent museum type place in Sioux City IA for Lewis & Clark.

Thank you so much Angie in VA!! I've been extensively educating myself and daughter by reading the CA website, and most of my questions have been answered by doing so. I'd never heard of this award until a friend mentioned it a few months ago with my daughter in mind. It sounds very impressive to me, but I don't have any idea what the colleges think about it, and that is a definite consideration whether to do it or not. DD likes to organize, plan, and have focused goals, so it would be right up her alley. It seems very worthwhile to me!!

I've had good luck with Elomi bras and buy them through BareNecessities.com. They are UK sized, so you have to account for that when ordering. My favorite is this t-shirt bra. It has a thin foam liner, but doesn't feel like it adds any bulk. GL!

x post from a thread I started in the General forum... DD12 is thinking about earning the gold medal Congressional Award for students. Does anyone have experience with this program? Has it been a benefit for college apps and jobs? Thoughts? She already volunteers a boatload, and will continue to do so, at an outdoors educational center that is free to the community, so I have no doubt she'd easily be able to accomplish this requirement. The other requirements are in personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration. Physical fitness may be difficult, but I'm more confident about the personal development and expedition/exploration areas. She's also organized and loves to plan. DD also has the opportunity to complete the Stars & Stripes award (think Eagle Scout) through American Heritage Girls. What do you think about not completing the Stars & Stripes and focusing on the congressional award instead? (Although many requirements overlap.) Pros/Cons? Are they considered about equal? Or would the congressional award be more prestigious? Again, I'm thinking along the lines of benefits for college apps and jobs, and personal fulfillment. School me, please. The congressional award seems to line up more with her interests. ETA: I realize most here have some experience with it, so some questions may be redundant. She will apply next winter/spring at 13 1/2 yrs. old.

Thank you!! I'll look over there, too.

DD12 is thinking about earning the gold medal Congressional Award for students. Does anyone have experience with this program? Has it been a benefit to college apps and jobs? Thoughts? She already volunteers a boatload, and will continue to do so, at an outdoors educational center that is free to the community, so I have no doubt she'd easily be able to accomplish this requirement. The other requirements are in personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration. Physical fitness may be difficult, but I'm more confident about the personal development and expedition/exploration areas. DD also has the opportunity to complete the Stars & Stripes award (think Eagle Scout) through American Heritage Girls. What do you think about not completing the Stars & Stripes and focusing on the congressional award instead? (Although many requirements overlap.) Pros/Cons? Are they considered about equal? Again, I'm thinking along the lines of benefits for college apps and jobs, and personal fulfillment. The congressional award seems to line up more with her interests.

Thanks! I love their tagline "Home of Flinch-Free Fiction." ETA: Because I've definitely previewed some flinch-Worthy fiction geared towards young teens.

Great! I'll take a look.

Does anyone know where I can find an online website (database) for fiction book reviews for Catholic teens, especially newly published fiction? Since DD12 is such a voracious reader, I'm having a hard time keeping her in what I consider a decent book for her age. Her ability is great, but she is still young. We screen books via Amazon and Goodreads, but sometimes it isn't enough. Any ideas?

Thanks!! Exactly the type of suggestions I'm looking for.

I have a friend who is looking for any Catholic WWII books for her 5th grade son that will help him better understand that time period. I saw one reference to the book Twenty and Ten in a search I did of the forums but know nothing about it. Any suggestions?

(also posted on your other thread with the same title) These are my DC's favorites, ages 10 & 7: The Penderwicks Hank the Cowdog Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Where the Red Fern Grows Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Castle In the Attic anything Beverly Cleary King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable Matilda The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Focus on the Family version Wayside School: Sideways Stories - bizarre but funny My Side of the Mountain

These are my DC's favorites, ages 10 & 7: The Penderwicks & Hank the Cowdog - already mentioned above Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Where the Red Fern Grows Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Castle In the Attic anything Beverly Cleary King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable Matilda The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Focus on the Family version Wayside School: Sideways Stories - bizarre but funny My Side of the Mountain

Just finished Bones on Netflix. It took me a few months to work through the seasons but finally made it through. Worth the watch!! Well done procedural. Also on Netflix: 13 Hours and The Big Short--both intense and good flicks! The Crown - Really liked, watched it when it first came out. Drop Dead Diva - was fun to watch House - tried but abandoned, guess I don't like hospital dramas--too much illness/death Glee - also tried but abandoned, I don't mind light but it was too stupid for my tastes Friday Night Lights & Heartland - watched a few years back and enjoyed them, if you're looking for other show ideas Keeping up with Victoria on PBS Masterpiece...want to like it more than I do, but it's adequate. Will watch Call the Midwife later. Trying Man in the High Castle on Prime. I've only watched one episode so we'll see. I like to give any new-to-me show a few episodes to see how I like it. The premise is very intriguing.

I have dark brown hair, blue eyes, pale skin. I steer clear of most browns or any colors that have a brown base. Anything softened (heathered) doesn't look great on me. Sharp colors are my best colors like true reds with a bluer base not an orange base, sharp blacks, royal/navy blues, forest or true green, grays with a white base. So, for myself, the blues I would buy are the Marlin or Pool blue--navy if I didn't want something bright. On my screen the Captains Blue appears too soft to me. My 2 cents... GL with your purchase! :thumbup1:

I think I've given her enough information for the time being and don't want to overwhelm her too much. If in the future she'd like more targeted help, I'll have her post specifics. Again, all your responses give us a good starting point. We have a PROMPT therapist in the area and other tutors that are trained in OG reading. Hopefully she can take advantage of these to help her son. Recently I was able to view an AAC ipad app for a non-verbal autistic child, and the mom was singing its praises, but I didn't make the connection between the autism and apraxia (hat tip for the recommendation). Thank you!