My twins finished AAR 1 in about 5 months. We didn't rush at all. Some lessons took several days, some took only one. AAR 2 was going faster (we are taking a break for a month or so) towards the middle as their stamina picks up. I'd say it will be a total of 4-5 months, also.

We abandoned rightstart very quickly but use the abacus still for singapore. And we did Go To The Dump for making tens. That's all that we liked. Well to be honest, that's all we actually gave a chance.

The insulation issue is common, I've decided. I think unless you specify and pay more, a builder is going to put zero insulation on internal walls! I bet his personal house has internal insulation, though! Who could think that's a good idea? Also, Mosquitos keep us inside in the summer, too. My daughter gets bitten even with deep woods off. She's their favorite snack.

I can't like this enough!!! Turns out I like to visit nature, not live amongst it. I long for a neighborhood to regain my summer.

Cal Ripkin jr. (Baseball, gorgeous) Harrison Ford Just about every hair metal guy but mostly Bret Michels and Richie Sambora Yeh, I'll admit Corey Haim Andre Agassi Steve Young (football) So boy crazy I suppose. I'm sure I'm missing someone.

Definitely won't be out in the country! It will be new with no fixing up required! I will never have another house on a crawl space! Brick ranch on a slab only! Last weekend we changed light fixtures that were put up in 1977. Ack! So tired of this house! Kudos to my dh for his mad DIY skills.

I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That held until freshman college chemistry. Then I switched to the business school where life was easier. I was a lazy teen. I'm now a SAHM w a CPA license. ETA-marriage and kids never entered the master plan back then.

I would never. And I wouldn't appreciate anyone else doing it at my house, although I am sure some law enforcement friends of my dh have. Not everyone is as responsible as I am, and with young kids, it's just not worth it. I leave it in the car unless I'm at my parents' house.

Nope, not even close. And I don't make my kids get dressed every day, either. Most days we have to leave the house in the afternoon anyway, so we just get dressed then sometimes. They do get dressed before playing outside, though. So, eventually during the day, everyone changes. And we don't wear shoes in the house so no laces either!

AAR is working for my kids but in your situation I'm not sure you need to jump ship. For mine, it took a lot of practice for fluency to build. Mine were in no way early readers. I will say that I resold my AAR for nearly what I paid. So, if you get it, you can get most of your money back, if you so desire. Oh, I went back and see you ordered it. I hope you like it. My kids enjoy it. The readers are very good.

My daughter has a big reaction to mosquito bites. When she was about 4, she had a bite on her upper eyelid right beneath the brow. It swelled her entire eye and the skin was a bit off colored - not blue or red but just not the same color. The next day it was actually worse. I'd given her benedryl. I took her to her doctor who told me it happens and there is nothing to worry about. I stopped the benedryl and we just had to wait. She looked like she'd been in a fight for many days. Then it was gone. I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets substantially worse.

My husband has diverticulitis. The way he found out is a ruptured bowel that required immediate surgery resulting in a colostomy. He had a few hours notice of imminent death from the infection leaking in his abdomen (although it had been very uncomfortable for a few days). Not a pleasant 6 months and two surgeries, including one post surgical infection. I'd take the advice to stay near a hospital seriously.

I'm doing Adventures in America (Elemental History) with my rising 1st graders. They enjoy it because it includes coloring but they also love the little stories (they are not very deep at all but are a jumping off point for real books). From there, I add in a lot of additional books (it includes a good list but I add more), including the Betsy Maestro books. It also happens to cover the 50 states but not very completely. My kids love it and beg for history.

I love soup year round. leek, broccoli cheese, tomato basil, french onion, corn and ham chowder.... a lot of people eat leek soup cold but it's gross that way to me (vichyssoise to the more sophisticated).

This! But I would make my own will. But no way would they get my children. Your momma instincts have to rule here.

I wouldn't buy it. We are on a moderately busy country road - not a main one by any stretch. My kids are little so I deeply regret not having a safe place for them to ride bikes or for us to walk. People FLY down our road. I don't feel safe with my kids in the front yard, either, just because it is so public. Plus, resell is not as good. I can hear the cars in the house during the day but I've never noticed the noise in a keeping-me-awake kind of way.

me too! but I'd need for her to have a twin brother for my guy to play with, too! And they'd have to live out in the boonies like we do.

gymnastics! My son is in no way a gymnast but he loves his classes. He started out in a co-ed preschool level class. Now he's in a boys only class. It is only once per week now but I wish it were twice. He hasn't made lasting friends yet but he loves hanging with other boys. you could put him in summer camps and see if you meet any similar families. or swimming lessons. Just because it only meets temporarily doesn't mean you can't meet people to have play time with during the year. Then, the play would be free.

My son had an umbilical hernia. His was very large. I was told to make sure it doesn't get hard and is easily pushed in (I believe that means no intestines were pushed through the opening). I just made sure it was fine daily when he was little but otherwise ignored it. He had surgery to fix it at age 3. It's not the prettiest belly button now but it looks normal. Honestly, your pic looks about like my son. I'd just keep an eye on it and have the surgery when he's old enough (3 is what I was told). The surgery was very simple.

hardwoods are so expensive. we just paid an arm and a leg for one room and a piece of the kitchen from where we remodeled and moved cabinets. We had no choice but I'd offer the allowance if we could have gotten away with it.

I would definitely inform the host parent. I would certainly talk to my teen about alcohol and choices and certainly driving. But the honesty is good. I suspect a lot of teens would have lied. I doubt I'd do any "punishing".

We are right there with you. We've moved some stuff to storage but are busy finishing up the little details we never got around to when we remodeled the kitchen TWO years ago! It feels like it will never be ready to list! Our to-do list gets longer and longer. I'm almost certain with all our hard work, it is supposed to be getting shorter and shorter. Also, from what I've read, if you grab them with the main living areas, buyers will overlook odd colors in the non-master bedrooms. At least that's what I'm hoping for my daughter's entirely pink - down to the ceiling fan - room.

My son has been in speech therapy for many years. Mostly it feels like drudgery. However, it is so necessary. Part of the time insurance has covered it. I'd really recommend some time with a SLP. They know the order of sounds and proper progression. It's worth it. I don't use anything else with my son - just his weekly therapy and the homework she sends with us. You can buy material designed for therapists but when I looked into it man years ago, they were pricey. Mine used an app -I can't remember the name but it was detailed- that was very pricey to buy on our own.

I can understand not wanting the kids inside. Be firm with the boundaries. We are stuck in the country with NO neighboring kids around. I feel so bad for my kids. We are trying to move to a neighborhood. They have seen friends who live in neighborhoods have tons of other little kids to just start playing with. They long for that. We are trying to find a way to sell our place for not a huge loss to make a neighborhood happen for my kids. When/If that happens, I will do what many on here are saying - kids stay outside at all times!

Oh yes! My kids would love this. They are currently obsessed with frogs. One sleeps with a stuffed red-eyed tree frog on her head every night.