No we haven't looked into this, Kareni. But none of the scholarships related to specific sports involvement such as tennis or the academic ones would work for my dd. We'll check out the links, though. Thank you.

Chris, We're also too *wealthy*:banghead: for need-based educational help. My youngest, 19yodd, is learning disabled. She's insulin-dependent diabetic, has Bipolar Disorder and has some definite learning challenges with studying and test-taking. We didn't even bother putting her through SAT or ACT because we knew she wouldn't have done well. Instead, she got a part-time job and began attending community college as a full-time student. She's in the middle of her second year and so far with her job she's been able to pay cash up front for all her tuition and books. In other words she owes nothing, to date. When she begins her third year of college she'll be transferring to a 4-yr university and at that time she may need to take out a small student loan to cover the added expense of higher univ tuition but she'll only need extra money for what her job won't cover. A small student loan for the last 2 years of college is much easier to handle that a large student loan for 4 years at univ. It's doable. Your child may need to work part-time and spend 2 years at CC but it is doable. FWIW--- Both my girls work part-time as full-time college students. Oldest dd has completed 2 years at the small private school she attends and is now in her third year. She's worked on campus since she began school 2 1/2 years ago. She will be graduating in May of 2011 only owing a very small student loan of about $15,000., which is a drop in the bucket by today's standards of student loans.

Yes, one and the same. The Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware was the book I was going to recommend. It was the first book I read on the history of the Eastern Church.

I have fresh herbs growing outside. Do you wash and pat dry your herbs before you chop them or do you just bring them in and chop them for use?

It's not sugar causing him to be diabetic. It's carb-loading. Do low carb dieting, mainly eating protein, veggies and fruit but limit the fruit. Stay off of pasta, rice, potatoes and breads. If he just needs potatoes once in a while cook sweet potatoes as they are more diabetic-friendly. Get a blood glucose meter and have him to a fasting morning check soon as his feet hit the floor in the morning, with a goal of achieving readings in the 90-110 range. Exercise 5-6 days a week for at least 20-30 minutes or longer. It will be a lifestyle change. He can't do this for a season and then go back to old ways or else diabetes will continue to visit him.

So it seems that MS Word is the place. I asked because I didn't know if there were better places for writing. Thanks everyone. I appreciate the responses.

She's been devoting a lot of her time to writing since she was about 8-10yo, so she's been at it for about ten years now.

I mean "computer program". We don't need curriculum. She's 19yo and in her second year of community college. Next year she will transition to 4-yr university as a third year college student. Thanks so much for ideas and suggestions.

Surely someone here has suggestions???:confused1:

One of my daughters loves to write novels and hopes to get them published. I'm just wondering-- What do you think is the best program, the most "writer-friendly" program for her to use during the writing process, especially for storing and editing? I should add that she's in community college and is learning challenged.

OK, I'm confused. Texas doesn't have a cuisine all on its own? I thought it did but maybe I'm wrong. Is there a good cookbook for authentic Texas recipes that don't take hours and hours to prepare? And can anyone recommend a cookbook for authentic Mexican recipes that don't take hours to prepare? Yes, now I'm looking for 2 separate books.:001_smile:

You Texans don't use cookbooks?

I'm searching for a great cookbook which contains the best, authentic, delicious, and somewhat healthy (not too healthy) Tex-Mex recipes. Please post the best cookbooks available in your neck of the woods. Thanks..

Jean, we will ALWAYS talk about you here.:lol:

My girls didn't read "Til We Have Faces" until high school.. I forget which grade.

I believe Jean in Wisc has used and enjoyed some of the LLATL for high school. How is she being contacted these days, here or on her blog?

Hi Nadia, Not true "classics" but what I would consider to be "semi-classic"-- Louis L'Amour books do an interesting sweep of U.S. geography: http://www.louislamour.com/ , particularly in his Sackett novels. This link shows the Sackett stories and the best order in which to read them: http://www.louislamour.com/sackett/index.htm . For a checklist of all L'Amour novels, non-fiction and short story collection, their titles and ISBN numbers: http://www.louislamour.com/community/booklist.htm My youngest dd wasn't always a lover of novels but L'Amour captured her attention so I purchased all the Sackett novels from used book stores and also purchased the very useful book entitled: The Sackett Companion: The Facts Behind the Fiction, ISBN: 0-553-37102-9 . The companion book gives the intriguing stories behind the Sackett stories.

Don't be offended but I have and love: The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions ISBN: 0-02-864208-2 For the most part, I find the book to be pretty accurate in its teachings and it would be a good springboard for other World Religion studies. For each religion, they have a separate book list and a separate time line in the back of the book. This would give you and your son a good overview of World Religions and you wouldn't be filling him with doctrine from any particular Faith. Fwiw--- I was raised Roman Catholic for 20 yrs, then was a Protestant for 20 yrs and presently I've been Christian Orthodox for the last 9 yrs. Each Christian Faith handles Bible interpretation in an entirely different way. I know what you mean about the "hell" emphasis. It gets old hearing it when you believe differently.

Emmanuel Books sells the syllabus for this text. You might want to check it out.

I've not heard of one but if you have a student who has learning challenges, Spielvogel's The Human Odyssey would be a better choice for high school. We used HO for dd#2 and Spielv's World History (college level) for dd#1. Both were good fits.

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I have both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage. They are my two favorite dictionaries. And I agree with Sharon regarding the Synonym Finder.

unsinkable, You must have had associations with some very good schools. The ones I have seen do cater to visual learners. My youngest dd always wanted to go to school but the ones in our area would have only been a frustration to her with her auditory and kinesthetic learning modes. My oldest dd was a visual learner and would have done well in our schools but she always wanted to homeschool until going to college.

If you're asking about Kathryn & Richard Stout's "Movies As Literature" my best advice would be to use it exclusively for literature for the entire year 'as it is designed'. I realize that TWTM way of homeschooling is to supplement, supplement, supplement. Please don't put your child through this program while trying to supplement with other literature studies. It will be overkill. Also, if you decide to use Movies As Literature, do spend a little extra money and purchase the MAL Student Workbook as well as the text. Esp with a child who struggles with reading and writing, the WB will save them and you much frustration. I've spoken to Kathryn on the phone and I have emailed with her. She is a treasure of wisdom when it comes to teaching kids who have a 'different' bent to learning. Her own son was not a visual learner so what she teaches in her lectures and books are methods which she successfully used with him. Her heart's desire: http://www.designastudy.com/ has always been to help kids who struggle with learning the conventional, visual way which is usually used in schools. FWIW-- I am not affiliated with Design-A-Study in any way, shape or form. I just think that her materials are wonderful.