Got ours posted this morning.

I've gotten a couple here http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Outerwear/index.cat It seems like most coats come in S/M/L type sizing which may or may not work for you.

I checked my copy of the TM and show the answer is the same as yours. I don't have any expertise with this as we will start unit 3 today and I agree that both portions are confusing. I would be a bit frustrated that it came up on the test rather than in the exercises beforehand. If you contact AG for clarification, I would be interested in hearing their reply.

This is a direct quote from the FAQ section of their site: Q: Do you have errata? A: No, we don’t. We have found minor errors and typos over the years and have fixed them as they were found. If you ever have a question about something you see in one of our books, PLEASE don’t hesitate to e-mail rfinley (at) analyticalgrammar.com and we’ll clear it up. Is the TM you're using current? I bought mine this summer so I can check whether or not the sentence(s) you question have been updated. If your TM is current as well, then I'd recommend e-mailing them. HTH.

I finished Now You See Her by Joy Fielding. I don't recommend it...lame, lame, lame!!!! I'm not sure what I'll read this week. None of my library holds have come in.

Not sure if I should be embarrassed to admit this but I don't think I've ever heard the phrase! It's not ringing any bells anyway, so obviously I chose "Nope..." :D

Congratulations! He's a cutie :001_smile: .

Ours is up. Co-op started this week.

I read Little Princes by Conor Brennan. I loved this book! It is about child trafficking in Nepal. The author volunteers in an orphanage that cares for these trafficked children who have been rescued from the streets. Despite the depressing subject matter, Brennan's story is one of hope. Child trafficking is a complex problem in Nepal and there are no easy answers as Brennan shows. He does not make light of its seriousness but I was surprised to find myself laughing several times during the first third of the book. The humor came from the children...kids being kids, no matter where they live. I could relate to these kids and their antics as I do to my own. I was inspired by the author's life which shows what can happen when one person invests his time and truly cares about others rather than just himself.

I don't have any suggestions on what to do with the altered form but I use the form provided at this link: http://www.washhomeschool.org/homeschooling/declaration.html My school district would send me a form that asked for additional information I was not required to provide. Instead of completing that form, I complete the one on the WHO website at the link above. As you can see it indicates the student's age, not grade. I was never contacted and advised that I needed to return the form that they had originally sent me. However, I mail mine in and keep a copy for my records. I don't take it in personally.

Does he have any friends in the neighborhood that are close to his age? There are times when I remind my kids that C or T can't even come out to "play" (or whatever you call it when 7th & 8th grade kids hang out together) when they get home because they still have homework after spending a full day at school. This helps put it in perspective somewhat. As for quality that's a little tougher imo. I've been talking to my 12yo about neatness with his work. I was listening to SWB's science lecture and she says to expect neat/legible work. If not, take the work from the child and require him to do it over. Earlier this week I explained my expectations to my 12yo and that if he doesn't follow through and turns in sloppy work I will toss it and he will have to do it over. His eyes got a little bigger so I know he took me seriously. To relate this to the science you could require him to go back, find the correct information himself, and then update his answers. This would be in addition to all the other assignments he has for the day, not in place of any. If you want, give him a heads up and tell him that from here forward that will be how you're going to handle this. If he has to do this a few times it may be enough of an incentive to care about the quality of his work.

I use Olay Foaming Face Wash for Sensitive Skin. I have a problem with most cleansers and for years just used water. I was so happy to find something reasonably priced that works well for me. I get it at Target. Here's a link to the Olay site with a photo: http://www.olay.com/skin-care-products/facial-cleansers/foaming-face-wash-sensitive?pid=075609041549

:iagree:Great book! My library had it available for download so I listened to it on my i-pod. The information made sense to me and helped me understand what was going on inside my body. I'm making changes slowly. A big one for me was not adding sugar to my coffee in the morning any more. Now it's just cream. While this hasn't made a huge impact on my weight it has greatly impacted the way I feel throughout the day. Maybe you could do the same. Start with one change and see how it makes you feel. Drop down to 1 fruit just for a week or so and see if it affects you. I LOVED my coffee with sugar first thing in the am and couldn't imagine not having it. But when I realized how much better I felt if I didn't start my day that way, it made giving it up completely worth while. I will say, though, you may have to cut fruit out all together to see how it really affects you. After a week of no sugar I tried just using a half tsp. of sugar in the am instead of 2 tsp. The half tsp. still had an affect on me so now I just stick to coffee and cream. ETA: Oh, and I'm not saying fruit is bad, I just picked that one because it's the one that is the hardest for you to imagine giving up. Sometimes we crave or love the things that are affecting our bodies negatively.

Ours is here.

He talks about this in the book. It was a regular occurrence during much of the time he was there. The book ends in about 2008 and at that time a peace agreement had been signed between the two groups and the fighting had stopped. I'm sorry to hear things have escalated again.

I wouldn't. I don't know if it would upset your stomach but it's been my experience that when meat is frozen too long it turns out dry and tough plus the flavor is "off."

We were on vacation last week so I was able to finish 2 books. The first was Lost in Shangri-La. I enjoyed the chapters that explained what was happening with the survivors and their rescue. But overall I thought the book was just okay...interesting in some parts, dull in others. After I finished that I read Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy. It was another so-so read. IMO she had way too many characters in this book. She kept introducing more and more to the point I thought to myself, "Enough already!!!" This week I'm reading Little Princes by Conor Grennan. I noticed it at Borders when I was checking out their going out of business sale. So far, I can hardly put it down.

This same thing has been happening to me. For me, I think the ring is tighter than it used to be...not extremely tight but tighter. My fingers seem to swell some in the summer so I'm wondering if that could have something to do with it and I've gained a few pounds since I had the ring sized (not insinuating anything about you, just telling you my situation). I've been taking the ring off at night and just wearing it during the day. It seems to help but as soon as I start wearing all day and night the red skin comes back.

I've felt that way ever since I finished the Stieg Larsson books! I've got a Maeve Binchy book waiting in the wings if I can't get into this WWII book I started. :D

I finished listening to Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. Can I count books on tape? :D I spent a lot of time in the car driving my oldest back and forth to architecture camp so it was a great time filler. I enjoyed this book because it gave me some answers to things I've noticed about my body and weight gain. I've started to make some diet changes based on what I learned. I read The Glass Castle. Not sure what I thought about this book because I'm still mad at the father! My next picks were a couple from the Amazon recommendations that come in my inbox. I started S** on the Moon by Ben Mezrich but really disliked the main character so I won't be reading this. Now I've started Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff. It's a non-fiction WWII story about a plane that goes down in New Guinea. So far it's interesting.

When we ended school in June I planned to start our new year this week. But we've had some things come up that made our summer plans change so we won't be starting until 9/6 now.

When my boys were your son's age one had a train theme, one a fire truck theme, and the youngest a sports theme. Each one was based on something that child loved. Now that they're older their rooms have changed. Each chose the color(s) he wanted and that is how the room is painted. They decorate with posters, artwork they've made, and awards they've won (even if it's just a participation ribbon). In looking at your list the only one I would hesitate on is Curious George. He may love it now but he will probably outgrow that one the quickest. You want to think about how often you want to change the room. I decided I wanted something to last and my oldest ended up having his theme until he was 13 (he still loves trains). My middle son changed his room about age 10 and the youngest just changed his room this year. He is 10. He still loves sports but I think he wanted his room to look more "grown up" like his brothers. :tongue_smilie:

I just finished listening to Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes so I have a question about this. He mentioned that societies often have no obesity issues until the western diet (or things like flour and sugar) are introduced into the culture and then become a main staple. I believe one example he gave was Japan. So my question is regarding these "wealthier Chinese." Could they be gaining because they are using the additional money they have to buy more westernized food rather than sticking to the traditional Chinese diet?

I'm so sad :(. I know I've raved about that book on here. Sorry to hear that you didn't like it. I finished Grooming the Next Generation for Success by Dani Johnson. I started this book back in June but I didn't care for the author at all. She is a life coach or success coach or something and I felt like I was listening to one of her seminars...maybe I was! I could envision her shouting out to me trying to get me excited enough to start clapping or something which drove me crazy. I set it aside until last week when I decided to finally finish it. I had about 50 pages to go. For some reason these last pages didn't bother me as much and I did think they had some good information. Overall, I don't think I would recommend it. The other book I read was Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva. He has a new book out got great reviews. The library wait list for that book is LONG so I thought I'd try one of his older books. It was just okay. This week I'm reading Glass Castle by Jennifer Walls based on some conversations I had seen here at the boards.

I finished The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Not my favorite book of the three but a good read nonetheless. This week I'm finishing a couple of books that I had started and then set aside: Grooming the Next Generation for Success by Dani Johnson and Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva.