My husband the computer genius says that it's done to get people looking for certain keywords to click on the site. It's a type of spam. There's a good chance that there's some sort of malware on that blog, so it's not necessarily a good idea to click on anything--even opening the page may get you something damaging. You might want to break the link or get rid of it, so you don't send lots of people there.

We ought to be getting ours soon--in theory--but not yet. Thanks for the assembly tip!

Well, it makes perfect sense to ME. I do exactly the same thing! Which explains why I spent a lot of time a couple months ago agonizing over logic curricula I can use in 3-4 years...:D

Aw, that is so cute. My parents were newlyweds, still in college, and watched it on their 12" TV in their apartment.

I've always been careful and tried to buy needs more than wants, but this year is tight. I can't actually afford food just now, much less books. So I have sold out to the Man and joined a charter school ISP that gives me a bunch of money. Happily they're as hands-off as it's possible to be. :001_unsure: <this is me being ambivalent about the whole thing

I got Managers of their Chores and do a very relaxed version. It really helped me think of a zillion little jobs my kids could do and divide them up, assign them out, etc. I would never dream of scheduling myself the way she has it designed, but I'm glad I bought the book; I got a lot out of it to use in my own way.

Last week my 8yo asked me about the song we were listening to on the radio, which has the line "There's a full moon in the sky"--she thought it said "There's a booger in the sky" which was much more confusing. :lol:

Ha! Yes, but now it's a challenge. I'm going to have to do it!:D

I'm almost the only one in my group, too. Most of them are pretty unschooly, and none are classical. We just don't talk a whole lot about school stuff--and when we do, I think everyone tries to be respectful. Yesterday several of us went swimming at a member's home, and we did talk about school, because I've just joined a charter school and everyone was curious about whether I'd run into anything worrisome yet. Although we have very different styles, none of us wants to have our curriculum choices dictated to us! But most of the time we just talk about stuff besides curriculum and exactly what our kids are doing. We don't get too specific about all that. I like the folks there very much and they've been valuable friends for me and my kids. I think I probably do feel more comfortable with them, though, partly because I lived in Berkeley for years and hippies make me feel at home. ;) The only classical group around is in the big city 2 hours away, and I thought about joining them for a few field trips, etc. until I found out that they require a statement of faith. SoF's are written to keep people like me out of groups, so I know I wouldn't be happy with them.

Yes. I'm going to have a 4th grader (need to focus on doing more work each day for a longer time) and a 1st grader (ramping up everywhere). I know this isn't much by most WTM standards, but I have no idea how some of you manage with more than 2 or 3 kids; I feel like I'm just barely hanging on some days. (And I wanted 4 kids--life just didn't work out like that.) During the school year, I have an awful time keeping up with the house. I keep trying, but I never seem to get where I want to be. If my husband can't find a contract and we have to move, well, let's not think about that yet. On the bright side, I just joined a charter school ISP and suddenly I can buy all sorts of things I've always wanted but could never get before!

In general, yes. I love my husband, my family, and what I do. I love where we live. We do have the small problem just now of not having had any income for several months, though, so that's getting pretty stressful. I'm mostly happy anyway, but I sure hope that changes soon. This week would be good.

I'm pretty sure you can find it in D'Aulaires Greek Myths.

The Canon Press logic texts are not secular enough. I'm willing to have some religion in the mix, but that was way too much for this religious gal. (It's very Calvinist.) I don't know about Cothran. I would love to see a logic text that doesn't have an agenda. I've been looking for one and failing. So put me on the list!

We pretty much follow the local public school, so that our girls feel like they're doing it with their friends. I take different days off of course, but we take similar vacation time and start/end times.

I like that pretty well. :)

This is a somewhat irritating situation that has been going on for several months now. My daughter is just turning 9, and in her Sunday School class there are several girls and just two boys. They tend to get more boy-y in order to assert themselves, or something, if you see what I mean. She has known both boys practically since birth and did preschool with them. Well a while back one boy decided that my daughter (K) "likes" the other boy (M). M has spent the past few months muttering "I know you like me" at her whenever they meet and refusing all other interaction. (They were good friends when they were 3...and his mom and I are friends.) This is kind of too bad, since they have similar tastes in books and would probably get along great if he would forget about it. M pretty much ignores all of girl-kind otherwise. K is annoyed, confused, and probably a bit giggly about it. She has no interest in boys at this time--actually she's a little young for her age, though not by much. What she mostly does is to say "No I don't!" which is taken as proof that she does. Today she made a face at him as well, which served as further proof. Otherwise she just says "Boys are crazy." She wants to play and be buddies, or at least for this dumb stuff to stop. The only thing I can think of is for her to smile sweetly and reply "Don't flatter yourself." Otherwise I don't think there is anything she can do to convince him, but this is getting old. Does anyone know what could possibly get him to quit and act normally? I would really prefer that she deal with it, and not me.

My husband had a co-worker friend who is Mennonite. They're still kind of in touch, they were buddies. There are a lot of Mennonites around here, though I don't know any personally. We seem to have the same taste though--we are always running into Mennonite folks at restaurants, the fabric store, and the bookstore.

I like them, and I read them over and over as a young teen. But as above, they are a little thinner. One friend of mine complains that after Anne gets married, she stops doing anything--the books do start bringing in lots of characters with their stories. However, I still love them and there are episodes that have really stayed with me for years. And Rilla of Ingleside is IMO right up there, one of my favorites. (I own most of Montgomery's books.) Hey, want to have some fun? Read The Blue Castle. Then go find Colleen McCullough's The Ladies of Missalonghi and read that. Return and report your findings....:D

I do freezer paper. Cheap and cheerful!

What do you mean by 'better?' Pyle is pretty impenetrable with his quoths and varlets and forsooths, but some people like that sort of thing. Lanier is quite a classic, but easier to get through than Pyle. Sutcliff is good, much easier and more modern. IIRC, it's based more on White's books and Camelot than Lanier, which is Le Morte d'Arthur. I don't know anything about Knowles. And my own favorite, just to confuse you, is Roger Lancelyn Green, and I like Andrew Lang too. :) If I were you I'd read Lanier and let the kids read Sutcliff in leisure time, but I'd pre-read that one just to check up--I don't remember much about it now. But I'm not counting Knowles in that.

I'm the only person I know IRL who is doing classical (except one very nice mom I see about once a year). I hang out with unschoolers for the most part. Everyone is pretty nice about it, though. I'm sorry they've given you a hard time--I guess living well (with classical ed) is the best revenge? ;)

I concur that SOTW doesn't say one word about evolution. It's a history book and doesn't cover pre-history in any way. Also, I have noticed that just as SWB doesn't tell anyone her political leanings, she does not mention her opinions on creation/evolution. It's not her job to tell you what to do with those areas, or something. (I approve of that.) People tend to complain that SOTW is too Christian, or that it's somehow anti-Christian. Does this mean she struck the right balance? :laugh:

My kids are much younger, and we are using R&S 4 this year, so maybe this isn't applicable. But I am also using Classical Writing. R&S is wonderful for grammar, but so far I haven't seen much writing.

I know perfectly well who Cordelia was, and I've read Anne a zillion times. Did that click? Noooo. I learned something today too. :) I do have the Anne's Anthology and it's really nice.