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That is so cool....or hot as you said. LOL. I have been to Dallas, TX once when I was a Mary Kay consultant I went to Seminar down there. It was hot and I saw people in jeans so i thought these folks must be used to this weather. Then when we went to a restaurant I saw the biggest sink I have ever s...

Oh, I wasn't aware of the distinction b/t emerging readers being for "Beyond" and the independent readers being for "Drawn." I am not looking to skip anything or jump ahead but I will say my 1st grader is 6 yo and will be 7 summer 2009 (before next fall). She has taken off with her reading and accor...

Okay, now for a question I have to ask (for myself)....how about bugs? Do you have bugs? My brother-in-law lives in TN and he says the TN state bird is the mosquito....so I had to ask. How about natural disasters....hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornados, forest fires etc. etc.? How is the health...

I know it may be a bit early, but I am trying to plan ahead for next year and I wanted to ask how do I know which books to get for my daughter. My daughter is 6 yo and in first grade and I think she is reading at almost a 2nd grade level. At first teaching her to read was frustrating, but she has ta...

Wow! In an effort to help my friend, I am actually learning a lot about the rest of our country. I live in upstate NY and it is beautiful to have all the seasons (though I am not particularly fond of snow....one month of snow might be nice, but I don't get to put my order in...LOL). Taxes are too hi...

You are all so awesome! Thanks for the scoop. If anyone else has opinions on this, please let me know and I will pass it on!

Tammy

I am so glad my detailed answer was helpful to you. This will sound crazy but when I speak English and you have to figure out when to say "I" and when "me"....like in this example..."Johnny and I went to the store." Or "Suzie went with Johnny and me." In my mind I go back to when we diagrammed sente...

I have a friend who plans to move and I suggested to her that she talk to other HS moms to find out what they think of their state, city, school district as far as being home school friendly, community resources, cost of living, home school groups, climate/weather, activities for children etc. :? So...

Okay....here is my perspective. We are teaching our kids just basic Russian words (my oldest was adopted from Russia) and probably next year we will use Rosetta Stone (wonderful reputation and if you purchase it from My Father's World they sell it for the "basement retail price" so there is no mark-...

Just wanted to let you know that i was thinking that when my 4 yo is done with Little Hands and we do Little Hearts next year (again because my 6 yo is currently using it) then I would just read different Dover books, we bought one of the sets, so we have a lot extra. I have issues w/ getting ahead ...

Shannon, I can understand your desire to dot your i's and cross your t's. Why don't you print out your state standards and then think of ways you can fulfill the requirements not covered in HOD. For example I live in NY and so patriotism, the constitution etc. are mentioned as standards. So, among o...

Ladies, All I have to say is....boy, I am definitely not a morning person and it is evident by your schedules and my initial responses to them. Piano practice after breakfast?! No way....way too loud that early. Chore lists early in the morning? how about we sit on the couch and read a book instead?...

I totally forgot to look at what questions I was supposed to be asking! Oops! I have this tendency to talk to my children about the books we are reading anyway. Like do you think it was nice of him to do that? or whatever is appropriate. I had to explain the stereotype of foxes being sly and then de...

Good advice about skipping ahead and how it could be creating a problem. I will try and follow things next week and see how I do. Is it possible that I am just a rebel won't admit it?! Hmm. Maybe there is a spiritual lesson in all of this....LOL! I just get going and if something is going well I don...

Thank you ladies! Ironically, I did a search today and found the Donna Young website before even reading your posts! God must have meant for me to see it! I am still open to any words of wisdom, but let me tell you what I did and we will see how it goes. I found an attendance form so I can check off...