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Christy, :D This has been a most encouraging and challenging thread. I am re-thinking a lot! Carrie, Do your boys work for HOD in the summer? I've felt that my sons would greatly benefit from a work opportunity in the summer. They want to earn money and frankly they need the structure. I don't feel ...

Oh my word Lora Beth!! That is so dear and definitely not silly. Those babies and lovies and blankies are special. I'm saying a prayer for your little Evie and asking if the Lord would please help you to find her Allison doll. Funny story (well, funny to us): My dear MIL gave my littlest guy this hi...

What a great conversation! I have so enjoyed seeing everyone's views on this. Thank you all sooo much for taking your precious time to reply! I agree with you all that it will look different for every family and that we should always take our schedules to the Lord and seek His will on them. One thi...

Lora Beth,

I edited my post numerous times trying to be LESS long-winded.

My views in this area have taken shape over the past several years. As family dynamics and the seasons of life change so does our need to reassess use of time. There are so many factors that contribute to how a family decides to use time and those include the number/gender of kids, Dad's work schedu...

He is scrumpdillyicious adorable!!!!

Katrina, I sympathise :? We have so many health issues and food is our greatest medicine here, along with genetically dictated supplements. I have had to work carefully with my middle ds in ways I suspect you are all too familiar with. Several things have helped, and I bet the space in your room wi...

Hi Carrie, Thanks for chiming in dear lady! I know you are so busy in this season. . . So, here's the situation. I have NOT used HOD the past couple years due to the combining challenges. My middlers simply do NOT combine well and I've tried other scenarios in the past .... I can only move forward w...

English 4.

Bumping this up ....

Our days just aren't running well at all. Prayerful and considering what can be done. The post by Carrie has some great filters to run the day thru. Maybe these suggestions will be timely for you. .

Mamanlait,

You have given me permission to breathe and enjoy a steady pace . I take your counsel to heart. I have been giving my daughter the Singapore placement tests to see where she should begin. I was so happy that she scored as she did. She surprised me !

I would start at 3A, Being off by 10 doesn't seem like a big deal, but it means she is doing something wrong that is important (borrowing or carrying). And if she starts 3A as an 9yo, she will still finish 6B in 6th grade I think. No reason to have her finish before then! Thanks Stephanie :D . I ag...

So this started as a Middle School Math thread :) ..... but I want to say that my DD8 passed 2B with flying colors! 88%!!!!!! And a couple misses were simple miscalculations (adding or subtracting being off by 10) and a slight misunderstanding but very very close. I am actually very surprised as she...

Math is on everyone's mind it seems. :) My DD passed 2a with a 94%. She missed NONE of the word problems. A couple mistakes were simple miscalculation. I was so pleased!! Tomorrow I'll give her 2B. She has been held back by a math program with more review than she needs. Her retention of new materia...

Oh, and I wanted to mention that we won't skip ahead. We will keep doing what is scheduled but might add the extensions. If use of time improves he will want to add them. He loves to write . I won't require it though ...