Posts by Shelsi

We're actually just all on one level, it's a ranch style house. We've got black out/thermal curtains on the windows so theoretically that should help keep it cooler. Our bedroom faces south though which doesn't help at all. Dh is...

Dh doesn't want to do a window unit. No clue why, he just doesn't. I'll look into one of those towers though. They just gave him a small raise today - maybe the extra will just end up paying the higher electric bill, at least we...

Dh works 3 months days then 3 months nights throughout the year. He's just about to switch to nights in mid April. It's starting to warm up here and obviously we'll be into "full" summer here before long. Dh will get home...

I'm particularly looking for some books about the African slave trade. Ds is in kindy and we've been studying Africa this past month. One of the books we read vaguely mentioned slaves and he asked about it. So we've talked about it a...

Not in your DDC but I just wanted to say that pumping colostrum is really hard. It's so thick it's just super hard to pump. Once your milk comes in it should get much much easier.

Anyone?

Who has used their LA books? Did you use it as a complete curriculum? Did you feel it covered everything well enough? Ds is in kindy and about to finish his level 1 Sing, Spell, Read, and Write so I think I'd be doing the 1st grade...

Quote: Originally Posted by lach I just got my catalog for The Critical Thinking Company today. They're secular, and they have a ton of language arts books. They say it's a full LA curriculum, but I'm not sure how...

Quote: Originally Posted by velochic Yes, I do think that's too much to ask a 7.5yo. Dd turned 8 last month and she is the kind of kid to follow ALL the rules. I'm not sure it's about willpower, really. I don't...

Honestly? Yes I do think so. But then I also of course don't know the whole story. Was your dd manipulating your dh by asking for a movie when she knew she wasn't supposed to? Or did he just ask what movie she wanted to watch because...