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We will be doing MtMM this year with my son for his freshman year of High School! Agghhh!!! A little nervous about entering the High School years, but excited and feeling a little more confident having HOD to help guide our schooling! I went ahead and ordered the new geography guide and it's science ...

Thank you so much, Julie and Carrie, for getting back to me on my many questions. You have been a huge help!

I've actually already placed my order, and thankfully I did go ahead and order the new guide. :D I can't wait to see it all.

I love all the recommendations you gave for making the economics ...

After reading through some other posts, I'm thinking I will just use DITHOR for literature this next year. He hasn't completed most of the higher level (he did a co-op lit. class last year using an Abeka curriculum). I just may need some help with literature selections. (Last year he read Pride and ...

Hi! I am planning on using the MtMM guide with my 9th grader this year, and trying to figure out possible credits and what I may need to change up. I saw that in our state we are required to have 1/2 credit in state history. I was wondering if the state history that goes along with this guide would ...

My boys have always loved building things. I have found notebooks with pages of "plans" for things my oldest was going to build, from the time he could barely write. :D Neither of them like math, though, :( , and they've never cared much about science. When I saw Rev to Rev's science, I was pretty ...

Melissa, Thank you so much! That's what I was thinking, but just needed some reassurance that that would work.
I noticed that you combine, and have been wishing that I had combined mine (although then we would have missed out on the wonderful Preparing program). I think for us, with our busy ...

Well, we are still trying to finish this year up, and have a ways to go, but I am already excitedly looking at next years stuff, trying to come up with a workable plan for us.
We have very much enjoyed Preparing and RTR this year, but we have very busy schedules and have gotten way behind. We're ...

I don't have any advice--we're in the same boat. I have a 12yo in RTR, and an 8yo in Preparing. We are pretty new to HOD, so trying to get it all down still, but already in week 5 and having some super long days, too (and still have a few things we haven't started, yet, like DITHOR, because we can't ...

My plan is to start on Mon., Aug 15, but I have a LOT of projects going on right now (a homeschool/craft closet under construction--Yipee if it ever gets done :), a son's bedroom to paint and fix up, etc.) that don't look like they're going to get done in time. I'm debating whether to try to ...

Thank you, Carrie! You'll be happy to know that I did end up putting them in 2 separate guides--Preparing for the 10yo, and RTR for the 12yo. (This was just one of those "panic" moments I was having that I hadn't made the right decision, but am at peace about it now.)
I placed my order a couple days ...

Thank you so much for the encouragement, Edie. I am feeling pretty good about my decision. Can't wait to place my order! Just trying to sell some of my old curriculum first to help with the cost.

Well, I have been reading WAY too many posts (I'm going cross-eyed), but I feel very reassured again that Preparing and RTR are going to be great fits for my sons. I want to go hit the "place your order" button right now, but I think I'll try to be patient and wait it out a little longer, continue ...

Leah, thank you so much for that encouragement. I truly do believe, after reading many of these posts, that separating them would be best. And thank you for the encouragement that I can do this even with my poor time management skills!
I think I am ready (again--I keep changing my mind) to place my ...

Help! I keep getting close to placing my order, and keep changing my mind. I have 12 and 10 year old boys. I had just made the decision to put them in separate guides rather than combining (I think). I was just getting ready to place my order for RTR for my 12yo and Preparing for my 10yo, but got a ...

Thank you so much Countrymom! That is exactly what I was looking for, and has totally reinforced my conviction to place my boys in separate guides!
LOL--That's what happens when I decide to go and post a question.-- I had a very solid plan in my head. I was planning on combining them both in RTR. I ...