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I only have a minute (and I know....I've been MIA for awhile!), but 2 things real quick... 1). Little Hearts makes a terrific first grade year! 2). I've never, ever heard of any school that finishes phonics in K. Most only introduce consonants sounds (and not special sounds like soft g or c) and sho...

So sorry to hear of your struggles. You have my prayers.
Melanie

(Mary will be along shortly with the perfect verse for you, but "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" seems like a good motto for ya!!)

WELCOME KELLY

Nice to have you here! You're going to love HOD!
Mel

We officially finished Little Hearts today! Yea!! I know this is a big no-no, but with the impending option of public school looming ahead of us, we did the last 2 weeks in one so that we can move more quickly into Beyond. :( Highlights of the week were trying to carve a face from clay like Mt. Rush...

Believe it or not...this has come up before! :lol: This is just me, but when I type HOD, I am just using it as an acronym and saying Heart of Dakota. When I say Hodie, I pronounce it phonetically Ho (long o) die (long e). If you wanted to use the short o, you would need to spell it Hoddie and it wou...

WELCOME JESSICA

I'm sure you will love Little Hands!
Mel

I haven'd done Drawn, so can't help with that...but, did want to say

WELCOME KRISTIE

We're glad to have you here, and don't worry...someone will be along shortly to answer your question!
Mel

What wonderful news! Now, we will just pray for the drs. wisdom as they search for the root of your problems, and hope for the best.

I hope w2w is as fortunate....wouldn't that be great!
Mel

Just now seeing this...we have had some terrible lightening today and had the computer unplugged. (I'm having withdrawals!) I'm actually glad I have gotten to read this entire thread now, and not just when Mary first posted it...how uplifting and encouraging to read all of your experiences and how t...

Just said a prayer for little Joshua.

Is the chance a lyme disease very high in the New England area??

We always soak the bite with alcohol and then apply Watkin's brown salve and cover with a band-aid.

Mel

6timeboymom wrote:welcome!! we're glad you are here!
and at surfing-I have never even seen the ocean, so the thought of surfing makes me all :::shiver:::

Now Darci....you know you and I could both surf on all these raging creeks we've got rolling out of their banks all around us!

Here's an idea for you....I did this with my kiddos for part of their K year and they still remember the things from the "list of attainments", esp. the birds. Go to the amblesideonline.com site and click on year 0 . It is a wonderful list of books and a pretty meaty list of attainments for a child ...

:D :D :D WELCOME CRYSTAL :D :D :D I would wait on Little Hearts until at least five and just stretch Little Hands out for a few years. I will keep all my comments about teaching babies to read to myself!! :lol: :lol: (Susie will faint, I didn't say anything!) We are very glad to have you here and kn...

WELCOME ANGELA

We will be starting on Beyond in a week! It's very nice to have you here!

Mel

I believe the answer is yes, you are able to copy for use within your family. I think you idea with the rhymes sounds wonderful and will make for a cherished memory of this time!

Mel