They came on Saturday when I was busily making lunch and we had to get out the door to my mother-in-laws and wouldn't be back until dark. So.....I did have to let those boxes sit until the next day, but what a fun Mother's Day opening up all the boxes of books!
My kids loved the books until..... they saw the empty boxes! 
One was quickly used by my ds for a Lego container and the other for stuffed animals by my dd! Some things never change! I have all the books proudly displayed on a table in the basement and there they'll stay so I can look at them all I like! I'm even going to have a friend of mine over to see them.
Everything looks perfect for us. I had pondered getting higher level guides, but after seeing everything in person I think I made the wisest choice. Of course, with the help of this board! Seems like a very FULL curriculum in person and I think there is no need to worry about choosing too easy for most dc.Thanks again and God bless, Michelle
My dd is 5.5 and loves books being read to her, but she's not ready to read any of the books by herself. My ds (9) is NOT into books and I really wish he loved to read like I did when I was little. He will read what I tell him, when I tell him, with no problem, but he doesn't pick up books to read for pleasure on his own. He's a very creative kid, always thinking and creating. He'd play with Legos all day and not even look at a book if I'd let him. 