tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post8017282189785607772..comments2023-10-23T09:44:03.507-04:00Comments on Growing with my Girls: B is for St. Bernadette, Bugle Fairy, Baptism, and BirdsErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-60318706628349678902010-10-07T21:59:15.474-04:002010-10-07T21:59:15.474-04:00Ah, we do have bad parts to our days... my 5 year ...Ah, we do have bad parts to our days... my 5 year old, while she enjoys school so far, has a somewhat challenging personality at times... and the girls argue very frequently lately, which I hope is just a stage due to their ages! I just don't take pictures of them arguing and post them on my blog, since I consider it to be a scrapbook of sorts and wouldn't put that sort of thing in my scrapbook (if i had a scrapbook, that is...). ;)<br /><br />I do a little bit each day... mostly in the mornings. Afternoons are for outside, reading, and cooking dinner. I have a schedule and should take a photo of it and post it... I will try to get to that sometime soon. I also like to use the blog to keep track of my plans, because then I can look back when I am trying to remember what I did last year, or in three years when I will be doing Kindergarten again.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-41461845326923804732010-10-07T14:30:00.175-04:002010-10-07T14:30:00.175-04:00Erin, you blow me away...wow. Incredible work!!! I...Erin, you blow me away...wow. Incredible work!!! I feel I do so much book work and you just embrace life! You never seem to have a bad day!<br /><br />Thanks for posting this weekly! It helps me do better in my home school arena!<br /><br />Blessings!<br />P.S. Do you just do a little ALL day, or parts of the day, etc?ViolinMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292780088878827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-51034991868053146442010-09-27T23:45:33.519-04:002010-09-27T23:45:33.519-04:00Sue,
The Startwrite program is somewhat limiting t...Sue,<br />The Startwrite program is somewhat limiting too... for instance, I cannot center the lines of text that I type into it. It does have lots of fonts available, and I like that I can make the letters solid or dotted (to varying degrees) and that I can make them anywhere from solid black to a faint grey, which is good for tracing. They have a free trial on their website, and it is the full version - as long a you keep it open, you can keep using it to test out anything you want to try on it. Then once you close it, only parts of it work (you can't type all letters or use all features) until you buy a keycode from them, which it prompts you to type in to gain access to the full version again - so that is nice to be able to try it out. Oh, and I emailed and asked if they had a homeschooler discount (smart hubby's idea there ;), and they emailed back saying I could get it for $10 off. I will say that the customer service was a bit slow - like not answering the phone, slow to return calls, and I had a problem w/ my keycode (didn't know it had to be typed in all lowercase), and they said they would send a confirmation email w/ my keycode in it and then never did (I bought it over the phone in order to get the discount and they gave me the code over the phone), so I didn't know if I heard wrong or why my keycode wasn't working right. It sounds like it might be a very small business - I always talked to the same lady when I called and I could hear a toddler in the background, so it may be that she's a work at home mom.<br /><br />So, to make a long story even longer... I am finding it useful although there are some limitations, and it was a bit of a process to actually get the software in the first place!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-74883868997722157002010-09-27T23:28:45.263-04:002010-09-27T23:28:45.263-04:00It looks like the girls had so much fun during Bb ...It looks like the girls had so much fun during Bb week! I really like the idea of the pocket chart...I'll have to keep an eye out for them. Great idea with the bubble letters too! I need to save that idea for Big Boy for the next year. How do you like the startwrite program? I really do need something that is user friendly. Currently I'm using softschools.com, but it seems very limiting.Tiny Actionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304288870374605347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-12951714916973698972010-09-26T20:15:46.572-04:002010-09-26T20:15:46.572-04:00They have those pocket charts every year usually i...They have those pocket charts every year usually in the Dollar Spot.<br />I love all your letter ideas. I wish I had taken our first year a little easier, ha ha. Yours sounds tons of fun!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122729026438550593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-32630752905952938802010-09-26T15:21:28.754-04:002010-09-26T15:21:28.754-04:00Wow, Erin! I am so impressed. You put so much wo...Wow, Erin! I am so impressed. You put so much work into planning your "B" time and it shows! Awesome!Lisa Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584089495171423348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-86030822261827628072010-09-26T14:29:12.904-04:002010-09-26T14:29:12.904-04:00Karen, I found it in a Target in Nashville in very...Karen, I found it in a Target in Nashville in very late August, I think. Hope you can find one too!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029296444906951529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21732972.post-87890756848381329992010-09-26T13:09:44.449-04:002010-09-26T13:09:44.449-04:00Did you find the pocket chart at Target this week?...Did you find the pocket chart at Target this week? I check the dollar spot a couple times a week but I never saw those! I'm not homeschooling yet, but I would love to have one for when I do.<br /><br />Looks like B week was a success!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.com