Thank you. That was beautiful. There really aren't words, it's the worst tragedy and mother can experience in her life, losing a child. I appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much 💓

Thank you very much. 🙏

I totally understand that not everyone can Homeschool. Private school is a great option, too, and a wonderful education for your daughter! Yes, you could totally use the art curriculum separately for weekends/ fun extra art! You'd just have to purchase the Art Book (from Abeka, or you can find them on places like Mercari for cheaper), and then the Art Box for whatever grade your daughter would need. :-) I think that's a great idea! Thank you for watching and commenting!! 🩷

Thank you. My daughter's baby... my Grandbaby. I still can't believe he's gone. 😢 Thank you for the condolences 🙏

He's in Kindergarten 4, so essentially, it's early kindergarten for 4 year olds or extended preschool. 🩷 So He's just starting some basic school :-) He already knows all his letters and letter sounds, he's interested in how things are spelled, and is starting basic addition so I felt he was ready for a simple Kindergarten program. But all kiddos are different, and every family is different, which is what I love about homeschooling! You decide what works for your family 🩷 The art boxes are great! They are typically used once per week with Abeka's curriculum, but they can pull it out whenever they want to do any Art Project, and the convenience is the best part!

Stop!!! 😭 I know! They grow so fast! 🩷

It really helps keep our homeschool books looking much nicer and holding up better! I hope it helps! Thank you for watching!! 🩷

I'm so deeply sorry for your loss. A mother should never have to go through this. I know words are hollow, but I'm sending you all the love and prayers I can 🩷

@@jessisblessed6689 thank you Jess. You giving sympathy is better than the others say. Like well you can always try again.

I think many people mean well, they just don't know what to say. However, their words are often not helpful and sometimes hurtful. I hope you're doing as well as you can be, I'm thinking of you. 🩷

I echo Jess. I am so very sorry.

I am so sorry for your loss of baby Andy💔.

Thank you for watching! I hope you found something helpful! 🩷🙏

@@jessisblessed6689Yep! Yw!

That's a great question! Once you get going you start moving pretty quick, I'd estimate it's about 10-15 minutes per book,depending on how many distractions you have, how organized you are, and how much of a perfectionist you are. :-) My son has a TON of new 4th Grade books so I've been working on his intermittently for a few days, but my other two don't have nearly as many new books, so I'll get their's completed in an hour or two. :-) . Thank you for watching!

Hi there! We're doing OK. Unfortunately, we've had a really tough year. I'm going to do an update video to cover everything, but there's been some tremendous tragedies. 😞 Thank you for watching and commenting and watch for the update!

@@jessisblessed6689 I’m so sorry to hear that my dear friend . Sending you love and prayers 🩷 I’m so sorry if my question caused you any pain

No it's ok. 😊 I'm ready to come back and talk about everything. I appreciate you being here ❤️🩷🙏

@@jessisblessed6689 sending you so much love and lots of hugs. Looking forward to your videos. We really missed you. Your videos are what got me through the pandemic

I don't really have anything super outdated as I buy everything new each year, but I do have some random workbooks and things. What age are you looking for?

@@jessisblessed6689 ages4-10

Aww, thank you!!! There's lots more to come! I will have an update video soon. Lots of news, some heartbreaking news... lots. Thank you for commenting. Your comment made me happy ❤

I know! 😭 Time flies! I can't believe he's in Kindergarten either! And he's such a smart, respectful little guy! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! God Bless you and your family as well! ❤️

Thank you! Life has been very, very busy. I need to do an update as well. I have some wonderful and heartbreaking life updates. Thank you for stopping by and commenting! It means a lot!

Thank you! How cool that you used Abeka! I've seen some really fun comparisons of the same Abeka books, from 1990 and then a current edition, and the thing that surprised me the most was that they were virtually identical! Other than obvious changes to the aesthetics of the books, they're almost the same books! But it makes sense, Abeka really is tried and true! How is your son doing these days? Probably awesome if he was homeschooled! Thank you for watching and commenting it means a lot!! 🩷

@@jessisblessed6689 I'm really proud of my son. He's an adult now, and doing well. He has autism and back when he was young there really wasn't help for kids like him. That is the reason I homeschooled him. He did well. I used the Abeka program and added extra science kits from Acorn Naturalist, I think that is what it was called. They had alot of fun nature sections.

That's so amazing!!! Yay!!! I hope you are doing well! I'd love to hear an update if you can! ❤️

Unfortunately, we lost this baby at 6 weeks. We haven't been trying since. :-(

I have seen a lot of reviews from people saying they love Abeka BUT, one subject or another isn't a great fit for their kid in certain grade levels. I would honestly just think that his grade level of...was it language arts?...just isn't a good fit for him right now.

I was wondering the same.

I'm so sorry! Life was too hectic, and I had to step away from KZbin for a while, but the (sorry, kinda long) answer is that he was having a hard time paying attention to the videos. I tried TGATB with him for the first quarter last year, and although I didn't hate it, it was just not for us. It is beautiful, but they introduce new concepts very quickly, and the child is supposed to just jump in and get it. There's very little "teaching." It felt more like a workbook you'd get from Walmart, just prettier and with some wording for the parents. The first unit "test" was so all over the place Gunner even commented about it. There were things in the unit test that he wasn't taught, or they'd drill simple concepts way too much. They also teach phonics in an entirely different way than Abeka. We'd spent the last 3 years drilling the special sounds Abeka teaches, and I found myself deviating from TGATB a lot. It just was NOT for us. After that, Gunner was begging to go back to Abeka, and I was too. I ordered his 3rd grade stuff, and we just picked up right at the lesson Georgia was on (approximately lesson 45), and he did great. He jumped right back in. I did start teaching him many of the lessons rather than having him watch the videos, which he really does better with. So now we do a mix of videos and parent-led with Abeka for Gunner. I absolutely love that TGATB is an option for families, and their generosity at offering their curriculum for free is amazing. It just doesn't work for us, unfortunately. I have briefly tried TGATB and Gather Round, and I keep coming back to Abeka. Nothing compares to how thorough it is, how academically strong it is, and how my children really thrive with it. :-) Thank you for the question, and sorry it was such a late answer. Stay Blessed! ❤️

It washs away within the first wash

I suppose I forgot to mention what the previous lady said. :-) It washes away and simply helps the layers stay together better while sewing. It is not an essential step and if you don't feel comfortable using spray adhesive, don't! 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤️

Out of curiosity, what are the slits for? 🤔