Lixy, you had a "dinosaur who rode us to school." Lucky! We had to do the walk... up hill, both ways, in the snow... alone.

The list does definetly get shorter but more expensive in higher grades. The textbook prices are "wow"... unbelievable for some of them. She buys used and resells when/if she can. We've found several on line for alot less (watch the shipping fees though). The only problem is you don't have them right away, sometimes takes a week or 2 to get them. But if you can make do, the savings are worth it.


What I noticed on WI's list more then the Flash drive was: "1 dozen correcting green pens". Did you know they don't correct with red pens anymore. I forget the exact reason or wording but something about red causing the child to have low self-esteem or something to that effect. I'll ask my oldest when she gets home. She got that from one of her psychology classes. Kinda silly to me. A big red zero or a green one mean the same thing....... ya didn't study kid! Oh well, I'm old, what do I know.



jseal, kinda bitter-sweet. Glad I'm not the only one.