We are still working on plants/forests.  It has worked out great.  I'm just working on getting some early starts to some veggie seeds and have three flats of seedlings under lights. Ha!  Just as I was writing this, I remembered the lima beans we had tried to grow in a plastic bag.  They were lost and forgotten on the cluttered microwave.  When I dug them out, the boys (and I) were amazed to find one of these seeds had sprouted into a full, green plant.  We'll plant it and see how it goes. 

I think we'll also do the colored celery stalk experiement today too, if I have some celery with leaves still.

DS8 is working on multiplication skills.  We really abhors rote memorization of these facts.  He was interested in knowing how to multiply large numbers, however.  So, instead of pages of practicing 3x4; 3x8; etc....  I've used his interest in advanced multiplication for practice.  For instance, we are working on 3 times tables - so his practice problems have been.  953 x 13; 278 x 23; and 1406 x 321.  It's an easy thing to remember how to multiply and then add up your answer on these big numbers. 

DS6 and 5 are still moving through 100 Easy Lessons.  We don't do it everyday...but fairly often. 

Grandma is staying with us this week, so we are enjoying her company.