Today was my first day of using it, while we were working on school.  You guessed it; it was right before math…..and after finding out my Technorati authority was stripped overnight, like so many of you too, I’m finding out (what is up with that?).  No, honestly, math is getting so much better, especially since I’ve really started straying from the teacher’s manual and branched out to use other resources, as well.  Jacob is catching on to things so much quicker, and he even finished his mental math page in record time today!  How exciting!  Anyway, get yourself one of these little buddies.  When you’re tempted to raise your voice, start squeezing the heck out of it…..trust me, it works; tried and tested true by a real homeschooling mama!:)