@Vixen: It's hard to really balance out the avatars here, imo. There are several fun items and poses to play with, but they don't always work very well with others unless you keep a 'standard' leg pose, for example, in which case you lose the dynamic nature of using the leg poses... but there's little available to equip that seems to go well with them, and a lot of the backgrounds here (although wonderful) seem too busy to use all the time.

With your current avatar, you could go back to the standard legs and layer tights or something to bring the colors down more, but I know what you mean about them not taking up enough "space" to balance it out, overall. There may be another pose available that would work, but with that color scheme, it's likely to be tough... :(

@Wildfire: I have heard of Cathy Duffy. She seems to be the "go-to" for the homeschool community.
Well then, I will use you. lol! I'm not quite to a point where I need help yet. There are only a few weeks left of this school year. [yay and oh no] I don't know how we'll keep a schedule in the summer. XD
That playdate I briefly told you about, the one where I ended up hanging out with a Christian homeschooling group, I noticed a few of the moms paying no attention to their children at the park. One kid was bullying another and the mom who was watching her son get bullied had to intervene. The mom that intervened showed signs of fear of confrontation because she didn't want to be kicked out of the group. =;= Such an interesting hierarchy.
It was the mom who put the group together, so I imagine she has a wonderful schedule but doesn't work on her kid's learning style.
lol! When my husband can't find something, he buys another. He sees it as a good thing, got spares that way.
I need to take recycle stuff to the recycle center but it's a big chore. And we're so low on money, we can't drive the truck for another week due to gas expense. XD