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Monday, September 08, 2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Consumer Report
Starbucks gave me a coupon for a free Banana Chocolate Vivanno.There is a reason they are giving them away.
Es no bueno.
Your welcome.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Bubble Gum and Bare Feet...Day One
8th Grade
6th Grade
Kindergarten
How Great Is Our God
Holy Is The Lord
The Students
My Boy....He likes kindergarten
Monday, September 01, 2008
The Schedule
You will not find me holding hard and fast to any schedule that requires that "everything" be done at a certain time. However. You will find that I am diligent in requiring that "somethings" be done at a certain time.
*Bedtimes and Rising
*Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
I try to be the well-oiled machine in these areas, especially during the school year. With everything else, we set goals for completion with a healthy dose of reality.
Our favorite dose of reality:
Other doses of reality that are woven into our day include special field trips, visits with dad at work, a super-tired mommy who spent "quality time" with Mr. Cuteness during the middle of the night, a breezy beautiful fall day that calls us to the nearest park....etc.
My point. The following schedule is much more of a routine and much less of a schedule. Still, I put it in an hour-by-hour format to show how much time we try to dedicate to each subject or activity.
So here goes:
5:30-7:30 My time: It could consist of having coffee with Chris, my quiet time, blogging, running, preparing breakfast or putting dinner in the crockpot, starting laundry, or if I am terribly motivated....taking a shower!
7:30 Everybody up: Samuel has probably been up for about 30 minutes by now and should be downstairs watching a little SuperWhy. The girls will get up and do all of their "get ready" chores...personal hygiene, their beds, their rooms, their bathroom, my bathroom, all the upstairs trash cans. Samuel makes his bed each day and gets himself dressed. The edict has always been that bedrooms are never left unkept. If you are leaving your room, it should be left in a tidy manner.
8:00 Breakfast: Sometimes I make breakfast, sometimes the girls make it. I will be more consistent in teaching them how to cook breakfast meals (eggs, pancakes, etc.). Emma unloads and loads the dirty dishes. Hannah wipes the counter tops and table and sweeps. Samuel clears his spot and feeds Tex.
8:30 Circle Time: I mentioned this in my previous post. Surely this will require some tweaking but I am really looking forward to adding this to our daily routine.
9:00 Phonics/Language Arts/Grammar: Samuel and I will spend this time doing phonics and handwriting. The girls will be on their own with TLP. Eventually we will add Easy Grammar to this block.
9:30 History/Math with Samuel: We will start History together completing projects or reading aloud. The girls will continue with their work while Sam and I start his math.
10:00 Break: We did this last year and it worked out really well. Especially during the fall and spring months when the weather is so lovely in the morning. We may go for walks during this time or the kids can play in the yard while Benjamin naps.
*Flexibility. The most required component for a successful homeschooling day.
11:00 Math/Girls: I will start Sam in his Kumon books so that I can spend time with the girls going over their individual lessons for that day in math. That can take anywhere from 5-20 minutes . They will finish their work on their own while I hopefully complete some sort of housework/phone call/potty break kind of activity. When Samuel finishes his cutting and pasting he is a free bird. What ever floats his boat or tickles his fancy. I am betting on a little more of this.
12:00 Latin/Art: We will swap these every other day. Because we are starting with a very remedial Latin curriculum it shouldn't take us very long at all. Art is.....well.....art. So it should take as long as you want it to, right?
12:30 Lunch: The girls prepare this while I feed Benjamin. I have marked off an hour for this because I am factoring in the above activities needing some extra time. We might not spend a whole hour eating our grilled cheese sandwiches.
1:30 Science: This will be like history. We will start together and Sam can sit in for a bit and participate in the projects and experiments. The girls will finish their notebooking on their own and Samuel and I will do some reading & bible time.
2:00 Music: The girls will practice (piano & guitar), Samuel willbounce off the walls sit quietly and contemplate life's blessings, and Benjamin will most certainly ride my hip.
2:30 Quiet Time: Oh yeah baby. It's been coming all day and I feel myself gettin' light-headed just thinking about it! Everyone (that means you, little hip-rider) heads off to their bedrooms for a time of blissful quietness. Benjamin is the only one required to sleep. The girls usually read, write, play their DS or make jewelry. I do ask that Samuel sit with books on his bed for about 15-minutes to try and elicit a nap. It doesn't work on most days but it helps break up the time for him.
3:00- I would love to tell you that I have continued my schedule but here is where the car gets derailed. We have a bunch of afternoon and evening activities so this time slot changes daily.
Monday - piano (Hannah) then soccer (Samuel)
Tuesday - dance (Emma)
Wednesday - field hockey (Hannah)
Thursday - guitar (Emma)
It looks daunting but remember that word between 10 & 11 o'clock?
Flexibility?
It is key.
If I am dealing with a 5-year old who is making poor decisions then he will have to sit with Mom during the grave discussion of algebraic formulas. If the 7-month old is determined to sit close to momma, then we will strap that cutie-pie in a sling and let'em ride!
There are no perfect days. Or perfect schedules. Or perfect children.
Just one perfect Savior. He makes all things new.
Thank goodness.
*Bedtimes and Rising
*Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
I try to be the well-oiled machine in these areas, especially during the school year. With everything else, we set goals for completion with a healthy dose of reality.
Our favorite dose of reality:
Other doses of reality that are woven into our day include special field trips, visits with dad at work, a super-tired mommy who spent "quality time" with Mr. Cuteness during the middle of the night, a breezy beautiful fall day that calls us to the nearest park....etc.My point. The following schedule is much more of a routine and much less of a schedule. Still, I put it in an hour-by-hour format to show how much time we try to dedicate to each subject or activity.
So here goes:
5:30-7:30 My time: It could consist of having coffee with Chris, my quiet time, blogging, running, preparing breakfast or putting dinner in the crockpot, starting laundry, or if I am terribly motivated....taking a shower!
7:30 Everybody up: Samuel has probably been up for about 30 minutes by now and should be downstairs watching a little SuperWhy. The girls will get up and do all of their "get ready" chores...personal hygiene, their beds, their rooms, their bathroom, my bathroom, all the upstairs trash cans. Samuel makes his bed each day and gets himself dressed. The edict has always been that bedrooms are never left unkept. If you are leaving your room, it should be left in a tidy manner.
8:00 Breakfast: Sometimes I make breakfast, sometimes the girls make it. I will be more consistent in teaching them how to cook breakfast meals (eggs, pancakes, etc.). Emma unloads and loads the dirty dishes. Hannah wipes the counter tops and table and sweeps. Samuel clears his spot and feeds Tex.
8:30 Circle Time: I mentioned this in my previous post. Surely this will require some tweaking but I am really looking forward to adding this to our daily routine.
9:00 Phonics/Language Arts/Grammar: Samuel and I will spend this time doing phonics and handwriting. The girls will be on their own with TLP. Eventually we will add Easy Grammar to this block.
9:30 History/Math with Samuel: We will start History together completing projects or reading aloud. The girls will continue with their work while Sam and I start his math.
10:00 Break: We did this last year and it worked out really well. Especially during the fall and spring months when the weather is so lovely in the morning. We may go for walks during this time or the kids can play in the yard while Benjamin naps.
*Flexibility. The most required component for a successful homeschooling day.
11:00 Math/Girls: I will start Sam in his Kumon books so that I can spend time with the girls going over their individual lessons for that day in math. That can take anywhere from 5-20 minutes . They will finish their work on their own while I hopefully complete some sort of housework/phone call/potty break kind of activity. When Samuel finishes his cutting and pasting he is a free bird. What ever floats his boat or tickles his fancy. I am betting on a little more of this.
12:00 Latin/Art: We will swap these every other day. Because we are starting with a very remedial Latin curriculum it shouldn't take us very long at all. Art is.....well.....art. So it should take as long as you want it to, right?
12:30 Lunch: The girls prepare this while I feed Benjamin. I have marked off an hour for this because I am factoring in the above activities needing some extra time. We might not spend a whole hour eating our grilled cheese sandwiches.
1:30 Science: This will be like history. We will start together and Sam can sit in for a bit and participate in the projects and experiments. The girls will finish their notebooking on their own and Samuel and I will do some reading & bible time.
2:00 Music: The girls will practice (piano & guitar), Samuel will
2:30 Quiet Time: Oh yeah baby. It's been coming all day and I feel myself gettin' light-headed just thinking about it! Everyone (that means you, little hip-rider) heads off to their bedrooms for a time of blissful quietness. Benjamin is the only one required to sleep. The girls usually read, write, play their DS or make jewelry. I do ask that Samuel sit with books on his bed for about 15-minutes to try and elicit a nap. It doesn't work on most days but it helps break up the time for him.
3:00- I would love to tell you that I have continued my schedule but here is where the car gets derailed. We have a bunch of afternoon and evening activities so this time slot changes daily.
Monday - piano (Hannah) then soccer (Samuel)
Tuesday - dance (Emma)
Wednesday - field hockey (Hannah)
Thursday - guitar (Emma)
It looks daunting but remember that word between 10 & 11 o'clock?
Flexibility?
It is key.
If I am dealing with a 5-year old who is making poor decisions then he will have to sit with Mom during the grave discussion of algebraic formulas. If the 7-month old is determined to sit close to momma, then we will strap that cutie-pie in a sling and let'em ride!
There are no perfect days. Or perfect schedules. Or perfect children.
Just one perfect Savior. He makes all things new.
Thank goodness.
So long summer...
We have spent our weekend trying to accomplish a few projects but also relax and hang out before the daily schedule of school and activity gain dominion over our days.
We lost power on Saturday for the better part of the evening, but not before a champion coloring session!
I just had to show off the phenomenal skillz of my colorin' clan! If only George Lucas could appreciate his clones with a little more pizazz!
Sam
Dad
We lost power on Saturday for the better part of the evening, but not before a champion coloring session!
I just had to show off the phenomenal skillz of my colorin' clan! If only George Lucas could appreciate his clones with a little more pizazz!
Emma
Sam
Dad
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Samuel's Curriculum
Kindergarten
Phonics - Sonlight: Sounds, Letters, & Easy Words, Handwriting Without Tears, Language & Thinking for Young Children, Explode the Code (Get Ready for the Code)
We were fortunate to have a friend who homeschooled her daughter last, using the Sonlight Core package for kindergarten and is allowing us to borrow it this year for Samuel! We will only be using the phonics and handwriting portions because I had already picked out our math curriculum.
Math - Saxon Math K: We will be using manipulatives and starting the basic math program with Saxon.
We will be using this calendar to start the day:
With this pocket chart stand that Dad is making for us:
You can get the directions here. It is very simple and MUCH cheaper than the metal stands. We won't be painting ours and I might have him put it on casters so we can move it around easier.We don't believe it is necessary to start formal instruction for science and history until he is older, so Samuel will enjoy the hands-on activities and field trips with the girls, without an actual history or science curriculum dedicated to kindergarten.
Art - Drawing With Children
P.E. - Soccer (fall), Basketball (winter), T-ball (spring)
Bible - Leading Little Ones To God & Drawing to Learn the Book of Proverbs
I forgot to mention the Draw to Learn curriculum in yesterday's post but we will begin our day using these lessons during our circle time. I cannot tell you how valuable Kendra's blog has been to me during this process. So many awesome ideas!!!
Of course, circle time will look different for each family and ours is no exception. I am positively certain that we will revamp this part of our day countless times based on the ages of my children, the seasons (holidays & weather) and our circumstances. But for starters it will hopefully go something like this:
Prayer
Praise: Emma will play guitar and Hannah will play piano...I am giddy about this!
Scripture: We will read from Proverbs as we go through the Draw to Learn lessons.
Drawing to Learn: Complete the devotion and drawing
Memorization - this may be scripture, poetry, catechism...basically whatever we want ;)
Veritas song: Samuel learned this last year and to hear him chant, "THIS WAS MONOTHEISM!!!" is a hoot if nothing else.
Write thank-you's or birthday cards:WeI really struggle with this so it seems fitting to use my entire family as a means of accountability. This art of hospitality and gratefulness is rare nowadays so I hope our efforts are consistent!
Of course every cotton-pickin' thing that I have listed these last two days are "subject to change".....at "a moments notice"......"at the drop of a hat"....."in a red-hot minute" because that is the beauty of homeschooling.
If it doesn't work. We change it.
Our desire is to honor God. That is easily lost in the ambitious plans of one well-meaning momma. My prayer is to be motivated by God's word and his commandments through scripture. I am blessed to be given this opportunity and I am excited to begin this journey for another year.
Tomorrow I will expose the magic of cramming 87 hours of school in just 4 or 5....and it's not all smoke and mirrors!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Curriculum 2008-2009 for Hannah & Emma
Hannah- 8th Grade
Emma- 6th Grade
*Math (Emma) - Saxon 8/7: There is much debate about whether to skip 8/7 and go straight to Algebra 1/2 but after some research I believe that the 8/7 program has been revamped and does a better job of isolating some Pre-Algebra concepts to really prepare the student for Algebra 1/2. I think that in the previous editions it was a bit redundant. We used an older version of 7/6 last year and Emma did fantastic but towards the end you could see there were concepts that we could certainly spend more time on.
*History - Veritas New Testament/Greece & Rome: We loved Veritas last year! Because it is completely chronological it is easy to tie in previous lessons and see how God has always been at work in the lives of men and how He did not just shape history but HE IS history.
We love the balance of scripture and history and the reference books make each lesson so interesting. We will use this program for many years to come.
While it may be expensive to purchase some of the literature to go with it, I have chosen to only purchase the books that we will use for several years and we check the others out from the library. It has been fun to watch our own little library grow with our second year of school!
Sam sits in during the memory songs and projects. I plan on reading aloud more this year since I won't be competing with jackhammers and nail guns. Of course, both girls do the same level of history & science. I have no plans of adding a history or science curriculum to the mix for Samuel until at least 3rd or 4th grade.
*Language/Grammar - Total Language Plus: I wrote in detail about this program here. I love it. Nuff said ;)
Hannah will start the year with A Wrinkle In Time and Emma will read The Twenty-One Balloons.
I plan on using Easy Grammar with the girls and then switching over to a writing curriculum when it feels like they are ready. In the meantime, TLP has plenty of writing assignments to keep them busy.
*Science - Apologia Flying Creatures of the 5th Day: This may be a tad elementary for Hannah and a bit over Samuel's head, but we are meeting in the middle in a quest to find love for science.
Last year was dry. And boring. And dry.
This year will be FUN! AND EXCITING! LOOK IT'S A BIRD! WHAT DOES IT EAT? WHERE DOES IT SLEEP? HOW DO WE CLASSIFY IT?
See how I am trying to ramp up for Science? Can you see the gaping hole in my teaching credentials? (shhhh....Ihate do not care for science)
*Latin - Prima Latina: This is our first year of Latin. I have spent a great deal of time researching whether to add this to our schedule. I know that it will prove beneficial in building vocabulary knowledge as well as developing grammar and even introducing the building blocks for other foreign languages. I wish we had started this when they were younger.
*Art - Drawing with Children by Mona Brooks: I can't draw. The kids want to draw. Hopefully Mona can help us out.
*Music - Hannah will continue her piano lessons once a week. We have found a music school not far from our home and hopefully this will be good fit. Emma loves guitar and will also continue her lessons once a week. Her repertoire has really increased and includes many of our favorite praise songs now!
*P.E. - Hannah is starting her third year of field hockey and also training for a 5K with mom. Actually she is training mom for the 5K but those are just minor details.
Emma "retired" from gymnastics and we thought she would join Hannah in field hockey but the age requirements would have put her in a different age group.
So.
Emma would like to try swim team next spring. I believe you call this a "Michael Phelps Conversion".
The whole time she was in gymnastics she also had an interest in dance but her schedule did not allow her to do both, so now she will take a couple of dance classes this fall. She is also training for the 5K with us.
*Drama - The girls are auditioning in a couple of weeks for parts in The Sound of Music at a very small children's theater. The program is extremely laid back and geared for all levels of experience. This is the "get your feet wet" test and we'll see where it leads.
We all know that my children are well-equipped in the area of drama. So maybe this is where we get to use what the good Lord gave us.
In a good way.
*Homemaking - The girls will help plan the weekly menu and choose things from the menu to cook. They LOVE to cook.
My OCD/ADD/ADHD/can't-stand-to-make-messes/ part of my brain is really being challenged here. But it will be okay.
IT. WILL. BE. OKAY.
Sorry. Part of my therapy there.
They will also be learning more sewing skills this year. I am not sure exactly how this will transpire, as my skills are limited to loose buttons and glue guns but surely we can find an experienced teacher out there somewhere.
Sophia?
So there is the long and short of it. Well. Mostly the long of it. I will post our choices for Samuel later this week! I will also explain our calendar and schedule and how all that stuff up there fits into a 7-day a week, 24-hour a day plan ;)
It's all about Jesus, prayer, compromise, moderation, and planning.
Oh....and coffee.
Emma- 6th Grade
*Math (Emma) - Saxon 8/7: There is much debate about whether to skip 8/7 and go straight to Algebra 1/2 but after some research I believe that the 8/7 program has been revamped and does a better job of isolating some Pre-Algebra concepts to really prepare the student for Algebra 1/2. I think that in the previous editions it was a bit redundant. We used an older version of 7/6 last year and Emma did fantastic but towards the end you could see there were concepts that we could certainly spend more time on.
*History - Veritas New Testament/Greece & Rome: We loved Veritas last year! Because it is completely chronological it is easy to tie in previous lessons and see how God has always been at work in the lives of men and how He did not just shape history but HE IS history.
We love the balance of scripture and history and the reference books make each lesson so interesting. We will use this program for many years to come.
While it may be expensive to purchase some of the literature to go with it, I have chosen to only purchase the books that we will use for several years and we check the others out from the library. It has been fun to watch our own little library grow with our second year of school!
Sam sits in during the memory songs and projects. I plan on reading aloud more this year since I won't be competing with jackhammers and nail guns. Of course, both girls do the same level of history & science. I have no plans of adding a history or science curriculum to the mix for Samuel until at least 3rd or 4th grade.
*Language/Grammar - Total Language Plus: I wrote in detail about this program here. I love it. Nuff said ;)
Hannah will start the year with A Wrinkle In Time and Emma will read The Twenty-One Balloons.
I plan on using Easy Grammar with the girls and then switching over to a writing curriculum when it feels like they are ready. In the meantime, TLP has plenty of writing assignments to keep them busy.
*Science - Apologia Flying Creatures of the 5th Day: This may be a tad elementary for Hannah and a bit over Samuel's head, but we are meeting in the middle in a quest to find love for science.
Last year was dry. And boring. And dry.
This year will be FUN! AND EXCITING! LOOK IT'S A BIRD! WHAT DOES IT EAT? WHERE DOES IT SLEEP? HOW DO WE CLASSIFY IT?
See how I am trying to ramp up for Science? Can you see the gaping hole in my teaching credentials? (shhhh....I
*Latin - Prima Latina: This is our first year of Latin. I have spent a great deal of time researching whether to add this to our schedule. I know that it will prove beneficial in building vocabulary knowledge as well as developing grammar and even introducing the building blocks for other foreign languages. I wish we had started this when they were younger.
*Art - Drawing with Children by Mona Brooks: I can't draw. The kids want to draw. Hopefully Mona can help us out.
*Music - Hannah will continue her piano lessons once a week. We have found a music school not far from our home and hopefully this will be good fit. Emma loves guitar and will also continue her lessons once a week. Her repertoire has really increased and includes many of our favorite praise songs now!
*P.E. - Hannah is starting her third year of field hockey and also training for a 5K with mom. Actually she is training mom for the 5K but those are just minor details.
Emma "retired" from gymnastics and we thought she would join Hannah in field hockey but the age requirements would have put her in a different age group.
So.
Emma would like to try swim team next spring. I believe you call this a "Michael Phelps Conversion".
The whole time she was in gymnastics she also had an interest in dance but her schedule did not allow her to do both, so now she will take a couple of dance classes this fall. She is also training for the 5K with us.
*Drama - The girls are auditioning in a couple of weeks for parts in The Sound of Music at a very small children's theater. The program is extremely laid back and geared for all levels of experience. This is the "get your feet wet" test and we'll see where it leads.
We all know that my children are well-equipped in the area of drama. So maybe this is where we get to use what the good Lord gave us.
In a good way.
*Homemaking - The girls will help plan the weekly menu and choose things from the menu to cook. They LOVE to cook.
My OCD/ADD/ADHD/can't-stand-to-make-messes/ part of my brain is really being challenged here. But it will be okay.
IT. WILL. BE. OKAY.
Sorry. Part of my therapy there.
They will also be learning more sewing skills this year. I am not sure exactly how this will transpire, as my skills are limited to loose buttons and glue guns but surely we can find an experienced teacher out there somewhere.
Sophia?
So there is the long and short of it. Well. Mostly the long of it. I will post our choices for Samuel later this week! I will also explain our calendar and schedule and how all that stuff up there fits into a 7-day a week, 24-hour a day plan ;)
It's all about Jesus, prayer, compromise, moderation, and planning.
Oh....and coffee.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The Weekend...
We went to the county fair this weekend and even though it paled in comparison to the real thing...
(ya'll know what I'm talking about)
It was still a lot of fun ;) We went with Brian & Jenn and their family and the weather could not have been more pleasant.
I am super busy this week trying to cram in SUMMER! FUN! AT! EVERY! TURN! so this post may be many pictures with few words...
What's a fair without the barrel train?
And severaldeathtraps fun rides for the family!
And the good ol'pen of germs petting zoo...
Now this ride will require a little background info. And the pics? They won't even do justice to the hysterical expressions on my son's face.
Basically it looked like a typical kiddie ride that putted around the track and for the most part that was true. But like any good stock car it had some action on the turns. For Samuel it was action that was a bit....
Unexpected.
Right about now. I was laughing so hard. I could not breathe. Or control my bladder.
Pig Racing. The ever-professional and oh-so-realistic announcer chose people in the crowd to root on the pigs. Apparently, Samuel's pig won. In the world of "Samuel the Constant Competitor", this means that he (being Samuel) actually had something to do with Tony Squealing Stewart being the fastest pig. And there was a ribbon involved.
I think this might be Samuel's Best Day Ever.
Take a close look at the ribbon. With a cross on it. I thought Samuel was gonna bust a spring when he saw that little attention to detail.
Sharing the gospel. While racing pygmy goats.
Please tell me you have heard of the Banana Splits Show? Please??? Well guess what!
Here we are folks... Tra, La, La!
Bumper Cars
AKA: The fastest way to get a stiff back.
We needed sandpaper to remove the thick layer of filth from Samuel's feet and my stomach might never be the same after eating fried oreos and then riding "The Street Fighter" (which is exactly what I looked like when I got off) with Emma, but.....we had a blast!
Benjamin did not seem to fully enjoy the experience. Surely next year when he can traipse through the grime and debris himself and devour his very own fried oreos, his opinion will change.
Brian. The Elder.
Speaking of Brian.
Our church facilities were not available for us on Sunday morning so at the last minute we pulled it together and had worship service here! At our house!
I am using this last week to nail down my calendar for the upcoming year and finish getting things organized. I plan on posting my final curriculum choices and what our day-to-day schedule will look like. While I am sad for summer to be over, I am really excited to start another year of homeschool! It has been the sweetest blessing and challenged me in every area of my life.
Blessings!
(ya'll know what I'm talking about)
It was still a lot of fun ;) We went with Brian & Jenn and their family and the weather could not have been more pleasant.I am super busy this week trying to cram in SUMMER! FUN! AT! EVERY! TURN! so this post may be many pictures with few words...
What's a fair without the barrel train?
And several
And the good ol'
Now this ride will require a little background info. And the pics? They won't even do justice to the hysterical expressions on my son's face.
Basically it looked like a typical kiddie ride that putted around the track and for the most part that was true. But like any good stock car it had some action on the turns. For Samuel it was action that was a bit....
Unexpected.
Right about now. I was laughing so hard. I could not breathe. Or control my bladder.
Pig Racing. The ever-professional and oh-so-realistic announcer chose people in the crowd to root on the pigs. Apparently, Samuel's pig won. In the world of "Samuel the Constant Competitor", this means that he (being Samuel) actually had something to do with Tony Squealing Stewart being the fastest pig. And there was a ribbon involved.
I think this might be Samuel's Best Day Ever.
Take a close look at the ribbon. With a cross on it. I thought Samuel was gonna bust a spring when he saw that little attention to detail.
Sharing the gospel. While racing pygmy goats.
Please tell me you have heard of the Banana Splits Show? Please??? Well guess what!Here we are folks... Tra, La, La!
Bumper Cars
AKA: The fastest way to get a stiff back.
We needed sandpaper to remove the thick layer of filth from Samuel's feet and my stomach might never be the same after eating fried oreos and then riding "The Street Fighter" (which is exactly what I looked like when I got off) with Emma, but.....we had a blast!
Benjamin did not seem to fully enjoy the experience. Surely next year when he can traipse through the grime and debris himself and devour his very own fried oreos, his opinion will change.
Brian. The Elder.
Speaking of Brian.
Our church facilities were not available for us on Sunday morning so at the last minute we pulled it together and had worship service here! At our house!
I am using this last week to nail down my calendar for the upcoming year and finish getting things organized. I plan on posting my final curriculum choices and what our day-to-day schedule will look like. While I am sad for summer to be over, I am really excited to start another year of homeschool! It has been the sweetest blessing and challenged me in every area of my life.Blessings!
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