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This past spring I embarked on a journey. An organization journey. My hubby and I have always been pack rats. But since moving into a very small two bedroom and having 5 kids I was beginning to go insane. LOL. So since I couldnt knock down walls, or reduce the number of people living in our home (just a joke ) I started purging our home of all things that we really didnt need or use. Well, as summer started I had made my way through the house and stopped with our bedroom. Summer activities came and I think trying to keep the other rooms neat and tidy my bedroom began getting piled up. So, this week I had enough. Ive spent the whole week making my bedroom a place I want to go into again. And wow its so nice now. Hubby and I went through our clothing and I had a van load of clothes i took to good will. We didnt realize there was so much just piled up. Now the only thing left is my closet. But that will be saved for another day. Today I am done and do not want to tackle another pile. I had to take my son, Ethan back to the doctor Thursday. It had only been 2 weeks since he had pnemonia and he wakes up Thurs. morn. sounding congested. Ugg. The doc. did chest xrays and his lungs were clear. His ears looked good and so did his throat. hmmmmm. So, he went ahead and gave him more antibiotics and said if this did not work he would treat him for alergies. More ugggg. Hes doing a bit better but his eyes are starting to be runny. So I as well suspect allergies. Today, I plan to do a bit of house work and laundry. After that hopefully just enjoy the nice autumn day. |
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Today I am taking Ethan my younges to the doctor. He is scheduled for a check up after finding out he had pnemonia last week. He's done real well since we came home. He's only had to use his inhaler a few times, mainly when have a coughing spell. Im praying all will go well. With the pharmacy of medicine we came home with he should be getting very well lol. We probably wont get much school work done today if any. Its a 45 min drive to the docs. Today a friend of mine is watching my other kiddos. Its always much easier to go to the doctor without taking everyone. Hopefully I will get more fall cleaning done. I plan to finish up the winter clothing today. I want to make a list of what everyone has and what they need and then check out the secondhand store and catch the fall sales. One good thing about homeschooling, you only have to have a few really good outfits. Today I will have ribs in the crockpot for dinner. I plan to bbq them and serve with ranch beans and corn on cob. This morning for breakfast is waffles.... who knows what lunch will be lol. Now its off for a shower and then wake everyone up. |
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Today is a beautiful autumn day. Just a slight chill to the air. I set up our fold up table and have been doing school outside today. I always love to do this. My younger ones can play contentedly while I help the older ones. And once in awhile we pause as we see a bird or notice the beautiful blue sky. As the weather is turning I am still working on getting all the winter clothing washed and put away. Last weeks sicknesses put me behind on this. Later tonight is women's bible study which Im so looking forward to. I havent gotten to go for a few weeks now. Tonight we are doing some work on our church. Our old building is in need of renovations and our church has been blessed with some extra donations just for this reason. We now have new ac/heating units, new kitchen appliances and some other cosmetic work. I havent seen all the changes and not sure what we will do tonight, but I look forward to being able to help in this. Sometimes staying at home with my kiddos Im not able to help out as I wish. But Id rather my kids be home with me learning than being able to volunteer for everything out there anyday. Well, lunch is over and its time to hit the books again. Hope everyone has a very blessed day. |
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Ive really been terrible lately about planning meals. But here is what Ive come up so far for this week. Monday: Lasagna, garlic bread, salad Tuesday: Crockpot Enchilada Wednesday: BBQ Ribs, ranch beans , corn on cob Thursday: Chicken Soup Friday: Creamy Pork Chops, Mashed potatoes
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This is definitely one week I am glad to see gone. All but one of my kiddos have been sick this week. Thursday, Ethan my 4 year old, woke up all congested. He had a bit of a runny nose during the week but other than that was fine. Around 11am I noticed he was breathing really hard. He sounded as if he had been running and out of breath and all he was doing was sitting in my lap. I called my hubby and he came home and we decided I should take him to the ER. ( Of course it happened to be our doctors half day) Well, it was a good thing we took him. After a chest xray the doc said he had pnemonia. We stayed in the hospital over night. He's doing better but I noticed he is still breathing pretty hard at times. His doctor sent us home with an inhaler, and said he also wanted to keep a look out in case he has asthma. He goes back Tuesday to have an xray and hopefully will be lots better. Time to go for now.... hubby is needing to take a test online. He's also gotten a bit behind over this week. |
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Today was one of those days where a daily routine was just not going to happen. We did have school as usual but that was about it. Hubby came home yesterday about 10:30 am sick with a stomach virus of sorts. He had to leave in the middle of one of his classes and then came home. Except for running to the bathroom, he stayed in bed the rest of the day. He was a bit better today but still stayed home just incase. He decided to work on our computer this morning because it was running sooo very slow. ITs been like that for awhile but getting steadily worse. He thot inspite of virus protection a virus had gotten through and decided to restore it back to when it was new. Tomorrow, I plan to work some more on washing winter clothes and sorting them. This always takes awhile. We were also given some clothes during the year so there is quiet a bit to go through.
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I wasnt aware he was going to do this so I lost some things. I spent the rest of the day downloading what we needed. But, it is running very fast now and like a new pc. I guess it was worth the trade off. Hubby said he was afraid to keep anything not knowing what could have been infected. After school and working on the pc to get it back up and running I decided that was enough for today. 
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I think for most the changing of the seasons also brings a sense of getting ready. Especially for the winter months. We have very mild winters normally here but there are still things I try to do to prepare for the cooler months. I normally dont start till late September, but this year we have had an abnormally cool August. In southern Arkansas, August you normally see temps well over 100, but this year its been low 80's - high 70's. And since Gustav its been low 70's. Very nice indeed. Not knowing if this is going to be a sign of an early winter Ive decided to start my fall preparations early. We dont live in the country ( although I would luuuvvvv to) , have a farm or animals (other than one cat and one dog ), but there is still plenty to do. Here are my usual preparations: 1) I start by reducing the summer clothing I keep out. Normally we have about another month of being able to wear shorts and short sleeves, but I add a few pair of pants, long sleeve shirts and light jackets to the closet for just in case. 2) Having four boys I always keep the clothes from the year before, so I start washing these and sorting through who can wear what and what is no longer good to wear. Then I catch sales and visit our good will store for bargains. We always buy each a new pair of shoes. I hate wearing shoes that someone else has worn so this is the one thing I do buy new. 3) I clean out my pantry of out of date items and rearrange making more room for fall and winter cooking items. I think everyone cooks different according to the seasons. I also make a pantry list of what I need for fall baking. This is also a good time to replace spices you havent used in a while to assure fresh ness. Alot of times stores start having sales on baking items. Its also a good idea to check your baking pans to see if any need replacing. 4) Of course there are yard preparations. For me that includes mowing one more time, ( hopefully its only one more time 5) Once cooler weather is upon us prepare my dog's dog house. I buy hay to line his dog house to help keep him warm. I do replace it during the winter once or twice. First I wash the dog house out. Its usually yucky and smelling by the time summer is over. 6) And of course who can forget Christmas preparations. September is when I start to buy gifts. I love to give gifts ! I have the kids to make a list of what they most want. And I make a list of who I plan to give to and decide how much Im willing to spend for the year. We never go in debt over Christmas. We use what we have. Some years we do more than others according to our finances. This is also a great time to buy Christmas cards. Most of the time company's such as Christian Book Distributor has sale this time of year on last years stock. 7) And who can forget fall cleaning. Washing those stored blankets, cleaning the things that summer fun has forgotten, and flipping the mattress. This is a good time to weed out in your closet and take stock on your summer clothing. I give away those things I never seemed to wear. Check out the sales. Most stores are reducing the prices dramatically on summer wear. A great time to prepare for next summer. I take stock on the winter clothing also. What do we need? Think about others that you know while going through the closet. I dont usually do yard sales, I much perfer to find someone who might need the clothing. So, this is what I will be working on the next few weeks. Today I will be mowing our lawn... so much rain lately that I now have a jungle in my back yard. On the subject of homeschooling, we love to have school outside this time of year. I have a fold up table we use under the carport and its quiet soothing reading under the trees. This also helps with younger children. They seem to stay occupied longer playing outside. I would love to hear of how others prepare for the change in the seasons. I think for most, this is everyone's favorite time of the year. I know its mine. Isnt amazing how much more energy fall brings. |
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How busy its been here ! Last week was a very full week and so far this week is also. School is going quite well. Most days we complete the day I had planned. We've had one nature day. I just love to study nature and all my kiddos love it too. We have a small state park down the road with lots of nature trails. A friend who also homeschools went with my family one day last week and we walked several trails. There was a lot to see this day. Lots of lizards, little toads, and varies insects. At one point the kiddos sketched their surroundings. Nature Study is a great way to learn hands on and a break from the daily grind. We were planning this week one last trip to the lake but Im not sure if we will make it. My younger ones are studying the beach, rivers, and oceans. This paticular lake we were to go to has a great beach area so it was as close as we can get to studying this up close. But we probably wont be able to make it due to Gustav. I live in southern arkansas and gustav has lingered now for the second day. Of course it is now a tropical depression, but we've had high winds and lots of rain. Nonstop rain. Today as I look out its still raining but the winds have calmed. Thankfully Gustav wasnt as bad as it could have been. Today there is lots to do. Im doing a bit of fall cleaning. Doing Things that get pushed aside in the busyness of summer. Last week I focused on the bathroom. This week I plan on reorganizing my cabinets and pantry and taking stock of what I have on hand. We have been using what is onhand for meals the last few weeks so Im going to need to start stocking back up on things. In the next few weeks I plan to start making broth and stock for soups. Ive never done this, but love soup in the winter. I have a few new soup recipes to try out and cant wait. Today I need to make laundry soap and do lots of laundry. Im going to try to wash bed covers today. I probably wont get too much extra done because hubby comes home early. Later we take our dog to the vet. Hope everyone has a very blessed day ! ! |
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I had a comment from my last entry that I thot I needed to address. This was the comment: " She is 13 and you treat her like 6. Why such an early bedtime and who cares if she couldn't find her book? Don't you think you over reacted taking her home that day. Isnt homeschooling suppose to be lazy laid back teaching. Waking her up early in the morning to be like public school is a waster. If you cant commit to your family time why bother her at all? Your Pastor should stay out of your life. Your the parents not some guy." - from Anonymous 1. Yes, she is 13 and we do not treat her like 6. Her normal bedtime during school days is 9pm. Yet in the morning when I wake her at 8 she complains about being too tired and wants to lay around, then when asked to do something complains and mumbles about it. This is not acceptable. So if she cant handle going to bed at 9 she needs to go to bed earlier to be rested. The earlier bedtime of 8 is only a month to make her realize about her complaining. Kids, even at 13 cannot be left to their own whims. Letting her stay up late is only hurting her by not getting enough rest. Then she truly will be tired and wont be able to concentrate on her school work. Giving her a bedtime so she can get adequate rest is called good parenting. In a month she will go back to her regular bedtime. 2. " Who cares if she couldn't find her book" and " Don't you think you over reacted by taking her home that day" First of all it wasn't that she couldn't find her book. Read what I wrote. She hid her book, so we couldn't complete her work for the day. Same as an assignment in school uncompleted. Its called consequences. And no I did not over react. We were at a friend of mine across the street when we were in the discussion and my daughter came in and heard the conversation and said the book wasn't lost she hid it and laughed that it was funny watching me look for it. This was not good behavior. She was proud that she tricked me and got out of her school work. At that point I decided that I shouldnt wait to address this and we do this in private. Not with an audience of other children and adults. So, we walked across the street to our home. As Gods Word says you should chastise your children quickly. 3. " Isnt homeschooling suppose to be lazy laid back teaching. " Laid back yes. Lazy never. Yes I am a bit laid back on my teaching. This is why we don't start till 9 am. We are usually done by 2 including a lunch time. Lazy is what her behavior is. This is also unacceptable. You cannot encourage laziness in children. If so, you will have an lazy adult. Once again its called good parenting. I want my children to be educated. At age 13 she should be able to handle a regular academic day. 4. " Waking her up early in the morning to be like the public school is a waster" Why? She needs to realize that you cant go through life doing as little as possible. If she sees what it would be like not to be homeschooled and what she would be doing if she was at a public school then she will realize Mom is not so unbearable and Im not making her work too hard. Once again its a lesson in reality. Appreciation of what her parents are giving her. 5. If you cant commit to your family time why bother her at all. What? Not sure I understand this one. We are committed to family time. This is what we are doing. We just realize that with my husband in school and working late hours there is less of it during the school terms. We are trying to preserve our family time and make sure we have enough time with them. You obviously have not read what I have written. We are trying to make sure are children are not neglected because of life commitments. 6. " Your pastor should stay out of your life. Your the parent not some guy" Once again read what I wrote. We went to him. We had been discussing our free time situation, come up with a solution and went to him so he would know why we weren't in Sunday Night Service. He then said he absolutely agreed. And said it was the best thing we could do to put our family above church traditions as long as our relationship with God stayed firm by doing what everyone should do and not just let "church services" be our time with God. In other words, our relationship with God has to be worked on during the week as well. He was not trying to run our life or tell us what we should do with our children. We went to him. While training your children you cant let disrespect, laziness and other behavior like this go. No this is not the first instance. Yes, I believe my daughter is going through the regular teenage phase but it is our duty to show her why this is wrong. Its the parent that don't address these issue early that end up with full blown rebellion. And Im sure we as parents will make mistakes. She is our oldest, so that is bound to happen. Its easy to set back and be judgemental writing such comments anonymously. Its harder being the parent trying to do the right thing. This isnt the kind of entry I normally have but it really hit a nerve and I had to address it. |
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At certain times in ones life you feel as if everything is going so good. Everything is under control and you can conquer anything. Well, that is not what I have been feeling lately. There are some things I have really been battleing with my daughter. She is 13. Maybe that is enough said. LOL. This year she has changed so much and its really been hard dealing with this. She was always such a compliant, sweet child and now. UGG ! Well, some things came to a head yesterday. She had been complaining about getting up in the mornings ( I dont wake her till 8 or 8:30). But at the same time she wants to stay up later. ( Her bedtime is at 9) Also she complains about school work and has an awful attitude in doing anything asked. Ive been warning her that she needs to straighten things out or I would have too. LOL. Yesterday, I had to do it myself. During school time I couldnt find her science book, well, guess what, she hid it. I looked everywhere, probably searched the house about an hour for it. I didnt know she hid it. We finished everything else still not knowing wher the book was. Later in the day I was at a friends house and we were talking about things and mentioned how things could just disappear from your house ( we were talking about shoes and socks ). I told her about the science book. Then my daughter started laughing and said the book wasnt missing she hid it and thot it was funny watching me look for it. O BOY ! I couldnt believe this. So, after a few minutes I politely told my friend we needed to go home so I could deal with this. I sat down and talked with her about how disappointing this was for her to do this. It wasnt just the act but the attitude she had. I felt she was totally being disrespectful of how hard I worked to teach her and her brothers and did not appreciate what she had. I could tell by the time I had talked to her she was really feeling bad about what she had done, but I knew I couldnt just let it go. So, I told her I was going to discipline her for this and I needed to think on it for awhile. After I had prayed asking for wisdom I decided that I needed to address the getting up and bedtime as well. For a month she must go to bed at 8 with her lil bros. I explained she couldnt sit up and then be hard to get up and mope around saying she was tired. Also for a month she will go no where except with us, and no contact with her friends. When hubby came home he was really upset and said that she doesnt realize how easy she has it being homeschooled and he wanted to show her what it would be like to be in a public school schedule. So, for two weeks ( he wanted a month but I told him I didnt think I could hold up to it with all my other things to do) she will be on a public school schedule. She will get up at 6:30, and by 8 be completely dressed and have breakfast ate and chores done. She has to do school work till 3pm, take an hour break and then do the equilivant to 3 hours homework. She is not happy. But so far today the attitude has been much better. In some ways Im not sure if this isnt too harsh, but we want her to learn now respect. Plus, she cant go through life mumbling and complaining when she thinks things are hard. We've also decided that with hubby starting school back tomorrow we are going to work harder this year taking up what time he is home focusing on the kids. It was very hard the last 2 years, with his only off day being Sunday, to have alot of family time. So we talked with our pastor and he agreed our plan would be the best thing. We will still take Sunday morning for church, but Sunday evening we will skip the service and spend it in family time. ( or sometimes mommy and daddy time ) Like our pastor said its not about being in church 2 times that day but our walk with God. Sundays are given to man as a day of rest and honoring him. If we focus solely on going to church because thats the way its done and not our family and let things go we wont be anybetter than Eli the priest. OOOO that really made sense. Sometimes we get so caught up on doing God's work or what we feel is our christian obligation we forget the heart of what God wants. My husband is the shepherd of our home and he is to keep his life spiritually in check as well as doing what is right for his flock (family ) This was so liberating. We had thot of this last year to skip Sunday night but didnt know if this would be putting our family before God. But after talking with our pastor and praying we really feel that this is what we need to do. As pastor pointed out, in the New Testament, the church did not have appointed times you are ' suppose ' to meet to worship him. So, hopefully as we begin our new year of schooling, for children and hubby, we can stay prayerful listening to the Lord and lean on his strength and wisdom. We know that when hubby is done with school in 2 - 2 1/2 years it will be worth it, but we must also maintain the things at home or it will be all for nothing. Well, now that Ive vented a bit, and lunch break is over..... back to school work. |
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This week has definitely been very busy. Teaching 4 instead of two is continuously challenging. Just when I think we are starting to get into a routine, we have a bad whiny day with my younger three. My baby also had a birthday this week. Ethan turned 4 on Tuesday. We let him choose a place to go out and eat and he chose Mc D's. He had received BD money from grandparents so he got to go pick out what he wanted. He sooo shopped like a man. He knew what he wanted. Walked down the toy aisle and didnt even look at anything till he came to the tractor section. He loves tractors. Bulldozers , dumptrucks you name it he wants it. Even if he has one that looks just like it. So he settled on a box of 10 John Deere tractors. He very thoroughly looked over these and then said he wanted this one and jumped in the shopping cart and he was done. This was my hubbie's last week to have a day off for a while. He starts the new school term the 27th. So on his day off from work he will be in school. He will have Sundays off but that will be all. We are starting to really look forward to him being done with school. I think he has two years left and maybe one semester after that. Well, thats about all from here. I am going to catch up on this weeks house work this evening so hopefully my Saturday can be mostly free. I have kept laundry up this week, so that's one accomplishment. Hope everyone has a very blessed weekend. |
Well, we are moving forward regardless. 
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Menu For The Week Sunday: BBQ roast sandwhiches Monday: Chicken Speghetti Tuesday: Tacos Wednesday: Roast w/gravy, potatoes and carrots Thursday: Meat Loaf, mashed potatoes, ranch beans Friday: Speghetti |
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I think we are now falling into our new school routine. Its been a bit difficult this year since I have 2 more to teach. Today seemed to have a good flow. So hopefully this will be our routine for school. I am getting everyone up by 8am. While I am making breakfast a few morning chores are being done and then we eat. By 9 we are starting school. Including a break for lunch, we are usually done by 2 or 2:30. I then give everone a break, including myself for an hour. After this we have been taking about 30 min to an hour to clean the rest of the house. I then begin to cook dinner( if its not in the crockpot) and we eat dinner around 6 pm. After Dinner we spend time outside till its time for baths and then between 8:30 and 9 everyone is in bed. Ahhhhhh ! ! How great this is after bedtime. Today Ive been washing all our bedding. Last week I managed to catch completely up on laundry so the extra washing shouldnt put me behind. Im hoping to keep it this way. But Ive said this before. Tonight is our women's Bible study, so hopefully I can have dinner ready by 5. This shouldnt be too hard. I have left over chicken and plan to make chicken speghetti for tonight. Hope everyone has a very blessed week ! |
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I am definitely glad its Friday ! I am still getting used to teaching 4 instead of 2. As of right now our school schedule is from 9 until 2 sometimes 3. Except for lunch no breaks. Of course that is no breaks for me. The kiddos have breaks while Im working with another one. I am glad to say everyone is enjoying for the most part school. My older two have complained a little but over all, all is going well. Its been raining here for a few days now. Makes the temps really nice. Hopefully we will have clear day tomorrow tho so everyone can enjoy the outdoors. My sister will be coming to visit so it would be nice to be able to go to the park but we will see. Tonight we will be splurging and having Pizza for dinner. I just did not want to cook tonight. Hope everyone has a very blessed week end. |
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Tonight I went to our weekly women's bible study. How refreshing it was. We began a new study tonight and it never fails that what we are studying really hits home. After the kiddos were in bed I sat outside a bit enjoying the cool night air. The air always smells so good after a rain. I wanted to mention some homeschooling books that we are really enjoying. If any are at a loss for science books, without being textbooks, I highly recommend Usborne books. My kids just love these. They explain things on such a level that even my soon to be four year old is remembering what we talk about. Usborne also has a variety of books on just about any subject you want. If you are interested just go to Usbornebookstore.com and you can see these books. They are also priced very good. Also the Holling C Holling books are excellent. These can be used for geography and a bit of history. You can find these at beautifulfeet.com. We have been so blessed this year with such a wonderful curriculum. I believe this will be our best year ever ! ! Menu for Tuesday Breakfast: Oatmeal and fruit Lunch: Mac N Chesse with ham bits Dinner: Grilled Pork Chops, Ranch Beans, corn and Salad |
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Last night I awoke to some severe thunderstorms. The lightning was very fierce! This seemed to go on all through the early morning hours. You couldnt help but rouse from your sleep as the lightning flashed and the thunder sounded. We've also had a steady rain all day and temp is a perfect 73 today. I dont mind this much needed rain considering its been over a month since weve had any rain at all. Has anyone ever had to cut school short because of bad behaviors ? Well, thats what we've had to do today. One of my boys has had 4 spankings and I ended up having to call dad at work, which Ive never had to do before. Ugggg. Of course it affects the rest of them and before you know it everyone is in a foul mood. Sooo, we ate lunch and now everyone is doing chores. Hopefully everyone will settle down because im suppose to have bible study tonight. Not sure if I should leave them with the baby sitter. I guess its natural to have days like this, but sure is hard when you do. Time now to get a bit of cleaning done my self. Hope everyone has a blessed day. |
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This has been a week of activity. Monday our woman's group served dinner at the homeless shelter in our town. It really is so rewarding to help others. After we visited with those that were there. One mother of a 6 year old and twin one year olds was there because her husband abanoned her. He was traveling to a new job location. While she was on the road to meet him at their new location she broke down in our town. She called her husband and he told her that he would rather her not come at all that he had been wanting to tell her that he had met someone else. So she has been here for 2 months in the homeless shelter. The worse thing is that she has no family. I was just very appalled that someone would do this to their own kids. I was talking to our pastors wife and we are going to try to get her back on her feet. She isnt a christian so hopefully we can get her at least to come to church as well. I am so glad we took time to help out Monday evening. Sometimes we can get caught up in our own lives and forget to notice that others are hurting. Tuesday I went grocery shopping. I actually got to go without the kiddos. A very good friend watched them for me. It was so nice to be able to leisurely shop. Wednesday I also got a break. Another friend called and wanted us to go out for lunch. My hubby was off and stayed with the kids. Its always nice to have adult conversation with good friends without the interruptions of your children. We decided that we must do this at least every few months. Thursday was a typical day around the home. We had school and got alot of cleaning done. I also made a double batch of laundry detergent. We go through the laundry detergent so fast. Today, I went for a haircut. I took the kids and they behaved very good. Of course I did bribe them before hand. Menu for Today Breakfast: Oatmeal and raisinbread Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwhich, milk and sunchips Dinner: Lasagna, garlic toast and salad Smoothie for snack ! |
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This week promises to be very busy so Ive picked rather simple meals to make. My crockpot will get quiet a workout. Breakfast will consist of muffins, pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast, biscuits and gravy, cereal and fruit. Lunch will be sandwiches mostly: ham and cheese, peanut butter and banana , grilled cheese and leftovers. Of course with the heat I plan to add plenty of smoothies. Dinner Menu will be: Speghetti with salad and Garlic toast BBQ Sandwhiches Grilled Pork Chops, Salad, Ranch Beans Lasagna, Salad Sloppy Joes Roast w/ gravy, potatoes and carrots Crockpot enchiladas |
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This is the day that the Lord has made..... Let us rejoice and be glad in it ! ! ! Monday is one of those days you have mixed emotions about. Its the start of a brand new week. Fresh to start over from the last week, however good or bad it was. But also Monday can be ugggg ! ! Back to work. A lot of time I have dreaded Monday. But lately God has dropped in my Spirit the above verse. Whatever day it is we should rejoice. Weather its a bad day where everything goes wrong or one of those few perfect days where we are on cloud 9 God is in control. Just this wonderful knowledge alone should send us rejoicing. Today we are continuing with school. Its been good to be back into the routine. Summer break, as good as it is, brings us into chaos sometimes because of a lack of structure. To answer a question from MissBee about our sonlight curriculum, we are currently using Core K for my 5 and 6 year old. ( of course my 4 year old is 'doing school too' ). They are all enjoying it so much. I think their favorite part is the read alouds. For their math they are using Math u See . Ive just started using it this year and absolutely love it. We are also using the Eastern Hemisphere with my 10 and 13 year old. I think this is just the best Ive ever seen. Im already enjoying it so very much as are the kiddos. My daughter is using the Exploring Creation with General Science from Apologia. And they are also using Math u see. My daughter is using the Math U See Algebra. I would absolutely recommend this to everyone. Tonight is our women's Bible study. We are going to serve a meal at the homeless shelter. Ive never done this but Im really looking forward to helping out. Sometimes living our own daily lives its easy to forget so many people dont even have a home . On another note........ Dont you just love how God prepares you for things ahead of time. Over the last few weeks while in my Bible time I keep thinking about the verse 'Be anxious for nothing......' It has just repeatedly came to my mind while going about my daily going ons. Well, the other night my hubby got online to check on the prices of his books for this semester. They are usually around $400 altogether but this time its going to be $700. We have $400 put back but in a few weeks we have to come up with the additional $300. He will get his grant, scholarship, and student loan but you dont receive those till September, after school starts. Im sure all of you know how difficult that amount is in a short time period. But Im trying to remember what God has been speaking to me and having faith in Him. Its reassuring to know that God knows ahead of time what we will be needing and He never fails to provide. So as best as I can I am not going to be anxious over something so little as three hundred dollars seeing that my Lord owns the earth and everything in it and can does the miraculous. Hope everyone has a very blessed day. |
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Well, this week went different than expected. My dad had surgery on his foot Tuesday. He has rheumatoid arthritis and it has really affected his hands and feet. Its too late to do anything to his hands ( he's been stubborn and wouldnt have the surgery for 2 years until it was getting almost impossible to walk ). They went in and straightened his toes and put pins in them which will be taken out in 6 weeks. Its pretty painful for the first few weeks. Two toes turn black so the next morning they removed 2 of the pins. One turned back the regular color but they are keeping an eye on the other. The reason this happened is he waited so long and the nerves were demaged and when they straightened them it further demaged the nerves. We are praying the other toe will be all right or they will have to remove it. If all goes well the other foot will be operated on in 3 months. It isnt in as bad shape as this foot so hopefully it will go much better. We didnt have school this week since all this was going on. I spent three days with my mom and dad helping out while my kiddos stayed at their other grandparents. I plan to start back Monday. |