By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge
the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. ~Proverbs 24:3-4
• Sep. 28, 2007 - Review of our week
My scrapbook weekend was fun!! I finished up my summer vacation from 2006 and Christmas 2006, about 30 pages altogether. Now I can start on 2007. I have gotten really behind this year. I don't even have 2007 pictures printed yet!
The coolest part of the weekend was being able to minister to one of the ladies on the way home. We were able to share with a mom how important God was in our every day life. It was an amazing discussion and I hope and pray that many seeds were planted. I pray they grow and bear fruit - that this mom can become the woman God wants her to be. I am excited to see what happens next!
We had school Monday and Tuesday, then my dh and I returned to the resort for 3 days of alone time. My dear mom stayed with my children and taught them school. They just did Bible, LA, math, science, and the history crafts. They had a great time. Thanks mom! You are the best!
Observations:
- I don't feel like we are doing justice to Children Around the World.
- I also feel like we could be spending more time on history.
- I know we need more time on Spanish.
- I haven't been home much recently. I was gone 1 day last week and 3 days this week.
- I haven't been feeling well recently due to tooth problems. So far on the same tooth, I have had a root canal, gum surgery, and am half-way through getting a crown.
- I have not been enforcing any kind of daily schedule, although we have developed a few patterns.
- Mark is doing a lot of long-hand multiplication and division problems in math. It takes it a long time and holds up the subjects the kids do together.
Changes:
- Be home more!
- Stop feeling guilty and do more.
- Plan more, develop more patterns (schedule) that works for us, and stick to it.
- Limit Mark to one hour on math. After that, we will move onto another subject and he can come back to it later. Fortunately, he will soon be done with long-hand multiplication and division, so maybe math won't take him so long.
- Make more time for the county work on Thursdays and Fridays, even when I feel like quiting early.
Our scrapbook mess:
Mei with early colony buildings:
Mei with 13 colonies map:
a weekend to scrapbook, I am jealous!!! I am sooooo far behind I will never catch up.
It looks like school it going well, dont worry there is never enough time to get it all in.
You get a lot done during your day! We struggle with just the 3 R's!!! :)
I like your plan of action. It'll get better and just remember, you don't have to do it all, learning will happen! Relax and enjoy the time as well :)
Your blog was one of the first I found when I discovered HSB about a year ago. I used to read your blog quite a bit before I started my own last Nov, and I come back every so often. So I thought it was about time I popped in to say hi!
I like your "observations" & "changes" notes. I have made some notes like that myself, though not on my blog. There is always a lot of tweaking to be done these first couple months, isn't there, as we observe what works & what doesn't. Every year is different & every kid is different and it takes some time to figure it all out and settle into a do-able routine.
Your trip to the science museum sounds great! i too am a firm believer in blowing off "school" for something more educational!-- or at least more adventurous.
Oh, and I went on a retreat this weekend and took some scrapbooking along to do. Didn't get much done though; the weather was too beautiful. I REALLY need some intensive scrapbook time, as the longer I do it, the further behind I get.
I love your observations and changes section!
I used to do a lot of scrapbooking/memory albums, but just can't find the time anymore. Plus, I think if I get back into it, I want to do the digital pages. I am afraid to get started with that for fear that I will be sucked in!
It sounds like you had a great time!
Sherri
www.ourplaceourplace.blogspot.com
• Oct. 1, 2007 - Untitled Comment
It looks like school it going well, dont worry there is never enough time to get it all in.