Well, OK, not quiet exactly, but *shrug*

We are finishing up our first block of school.  I think it went pretty well, considering. 

Bug (15yos) is coming along in math a bit (dreaded long division!!) and is voraciously reading about WWI.  Occasionally, I see him go through his forensic study.  i need to prod a bit more there.  He started his bowling league this month and is doing well.  He also went on his first local mission trip.

Butterfly (13yod) is enjoying our AWOA study of Ancient Egypt and reading better than she thinks she is.  She finished a lapbook on the Titanic and one on Amelia Earhart and is working on one for our Egyptian study as well as a group lapbook on desert animals.  She has been volunteering a lot, as usual, and has earned the Presidential Volunteer Service Award - in gold!!

Bunny (11yod) is also working on Ancient Egypt with us and the same 2 lapbooks as her sis.  Playing soccer and reading lots, as usual.  Also doing the "dreaded long division".  Her sugar numbers are giving us fits and she is sick of this whole diabetes thing already.  *sigh*  Hurts my momma's heart to see her have to struggle with this.  OH!  And she has earned a bronze Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

Bee (9yod) is playing her first season of soccer (we bumped her up a level to keep her with Bunny) and is doing GREAT!  Really holding her own out there.  She is learning all about space in her free time, and doing AWOA along with the big girls. 

All three girls are enjoying Girl Scouts activities and patch requirements. 

Bear (6yos) is happily 'Rowing along with Five in a Row this year.  We've worked on 6 titles - The Story About Ping, Lentil, Madeline, A Pair of Red Clogs, The Rag Coat and Who Owns the Sun? and he has loved every one.  He's also doing a lot of Cub Scout activities (he's a Wolf Cub) and was the first in his pack to fill a popcorn order form!

Kitty (4yod), Lamb & Puppy (2.5yoTWINs) are doing lapbooking for Letter of the Week and Before Five in a Row.  They are just having a BLAST with the lapbooks and being kids.

PoohBear (8mos) is trying to crawl, learning to stand, drooling a lot, and is in general the most contented baby I've ever seen!  He's a PEACH!

We were going to put the brakes on the unit after our break next week and have everyone follow their own interests (with my guidance, of course).  But when the girls found out that Ancient Greece was next, and that Ancient Rome was after that, and that... well, anyway, we'll be sticking with AWOA for awhile! LOL  Not sure now how to fit in a lion lapbook and a Beyond FIAR study for Bunny, more space activities and an African animal lapbook for Bee, a study of woman's history with Butterfly...

Anyone got more extra hours in their day they want to lend me??

Loving Learning,

Katie

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Posted by LeslieN

Sounds like y'all are busy and having fun. I totally understand about wanting more hours!

I'm sorry y'all are struggling too with managing T1. It is so erratic! We are both doing our best though! (((Katie)))

Can you tell me more about the volunteer award? Congrats to both of them!

Blessings
Leslie

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Posted by knechtslodge

No kidding about the time thing. If there were maybe 600 days in a year maybe I could get everything done that I want to each year. There are just so many interesting subjects to cover.
Blessings
Diane

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