Thank God we are able to homeschool!!!!  It has and is a wonderful journey!!!! 

On 9/26/05, we went to the Kern County Fair with BHL group.  The girls got to see some of a circus and lots of animals.  Jessica loved seeing her favorite animal, pgymy goats.  Angelina loved being able to touch and pet all the animals to her heart's content. 

On 9/27/05, we went to the mall for the Girl Scout Kick-Off Program.  Jessica got to wear her Daisy uniform and she earned her promise center.  She's able to say the GS Promise now.  We will be going to the Juliette meeting every month.  Angelina and Mark walked the mall.  They found tap shoes for Angelina.  She was very excited to have found them.  We found tap shoes earlier in the week for Jessica but had problems finding them for Angelina as she has her Mommy's wide feet.

On 10/1/05, the girls and Mommy went to dance class.  They got to wear their tap shoes for the first time.  We also went to American Girl Club and both girls decorated a beautiful wreath which we have hanging in the living room.  Fall is here!  In the evening we all went back to the KC Fair.  The girls each got a toy of their choice.  We were going to ride one carnival ride but the lines were too long so the girls got a toy instead.  We got to see the rest of the circus, played in the children's areas again and saw all of Mark's prizes.  He did great at the fair!!!  He won two 3rd places, one 2nd place, and four first place ribbons.  Hurray for him-our master garderner!

On 10/3/05, we went to Tehachapi co-op and did American Girl workshop.  The candied nuts were a hit for both children and adults.  We also did around the world curriculum.  I forgot to bring the treat-apple crisp so we had yogurt instead.  Again the vote was candied nuts won as best treat.  The girls loved making their peacock plume-papercraft for Sri Lanka.  I am enjoying this curriculum and I think the girls are also.  We lost one of our four girls doing this curriculum.  I can't say that I'm sorry about this.  The child herself wasn't an issue but the mother was.  She was not doing the curriculum at home-only when we got together as a group.  I also think that she had some problems with my daughter's energy and zeal of life.  Oh well, can't please all the people all the time.  I am pleased with this curriculum and it is working for my girls.  That is what matters!

Starting Monday (10/3), Mark and I started a Bible Overview class at church.  We are both really enjoying it.  Lots of great information and we are both learning new ideas.  Did you all know that Noah got drunk?  Read Genesis 9:20-9:29.  I missed that little tidbit.  The class is putting the Bible in a historical timeline also which is very helpful to me.  Anyway, it's a fast track class.  Only 5 classes total but really enjoying it.

10/5/05-Jessica and Angelina worked on worksheets today.  Jessica only got through half a worksheet.  We are challenging her.  It was on the "ake" word family.  We asked her if it was too hard and whether she wanted to continue or not.  She thought about it and said that she wants to keep trying.  What a trouper!  She so wants to read and it is not clicking well yet.  Phonics is not working.  We are trying word families and sight words.  She knows about 10 sight words.

The girls went to gymnastics on Thursday.  They got their report cards on how they are doing and what they still need to work on.  We have decided to change their classes next term.  They will be going on Tuesday and will be at the gymnastics center for 3 hrs.  Angelina will be doing her class from 11-12.  She will have the same teacher but a different class.  She really likes Ms. Sarah and seems to respond well to her so we wanted to keep the same teacher.  However, Jessica will not be in class from 11-12.  This will give Mark 1/2 to do some schoolwork with her and 1/2 for lunch.  Then Jessica is going into Homeschool PE for 2 hrs.  Currently the class has only 3 other children-all boys.  This will be a challenge for Jessica.  She will be doing gymnastics for 1 hr and team/cooperative games for 1 hr.  Jessica needs to learn to work as a team but she will still get her gymnastics that she loves.  It will also tire her out.  The other advantage is that Angelina gets 2 hrs of Daddy time.  1/2 will be lunch and the other 1 1/2 hrs will be reading books and schoolwork time.  Jessica likes being the big sister which sometimes interferes with Angelina not doing her own work.  Jessica helps too much sometimes.  Hopefully this new schedule will work out.

Saturday and Sunday were busy, busy days!!!!  On Saturday (10/8) the girls had Kids' Sports Camp.  They got to play soccer.  Jessica and Angelina don't really like playing the actual game but enjoy being the goalies.  Jessica is actually quite good at stopping the ball from scoring.  Angelina did well also.  She has problems as her little legs need to do some growing to make it easier for her.  Both girls had fun though.  Like putting them in these Kids' Sports Camps as they learn about different sports and they take great naps in the afternoon.  Saturday and Sunday were Thundercake activities days.  We made puppet paper dolls, listened to thunder/lightening/rain music, did lots of sequencing activities, colored thundercakes, played hide and seek and read the actual picture book.  After naps we made Apple Streusel Muffins.  On Sunday after church we made Thundercake.  It was delicious!!!!  Jessica also did some worksheets that involved sequencing, counting, sets.  We did some more Thundercake activities.  It was a very productive and fun homeschooling weekend!!!!

Next journal entry will be about our King Tut trip.  Please read as it was a truelly awesome, once-in-a-lifetime experience!!!

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