You do know that I only write about our good days where we accomplish a whole lot - so if you want to see our "typical" day, then divide our workload by half and add in some complaining:) LOL. So here was our really good day...

Let it be known that this day was started knowing it would be our last day of school before we take a 1 week break. Not that that should affect how our day goes, right;)

Dd7 completely and entirely finished her Developmental Math Book 2 (adding within 9). I have been setting the timer for 10mins and having her do as many pages as she can within 10 mins. So our total math lesson has been 10mins long. I promised a 1 week break when she finished her book. It was finished today, woohoo! Book 3 (subtraction within 9) has been ordered and is on its way, but won't be started for another week. Because we're taking a vacation from school. Do I sound excited about taking a vacation from school?? Yaaahooo! I also found out that Developmental Math is essentially Egyptian math. Of course I would use Egyptian math, why wouldn't I? I've been obsessed with Egypt since adolescence, of course I would use Egyptian math. Maybe I should find a good Egyptian writing program, too? Basically, the person who developed Dev Math designed the math curric for elementary schools in Egypt and developed this idea of a self-teaching math program. Then he came over to the US and hired someone to design Dev Math based upon these ideas that were working very well in Egypt. So, its kind of like Singapore Math, but its Egyptian, and it rocks. Most people by now know to just tune me out when I start talking about Egypt. Alright, alright, I'll move on...

I also demanded that Dd7 "write something" - 2 sentences. She could copy from a book or write her own sentences. She hates writing if it has anything remotely to do with educational, so this was met with instant obstinance. Instead of really writing, she hung out and annoyed me and her little sis while trying to do K math. After I finally got really mean about the interruptions, she opened up her journal and wrote. And what she wrote just absolutely warmed my heart and made me stop math and hug her. She wrote, "I love you. Sometimes I get angry or things don't turn out the way they should." And I just thought she did such a nice job of expressing her feelings (anger) in a way that wasn't mean. So I am counting this as a good day.

Dd5 did some money and calendar exercises in BJU K (she likes the money assignments. I keep the calendar stuff short because she does not like these. I may skip the rest and just work off a real calendar). She wanted to keep going in HWT, so she did many many pages in lowercase letters before I saw her get tired and talked her into stopping. She read Bob Book 5 Dot and Mit. Then she asked if she could write something too for school. So she's at the table now - not sure what she's coming up with, but I'm sure it'll be a page full of pegasuses and lots of wierd looking letters strewn all over the page. I love this age!

And now we are taking a week break. Have I mentioned how excited I am about our week break?