Jan. 21, 2009

Describing Me

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This week use the ABC’s to describe your character, your life, your homeschool, and your family. Next to each letter of the alphabet put a word that describes you or has something to do with you. It was very amusing and a bit tricky. Once you actually get to a letter your mind goes blank!

I have to admit that I have done a post like this before and so I just did a copy and paste.  However it was a long time ago and this time I added a few explanations.

 At home -where I love to be
Breakfast -my favourite meal
Chocolate
Daisies
England
Friendship
Gullible
Heavenbound
Isaiah 40:26
Jane Austen
Kids -have always enjoyed them
Liturature
Meek -my dh gave me that word
Navy blue
Over 30 -closer to 40, eeek!
Patient -as told by others
Quiet
Romantic
Sensitive
Totally committed to my man!
Undecided -just don't give me a menu!
Vivaldi's 4 Season's
Wondering
EXtra arms needed -to hold my baby all day!
Yellow -reminds me of dd
Living in a Zoo! -some days!

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Nov. 12, 2008

Mom Help

 
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Having just had a baby, what helps me to get through the day right now is a nap!
Ideally, what I'd like to do every afternnoon is make a cup of tea and sit down with a magazine(like Countyr Living).
Since that rarely happens, I'm lucky to even get a cup of tea made!
More often than that, I usually end up popping a piece of chocolate in my mouth as I pass through the kitchen, on my way to do the laundry!

As for verses, these are particularly meaningful to me:

"He tends his flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young."
Isaiah 40:11

"I lift up my eyes to the hills-
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth."
Psalm 121:1-2

"Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young-
a place near your altar"
Psalm 84:3

A couple of other things I do to gain perspective in my day are:

I put on worship music and sing my heart out,
and/or
I give my kids a 'quiet reading time', usually after lunch for at least 1/2 an hour, if not more and I have a quiet time myself.  I make myself read so that I'm not tempted to do housework.
 
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Sep. 4, 2008

Our Routine

 
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This year I have created a much looser schedule than last year.  I think, realistically, it will work better for us.

This is the daily schedule that I have made for the kids:
8-8:30 get up, get dressed, eat breakfast
8:30-9:30 tidy bedroom, pick up laundry, make bed, kitchen helper(they take turns), daily chore(different every day),
9:30-10 Bible reading with me, work on Bible notebook
10-12 School time: this includes individual scheduled activities, my older two will be free to choose which subject they work on as long as the assignment is done by the end of the week.  I will also schedule our History , Geography and Art for certain days, but I'm still working this out.
12-1 Lunch, clean-up, fold laundry
1-1:30 Quiet reading time(this is where they read on their own, I sometimes read to the little ones or put on a little movie and go take a nap!!)
1:30-2 Read aloud with me, this is where we would read a novel together,
2-3 School time, again this is free time to do school work, unless I have a nature walk etc. planned.
3 and on dinner prep, housework, bake etc(this would be free play time unless the kids are involved in something that I'm doing)
That is the main framework of our day and  I am sure we will have lots of little breaks.  If the kids finish their work and there is still 'school time' left, then I have plenty of educational activities that they can choose to do during those times.

I am trying to plan a preschool activity bag swap, so that I can have some special things for my little ones to do.  Right now I let them pick something that they can play with while I'm busy with school.  It usually works.  My 4yr old is now wanting to learn his letters and so he likes to be up at the table with us.

I also have a baby coming in about 4 weeks, so I know that it will be chaotic for a while, but at least the kids will have something to follow. I can direct things from the couch!
 


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