I've been super busy lately with family obligations, but thought I would post about our upcoming week. We need a break from the ordinary, so we're doing more activities this week to help. Besides, Nathan needs to head to the doc so he will up the dosage of his ADHD medicine. We do this yearly, and it's definitely that time of year. 

We will be starting our Tops experiments this week. They last for 4 weeks and are part of the Sonlight Science 3 curriculum. We will be planting radish seeds. I've heard some people say that the radish seeds were old and they had to order new ones. I'm hoping mine work out okay.

We're also doing an activity each day to coincide with our study of Native Americans.

Monday~heading to the store to buy food for our Indian feast (beans, squash, corn, pumpkins, some sort of meat). We'll also go to the bookstore to pick out some books for Thanksgiving. Basically, a day out of the house (after book work and chores).

Tuesday~We're making a todem pole out of a paper towel roll and construction paper. We'll also be making Indian headdresses. Then we'll have a story time where we sit Indian style and listen to stories about the animals and how they gained certain attributes.

Wednesday~We'll be attempting to make some gourd rattles. They look a little complex, so wish us luck.

Thursday~Pumpkin carving time! I'd like to carve about 3 pumpkins.

Friday~We'll be preparing our Indian feast. Nothing too difficult. I just want Nathan to get an idea of the foods that the Native Americans ate. We'll of course wear our headdresses and have an Indian pow wow.

We are a family that enjoys celebrating Halloween (gasp!). I know, I know. Not the most popular of opionions among Christian homeschoolers, but we enjoy all of the fun aspects of dressing up, carving pumpkins, eating great harvest foods, and trick-or-treating. I know it is a pagan holiday. Christmas and Easter began as pagan holidays as well. It's much more about HOW one celebrates a holiday than whether or not it is celebrated. We don't endorse the evil that takes place. We endorse family fun. I don't decorate with frightening decorations that are all too prevalent. We stick with scarecrows, hay bundles, and pumpkins. I don't dress my children in scary or skimpy costumes. This year, we will have a super hero and a lion. Nothing boosts a child's imagination quite like dressing up.

So there, we have a packed week this week, and next will be equally busy celebrating Halloween and schooling.

Thanks to all who responded to my entry about my PCOS. I will try to respond more soon. Life is just very busy now. The holiday season has officially started here.