Oct. 21, 2007 - Random Ramblings
So as all homeschoolers know life is busy. I am trying to post more but there are only 24 hours in a day and I'd like to sleep during some of them. Today I decided to post some of my random ramblings. These are things that are in my head or i have talked about with others.
Halloween - So theres this thing called halloween. I am sure many of you have heard of it. It is when children (sometimes adults) dress up as something that they are not and go door to door begging for candy. Why???? In my opionion complete waste of time. Not to mention as a Christian I don't feel this is a celebration that God would actually be happy with. The crazy thing is when we decided not to participate in halloween so many people acted as if we were abusing our children. These were Christian people, I was shocked. Am I saying you are not a Christian if you do celebrate halloween...definitely not. That is your choice and that is between you and God. I am not going to look down on you because you do so please don't look down on me because I don't.
Trading Spouses - So me and my husband like to watch reality tv. Not the crazy reality tv (although we used to) but nanny 911, trading spouses. These things are ridiculous but I have learned some things from these shows (what to do and what not to do). Well we were watching it last night and on there was a lady who was a Christian she swapped houses with a lady who was a tatoo artist and who's husband was a body piercer. This is the normal scheme of things on trading spoiuses but what made me hot as fire was the Christian lady. She was a hot mess. She was trying to witness to the husband and she was so mean and accusing and judgemental. Then that lady who she swapped places with was getting the same thing from the Christian ladies mother who kept telling the lady that she was going to hell. Okay the last time I checked no one but God himself has a heaven or hell to put anyone in so how are you going to tell that lady she is going to hell. That witness has fell on deaf ears. They refused to dust the sand off and go on when their witnessing was not accepted and it just killed any seed that possible could have been planted. I was annoyed.
Homeschooling - Now I get flack from so many people because of my families choice to homeschool. I understand and that is fine that is their opinion but when you have no children no educational degrees, I just don't need your opinion on the subject. Especially when you are trying to convince me not to homeschool. Again I was annoyed.
Well we had a week off last week because my hubby took leave and we wanted to spend some quality time with him. So today is our first day back after a weeks vacation. Whats on the agenda this week:
Bible - I have no idea. I have nothing planned out. I'll just let God lead me in that
But we are working on memorizing John 3:16 ( Which I believe they already have memorized but I decided to do it again)
Math - same ole same ole, going through lesson by lesson
History - we are studing Pilgrims, Puritans, Indians and the Mayflower
Writing - Simple writing practice
Science - We are finally going to start our Apologia Science book.
English - Still Abeka, going through the special sounds and spelling rules to get the kids back up to speed since they missed alot of that last year in public school
Jasmin - Still working on letters, numbers, shapes and colors
Elective - We are going to start piano lessons from "John Thompsons's Teaching Little Fingers to Play." I am teaching them and I don't know how to play that good myself, so we are going to learn together.
P.E. - Nothing formal I am just going to try and get them some form of exercise each day. Maybe we will go to the pool one day this week. (It is 40 degrees outside but the pool is indoor and heated)
Training - I need to work on the older two talking back, i.e "Princess" go do the dishes".....Mommy I have to do something else or Mommy can I...The proper response is Yes Ma'am. The little one I need to work on church training. she has been acting a horrible mess in church lately so I need to have her sit down 15 minutes each day quietly with no toys and play a sermon off of a website or something and correct her.
Well that is my week I pray ya'll will be blessed through out this week and this day. If the Lord says the same I will write again soon.
