Aug. 9, 2007
Another school year
My youngest is in Kindergarten this year. It seemed like it took so long for her to be "forever" ours, but on the other hand it seems strange that she is "old" enough to be in Kindergarten.
What fun it is to be reading great books together. What fun to share the things that I last did 10 years ago with her brother.
Sometimes I wonder if I am trying to do too much with her. (She IS my youngest! I want to do it all! I do have more time now... since I only have 2 at home and not 3, and Caleb is much more independent.) Besides using Sonlight, (including Singapore Math and Handwriting without Tears), we are doing Spanish, Child Size Masterpieces and KinderBach. For Spanish we are using Easy Spanish Junior, and we haven't really started that yet, though I plan to next week. We have done the Child Size Masterpieces once, and that really doesn't take too long. I should be able to do it once or twice a week. She loves to play games, and she considers it as such. The KinderBach was something I saw at the SE HS Expo in Atlanta last weekend. I got a sample CD and took it home. Em watched most of the sample lesson with me. When Tony got home from work she brought out her little toy piano and showed him what she learned in the first lesson. Now I have to see if we can find someone to tune to real piano that is in the basement. I know it hasn't been tuned since moving to Tennessee, and that was 10 years ago.
I'm still trying to catch up from being gone to Atlanta 4 days last week. I haven't finished cleaning up the living room or dining room. I haven't finished the ironing (and my husband now has a full time job at the public library and needs a dress shirt every day. Quite a change from when he worked at home much of the time and wore polo shirts!) I think our small group starts up again next week, (and it meets at our house) so I really need to get it done. Once the house is "back to normal" (clutter makes me edgy) then we can fall into our regular routine and I can add the Spanish & when the music gets here add it in.
Last night at church some of the youth were complaining about school starting today, and I laughed and said Caleb had already started on Monday. He does pretty well on most things. He is able to study in his room or the family library for everything except math, for which he needs the computer. Unfortunately, by the time he gets to math, Em is finished and ready to play, which she does not do quietly.
What a blessing to be able to have our children at home, and to guide them as they learn!
What fun it is to be reading great books together. What fun to share the things that I last did 10 years ago with her brother.
Sometimes I wonder if I am trying to do too much with her. (She IS my youngest! I want to do it all! I do have more time now... since I only have 2 at home and not 3, and Caleb is much more independent.) Besides using Sonlight, (including Singapore Math and Handwriting without Tears), we are doing Spanish, Child Size Masterpieces and KinderBach. For Spanish we are using Easy Spanish Junior, and we haven't really started that yet, though I plan to next week. We have done the Child Size Masterpieces once, and that really doesn't take too long. I should be able to do it once or twice a week. She loves to play games, and she considers it as such. The KinderBach was something I saw at the SE HS Expo in Atlanta last weekend. I got a sample CD and took it home. Em watched most of the sample lesson with me. When Tony got home from work she brought out her little toy piano and showed him what she learned in the first lesson. Now I have to see if we can find someone to tune to real piano that is in the basement. I know it hasn't been tuned since moving to Tennessee, and that was 10 years ago.
I'm still trying to catch up from being gone to Atlanta 4 days last week. I haven't finished cleaning up the living room or dining room. I haven't finished the ironing (and my husband now has a full time job at the public library and needs a dress shirt every day. Quite a change from when he worked at home much of the time and wore polo shirts!) I think our small group starts up again next week, (and it meets at our house) so I really need to get it done. Once the house is "back to normal" (clutter makes me edgy) then we can fall into our regular routine and I can add the Spanish & when the music gets here add it in.
Last night at church some of the youth were complaining about school starting today, and I laughed and said Caleb had already started on Monday. He does pretty well on most things. He is able to study in his room or the family library for everything except math, for which he needs the computer. Unfortunately, by the time he gets to math, Em is finished and ready to play, which she does not do quietly.
What a blessing to be able to have our children at home, and to guide them as they learn!
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Aug. 19, 2007 - Hi ya sweet friend!:)
Posted by His4life I will be praying for you!!! I got your email and I am going to call you, soon!!!:):)
Love you!
Angie:)
Love you!
Angie:)