well let's see!  we are finally back on schedule after getting back from St Petersburg for Sarah's surgery!

today our devotions centered on Jesus' forgiveness of sins.  i think i did a good job cuz they listened and asked questions more than normal! :)  we read the story of mary magdalene wiping Jesus feet with her tears and hair and then went on to the parable of the sower.

after that parker and hannah worked in their workbooks . parker did math,spelling and grammar ( see, sees, saw and eat, eats, ate) while hannah praciced her numbers and did connect the dots.

then the 3 of us sat down to another game of silly sentences puzzle with rebekah joining in too ( it never hurts to start young!)

ben did math review in his saxon book. i have come to realize he needs to review OFTEN so that's what we are doing. 

ben and i are still reading one chapter a day about the missionary samuel morris. he's hooked!

ben also worked on spelling and composition. it went better today than last time! :) :)

we all did history together, reading from "amazing women in history".  what a fantastic book! you can pick and choose what you want to read rather than follow a formula .

after lunch- grilled cheese sandwiches- we all sat together and read a book about the orphan train . everyone was truly riveted!! :)  the name escapes me right now but i'll get it for you. it's based on a true story.

ben flipped thru some magazines and found recipes to try. he has lasagna and chocolate cake planned for sunday ( the only day his dad is here)

parker and the girls watched cyberchase while ben cleaned out the car.  they learned about estimating in math.  i love educational tv!)

now sarah is making cookies with the girls' help. parker is alternating doing sewing cards and watching clifford- not really educational but  not bad either. the baby finally fell asleep!! yay!!