Jan. 5, 2006 - "behind on blogging" |
Can I really be behind? If it's my
blog, with no requirements, I guess it stands to reason that I can't
officially be "behind". I feel like it though, because I really
do want to blog consistently. And I avoid HSB when I feel
behind.
As with many of us, though, Christams threw me for a loop. I
wasn't stressed out, or overwhelmed, or anything, until about a week
before Christmas. And then it became perfectly clear that I was sooooo
far behind. We don't make a big deal out of gifts, but I do like
to make gifts for friends and family. And suddenly, a week before
Christmas, I finally thought of some good ideas.
Then my parents were here for a week--the 24th through the 31st.
And then we painted 3 rooms in our house. And of course just the
general "stuff" of life.
So, we're back into the swing of daily life here. Yesterday we started Real Science 4 Kids PreChemistry
And yes, DS4 loves it as much as I thought he would. We learned
about atoms, and how everything is made out of atoms. We did a
simple science experiment--talking about common objects, what they look
like. Then looking at them with a magnifying glass, and seeing
how sometimes we can't see the details with just our eyes. Today
we went to Chabot Space and Science Center
(we go about once a week), and purchased a periodic table of the
elements. E loves it. It plays into his need for systems of
order. I anticipate he will have the entire thing memorized in a
few months' time.
At Chabot, E also spent his own money for the first time. He got a bank and
some spare change for his birthday from his grandparents. He's
mostly just played with it--putting the change in, taking it out,
repeating. It's a fun bank. But the other day he was
desperate for me to take the planets off of his ceiling so that he
could play with them. We talked about how they could break.
He told me he wanted me to buy him another one... the perfect time for
me to help him start to REALLY understand money. So we helped him
out a little--he had $7 in change, and $4 from great aunt and
uncle for his birthday, the set cost $20. But we got this set
today at Chabot, and he's so excited to paint his own planets that we
WON'T put on the ceiling, they are just for him to play with. On
the way out, he asked me how he could get more money in his bank.
I hadn't thought that far ahead--I dont' want to set up chores for
money, because right now they do chores because we all help out around
the house. But I hadn't thought about an allowance yet,
either. Something to talk about with DH tonight.
DS21 months had his first playgroup with Grampa today. It's a
playgroup for kids 0-3, though most of them are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2.
He gets to go once a week for 2 hours with his Grampa--it's set up like
a preschool for younger kids. His first trips with Grampa.
It's hard to believe that he's that old already. E has been spending
overnights with Gramma and Grampa since he was just over 2 (a month or
so before A was born), and is there once a week. But A has been
my baby. Sniff. Well, no overnights yet as he still nurses
all night long. As that stretches longer, though, I anticipate
he'll be able to spend the night before too long.
A is also busy learning the letters of the alphabet. He loves
letters--it's hard to tell if it's because he really loves letters, or
if it's because E really loves letters. It is so fun to see him
want to be just like E. And they are finally kind of playing together. Ahh, the love of brothers.
I started a list of the words A says. My list, far from complete,
is now at over 200 words. The funny part is--they all sound the
same. He has horrible articulation. Like brother like
brother, right? E was really hard to understand until he was
about 2 1/2 to 3. Well, time to dust off my speech therapy
bachelor's degree and put it to good use. Yes, I know that many
kids will just develop the sounds eventually. But since this is
what I did for a living, I like to play the games with my kids, too 
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Jan. 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by rachelle |
I find your choice of curriculum fascinating! You use a Charlotte Mason style of schooling, is that right?
Levi didn't spend a night away from me until he was 23 months old. He's 2 now and also says a lot of words, although I still have to do the interpreting for other people. :-D |
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