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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Hello Autumn
Here it is October already! When did that happen? We are moving along in our schoolwork but not without some issues. Not everyone has a great attitude about school so the principal has stepped in to help work out some adjustments! Homeschooling the upper grades is quite different from the younger years. We shall persevere and the Lord will see us through!
As I glance out the window beside me I can see beautiful color in the trees across the street. I love this time of year, not only for it's beauty but because the crisp, fall air brings about welcome changes. The fresh apples are out and they are abundant here in western NY! (I feel an apple crisp coming on....) Not too mention all the baking I've tried to avoid through out the summer --- now I want to flick on the oven (it's a new convection oven to boot!) and bake up some muffins, breads and roasts.
And don't you just love to pull out the cozy throws and snuggle up in the evening? It has me thinking about what new book to choose for a read-a-long. I've already coaxed Jordan into lighting the fireplace a few times. =)
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Summer Boredom
Jesse is "officially" bored with summer.... already!??
He told me he would like to start his Language Arts/grammar curriculum for grade 4 as soon as it arrives at our home!
We just celebrated his 9th birthday on Tuesday! We were able to spend some time at the park and he got an "Eyeclops" for his gift. Cool present but it only keeps him occupied for so long...
I'm thinking hard about some type of summer project for him - how do you keep your 9 year busy doing something worthwhile?
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Ready for Spring and an Update
I'm sure you all are longing for Spring - it can't come soon enough - we had snow flurries here in NY yesterday, sigh 
School has been keeping us real busy though as we have "our nose to the grindstone" trying to finish up as much as we can before the nice weather arrives and we all get spring fever!
We have started back to Monday co-op, mostly for Kayla who is continuing her Spanish class which she enjoys very much. Her photography class begins tomorrow and she is looking forward to that. Jordan and Jessie have joined the chess class/club for co-op - this is an hour long session and is the only
class they are taking there this spring.
Last Friday ended our Third Quarter so I will be busy this week preparing
quarterly reports to send in to the school district. In other family news, Jordan will be getting braces this Wednesday so this will day of mixed emotions. My "little" Josh has taken quite an interest in coloring/drawing in the past month - while he is mostly scribbling he has tried to scrawl out his name a few times. He especially enjoys markers and is finishing page after page of masterpieces!
What's new with your homeschool?
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Friday, January 9, 2009
We Made It
Phew! We made it through our first week back to school after our unexpected 2 week break over the holidays. I had planned to take just 5 days off but turns out hubby was off from work and we generally can't get anything done when daddy's home so it was a great chance to just relax and regroup. Ahh -- during the days between Christmas and New Year we actually had HOURS off time with "nothing" we had to do! We read, did puzzles, played games, curled up to some movies and I crocheted. I took down the "tree" and some other decorations that needed to be taken care of before we started school again. Praise the Lord we were all healthy and enjoyed a lot of time with family/friends as well.
Regarding school, I am pleased with what we accomplished this week -- praying all the way for motivation and good attitudes! I'll have to count all the snow we got here in NY as a blessing - it kept us inside for the most part. Jesse's piano lessons started back up and we are meeting for our little Botany class on Thursdays again (hoping to show photo's of all the mini-books we've done in the near future). Jordan, who is doing well with Teaching Textbooks Math, is working out of his math book this week since our family computer is out-of-order ( he usually completes his math on the computer). Kayla works primarily in her bedroom so I barely saw her until mid-afternoon most days but I did occasionally hear her strumming her guitar. =) We got some quizzes out of the way with decent scores and I have signed us up for our IOWA testing come the end of April. Our second quarter ends Jan. 23rd.
How was your first week back?
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Enjoying the warm autumn days!
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
Emily Bronte
We have been blessed by warm and wonderful fall weather this October!
Yesterday, Jordan was able to take full advantage of it when he went on an canoe outing with our church youth group. He brought his camera but when I picked him up he told me he had so much fun there was no time to take pictures!
Saturday, we enjoyed one last grill cook-out with my sister and her family! My kids always love to visit with cousins. So nice to have the mild weather!
The boys played soccer in the morning with our homeschool group and, wow, did the sun feel nice as we watched from the side lines.
After school today Jordan, Kayla and I helped my mom with just a bit of yard work. Tending to her front gardens, etc... She had her gall bladder removed two weeks ago and we were happy to help out with her "fall clean up"!
I hope your enjoying autumn too!
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