Tuesdays (and Thursdays) are a bit different for us.  We only have one vehicle (the family van) so I become the family chaffeur on these days.  DD18 has a class at 8am and DH has to be at the hospital at 8am so I have to have everyone up and ready to go by 7:30.  This just thrills the younger set !  Today was a bit of an aggravation because I dropped off everyone and just walked through the door when the phone rang.  It was dd18 - her Comp I instructor didn't show up for class so it was cancelled!  GRRRRRRR!  Fortunately, we only live about 5 miles from campus so I hauled everyone BACK to the van and we picked up Anna.  We were home by 8:20am! 

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Anna worked on her Algebra homework while Abby and Alexis did their morning chores.  Aubrey fell asleep in the recliner.

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Abby, Alexis and I moved to the "schoolroom" and did our morning read-aloud from Angel Food.  We worked on our memory verse:  Luke 10:16.  (Aubrey - was sleeping in the recliner)

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The girls did their math drill sheets and I timed them.  They will be moving on to the next tomorrow since they made 100 per cent.  They each did one lesson in their Rod & Staff math books. (Aubrey was asleep)

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Alexis finished her math lesson before Abby so she moved on to her spelling work.  She studied her words for the week and she took her spelling test.  She made 100 per cent.  Abby was still working through her math lesson so Alexis and I did her penmanship lesson.  She is improving her cursive writing.  We use the Rod & Staff penmanship series for this. (Aubrey was STILL asleep!)

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Alexis started playing with her paper dolls in the living room.  I gave Abigail her spelling test. (100 per cent, yeah Abby!)  Aubrey woke up and I fixed lunch for all of us while Anna dressed for work (she is a Teller at a local bank).  Abigail and Aubrey joined Alexis in the living room to play with the paper dolls.  (It was so adorable - Kateri Tekakwitha meets the Ingalls family!  Then St. Therese and her family came over for a baptism!) 

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We ate lunch and cleaned up.  Then we went on our mid-day run.  We dropped Anna off at work, picked up Dh from the hospital and headed home.  I fixed Dh his lunch and the girls continued playing with their paper dolls. 

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Back to the van!  We dropped Dh off at his office downtown and then we went to the courthouse.  There are several war memorials and plaques around the courthouse that the children have always wanted to see.  I was excited because I was going to get a copy of our deed!  We finally paid off the house and I needed a release of mortgage for our records. 

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We poked around the courthouse and the memorial.  We even saw two prisoners.  I need to take the girls to a trial sometime.  When I taught 6th grade, I took my students to a trial.  It was a great learning experience.  One of the boys that I taught then is in law school now!  (I can't believe I just wrote that!  yep, i'm an old woman )

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We can never have the van without going to Wal-Mart.  We needed bubbles (for my 5yo dd), Coffeemate and a pizza - oh, and Fudge Rounds.  The essentials of a happy life.  I also picked up a copy of Brisingr by Christopher Paolini for Anna.  She has been waiting a loooonnnnggg time for it!  I put it on her bed for a surprise.

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We made it home about 2:30 and I had a message from Dh.  I called him back while the girls started playing paper dolls again.  By the time I hung up they were having so much fun that I didn't have the heart to interrupt them.  So we didn't do anymore lessons.  I played on the computer for a while.  We started our afternoon chores when the girls saw their Daddy through the window.  He had been at a reception at the clinic and one of his friends brought him home!  YEAH!

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The girls did a quick pick-up and I put the pizza in the oven.  I completely forgot to make the salad so we just ate pizza.  I packed pizza, a coke and the Fudge Rounds for Anna.  I had to pick her up at 6pm at work.  Then I drive her to her night class.  All the sections were closed when she registered for college so she had to take this class at a nearby (haha) satellite campus - 30 miles from our home. yep.  The three youngest girls go with me.  Tonight we didn't have a book on tape to listen to so they colored pictures (while it was still light enough to see).  Then we played "I spy" and they generally crawled around the van and made nuisances of themselves! 

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Anna's class got out early and we headed home about 8:15.  By this time I was a tad bit cranky!  When we got home I sent the girls to bed, made a cup of hot cocoa and curled up with dh to watch TV.