Ever hear the saying - "Thank God It's Friday"?  That is about how I feel!  No, this was not a terrible week or anything.  After having been away from "formal schooling" for a couple of months, it was a little work getting back into the swing of things.  I am so thankful for Teri Maxwell's Managers Of Their Homes Book!  The schedule that I set up before giving birth to child 7 earlier this year has been a life saver this week!  We knew exactly what to do, when (even though we are still working on the finer points of keeping to the schedule) and that kept us from wasting valuable time.

I already know that there are some adjustments that I will be making both to the schedule and how I operate the school.  I actually got my educational goals down on paper for this year.  They are simple, but that makes them more attainable.  I sure wish I could figure out how to get my pictures on this site!  I want to show off my little students and the neat things we've been up to!

My preschoolers are learning all about Creation and since we have been discussing the truth that God created the light, we have been exploring shadows.  A fun activity for today was having the children make silhouettes.  Although this isn't what my older children are studying, it was a nice art project for everyone to do together.  The kids were surprised that the silhouettes actually looked like them!  They want to laminate them and turn them into a two dimensional puppet.  I want to mount them on the wall.  Whatever we decide to do with them - it was alot of fun just doing them.

Next week we will begin our Ancient Egypt studies.  I am still looking for some really fun projects to do with them.  Perhaps by then I will have figured out how to get my pictures uploaded successfully!  Have a great weekend!