Well, I think I have finally fallen into a very workable routine for our year. O has a reading class at 8:30 -10 M-F so I drop her off then come home and N and I work on his subjects, at 9:50 I go pick up O we come home and work on her subjects, have lunch and then have the afternoon off. She does a worksheet from her reading class in the afternoon and puts it on the fridge ready for the next day.
I am doing well on this routine.
Nathan is working on an experiment for LifePac 6 science. He will be growing some corn and then looking at the root hairs under the microscope. He is getting all the materials together.
August 25, 2009 marked the starting of our 6th year homesschooling. Olivia is still struggling with reading so this year we have her in the public school for 1.5hrs each day to work on her reading/phonics skills. Its going well. She enjoys going and is making friends. She has "homework" each night and is completing it successfully. She is still plugging away at her grade 2 LifePac's and will be starting grade 3 in a few weeks. Nathan is enjoying working in the grade 6 LifePacs and is acceling quickly, he has even said he really likes this year because he gets to work in books instread of the computer (previously used SOS). He works hard and is easily frustrated due to his lack of self confidence. I know though that when he sees his A grades he will start to build that confidence again, he is one of those kids that hates to make mistakes and expects perfection in all he does.
Our greatest joy this year is that dad is finally on board 100% with homeschooling, in years past he has been about 75% on board but this year he sees the benefits and rewards that come with this schooling choice. He works out of town during the week and is home on the weekends and every 2-3 weeks has 9 days off so he sees that this can mean spur of the moment vacations.
Glen has officially begun working days again, after working second shift for the last couple years. I now have to readjust to early mornings! But I have to admit, having to get up at 4:30 or 5:00 does have its benefits. I can be sure to get my devotions and quiet time in once Glen walks out the door as well as get a jump on the days chores and activities before anyone else is moving. I think God knew I needed this for the coming year. Today we will close out the 08-09 school year with our portfolio reviews. I am always a bit amazed when putting together the portfolios just how much we actually DID accomplish during the school year. I just need to continually remind myself of this when the day flies by and I do not think we have covered an adequate amount of 'school'. I have attempted to begin a written journal and that is just not working. I am hoping with my mornings to also get back to my blog as a way of documenting our life. Now... off for a cup of coffee:-)
Last night the kids and I went to a friends house for a family bunko night and BBQ. It was loads of fun. Nathan was dubbed Bunko Hands because he at the age of 11 had 9 wins by the end of the night. I have the most bunkos so got a prize (a new wooded rolling pin).
We brought a meat to grill (chicken and pork kabobs) and a green salad. There was lots of wonderful food but I being pre-diabetic did good on my choices and totally skipped desert.
Got home at 10pm and literally fell in to bed.
Hubby comes home today and we are so missing him so we will have a great weekend.
Ugh!!! This morning I woke up with a headache, it was my own doing really since yesterday I skipped my morning coffee because of no creamer. So I go get dressed, do my hair, start the coffee and go to Safeway. Where they open??? No!! 15minutes and they would be but I needed creamer and bread now. So I opted to go to the Kum-N-Go for a quick coffee, French Vanilla Capaccino Charger (extra caffine).
I am home now but darn I hate it when that happens.
We have been busy today getting organized and decluttering. We listed everything on Freecycle and everything should be gone by this evening. Got rid of fabric, bedding, and sewing stuff. It was way over due and I feel so much lighter.
The kids have their rooms cleaned, dishwasher is done and needing unloaded and laundry is midway. I even got some sewing in this afternoon (doll clothes for my store)
The kids are all registered for indoor and outdoor projects N is in 1 each and O has 4 outdoor and 1 indoor. We are patiently waiting for pictures to arrive so that we can finish our indoor projects. Indoor projects have to be in Tuesday morning so I hope the pictures arrive soon so they can have enough time to put their photo montage's together with all the writing involved.
Thanks for reading,
G~~
I have been using Papberback swap for about 2 years now and have saved hearly $800 on books. I currently have AOP LifePac workbooks and TG's for 2, 3, 6 & 7 come have a look http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=7&r_by=aspengrovehomeschool
I am reading "Homeschooling at the speed of life" by Marilyn Rockett and I just love her definition of Organized
Organization is making your life work for you
by bringing the dailiness of life under control
through yeilding to the Holy Spirit
concerning the wise ue of your time.
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