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 (low of 44F° ~ high of 49F°) Hi! Remember me?? Between chicken pox running through the three youngest children (the boys had already had it) and getting all of our ducks in a row to purchase a home (aaacckkkk!!!!) not to mention househunting via the internet night and day, we've been super busy and insane. You know, the usual. We searched and searched in Missouri which was our original choice of location and almost settled on a farm there but ended up finding one that met more of our criteria in Arkansas! Anyway, here's an arial view of the house/barn/land (15 acres). We're finishing up the paperwork with the VA and the loan officer this week and Lord-willing we'll be in Escrow (sp?) by the end of the week. Once it's a done deal I'll post more pics of the house. I just don't want to get ahead of myself just yet. Oh boy but we're praying!!!!! Sorry to be away so long but things are crazy over here right now!! God Bless! <>< |
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Sorry it's been so long since I've posted an entry here. I just learned this morning of Missey's passing. How sudden and so very sad. My heart, thoughts and earnest prayers are with her husband Tom and her five precious children. I know I will have so many questions for God when I get to Heaven. I know He has His reasons for allowing things like this to happen, I just wish I could see the end result of this one. I know He will care for the family she left behind and heal the hearts of her loved ones, family and friends.
As for us, things are going along as usual. The move to Missouri is still on and we will be moving sometime in April, a few weeks later then planned. I can't wait.
I just bought a Little House on the Prairie trivia book and am looking forward to asking questions from it! I don't know how much of the information my boys retained but we'll see!
Have a blessed Lord's Day tomorrow!! |
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I pray that you all have a truly happy and blessed Thanksgiving!!!!! |
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...we just finished up "The Long Winter" and are starting on "Little Town on the Prairie!" (yes, we're going through this series S L O W L Y! I keep getting sidetracked by other books!
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I will still be working "around the house" with Hannah, especially in math-related areas (LOTS of cooking/baking/measuring) but for the most part we're on vacation until Monday. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!!
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I used to have a homeschooling blog on Blogger but find this one to be a lot more to my liking. (thanks for the head's-up, Dawn!) As you may have guessed from the title, the only curriculum I'm using for her is Pathway. She's in the 1st grade reader/workbook. I just love their curriculum! She's only 4 and still in pre-school but knows how to read simple words and can write many more of them! I'm hoping that once we move to Missouri I'll be able to homeschool the boys again. My family thinks I'm crazy but my heart misses it a lot. |
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I just received a school-themed collection from Melly. So I'm going to be remodeling my homeschool page with it! It should be done by tonight! Hannah's right behind me practicing writing her "H's." She's such a precious. :) |
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For those of you who have never heard of these take heart, I hadn't either until last Friday! No, they aren't what they sound like either! LOL! CLOSE though! When an owl eats a small rodent (or whatever) it eats it whole. The owl's body can't process all of the bones, fur and whatnot so whatever the owl's body can't use, the owl regurgitates back up! Hence the owl pellet. Gross?? Yes. Fascinating?? Oh yes! Especially for two little boys!! So today, we're armed with magnifying glasses and tweezers to pull apart three of them! I'll take some pictures too so you can all see what it looks like. (If you dare!!! LOL!) The pellets actually come from a place online that sterilizes them before they ship them so there aren't any germs! Pretty neat!! |
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Our social studies theme for the past few weeks has been "Discovering Different Cultures." I'm able to check out educational materials from the county's educational department. Last week I checked out a video on families in Russia. It was fascinating!! We wrote down all of the similarities and differences between the children's lives there and here. This next week we're going go over families in Japan and Mexico. Should be interesting! |
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Today Jamie is watching another *gasp* educational video about...you guessed it...TRAINS!!! What a suprise! For social studies we've been continuing (albeit VERY slowly) reading through the Little House on the Prairie series and discussing what life was like back then. The boys are very excited to know that we're going to be moving near where some of that took place! I'm excited too! I can't wait to go to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum!! Talk about a field trip!! :) |
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I have a meeting at the homeroom today to pick up some teaching supplies I ordered about a week ago from the county. Here's a list of what I ordered: (they're all in VHS format) |
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Today we're going to do yesterday's work. All day yesterday I was cleaning out and organizing the schoolroom/office. I'll have to take some pictures of it today. It's so nice to have everything ready for school now!! |
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Today was the first "official" day of homeschool although we actually started yesterday. Mean mama!! Oh how I'm loving every minute of it! I think my greatest challenge this year will be to keep Hannah entertained. She so wants to be in homeschool too and is constantly at mama's side while I'm trying to teach the boys. What IS rather helpful though is that Jacob can now help his little brother! He LOVES teaching him. Gives mama a break every now and then. I'll fill you all in on more of our daily schedule tomorrow but right now it's 12:10 am and I really need to get into bed!! 'Nite!! |
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Right now, James is teaching the children Science. Specifically how fruits, vegetables and nuts differ and how they're formed. He's using the Discovery Works system. (California edition) Jamie is writing his vowels and learning their long and short sounds. Hannah is learning the number 1 and writing it. We're mainly using the Rod and Staff system for her. Jacob is doing some review from last year's work. |
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The children are really enjoying their summer vacation! We're still reading through the "Little House on the Prairie" series and are currently on "By the Shores of Silver Lake." Even little Hannah seems to be enjoying these books. Jacob (8) recently signed up for a summer reading program at the Barnes and Noble bookstore. If he reads 8 books and I sign the bottom of the form he fills out with the title, favorite part of each book, etc. he gets to pick out a free book in their store! He's allowed to do that twice this summer! Jamie (5) is still learning how to read little words. He's so excited! Jacob has taken over a lot of his (Jamie's) homeschooling by choice. He loves to teach his little brother. :) Hannah (3) has learned to write her name now and I will begin teaching her letter sounds over the remainder of the summer. She really seems to catch on to all these new concepts quickly! |