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Sep. 27, 2006
Our mini break...here and gone (but not forgotten!)
By the way, I never mentioned it after our mini break 2 weekends ago, but we had an absolutely GORGEOUS weekend away. We spent our hours reading, playing games, visiting, sitting around the campfire, fishing, watching the kids splash in the water, napping and watching the river and its myriad creatures go by. No one wanted to come home.
So for those in proximity to the Pacific Northwest and willing to spend a bit of $...I highly recommend the Kalama River Ranch. Lovely cabins, spectacular setting.
Here's a photo of the fam with the river as a lovely backdrop:
What was DIFFICULT was coming back and diving headlong into school again, along with following up on the potty training, getting the outside of our torn up house back in order and weather-proofed, continuing to can the bountiful harvest (pears and green beans now) and watching my lovely 6 month old niece. REALITY...sigh.
However, school is going well so far. We are using Beautiful Feet for American history, Apologia and misc for Science, Sonlight for Language Arts (loosely), Math U See, and I'm trying out "How Great Thou Art" for art classes, and an inductive Bible Study book that I found on www.cbd.com. My daughter has also suddenly become interested in newswriting, so she is making her own little newspaper which opens a door for all kinds of language arts and computer instruction. Off and on lately I feel frustrated with not accomplishing all that I want to. Never once do a doubt that I'm doing the right thing with homeschooling. It's just that sometimes I doubt that I'm doing it the right way or well enough or something... (Could I be under attack?) Perhaps being under attack (hello doubt, frustration, impatience and irritation!) is a sign that our homeschool IS going the right direction?
Must pray...
Anyway...its evening and I'm tired. Lately I've been feeling like climbing into bed at about 8 p.m. and curling up with a selection from the stacks of books awaiting my attention on the nightstand.
So...on that note...I will leave you with one more lovely picture of my youngest and I from our weekend away...(my aunt takes lovely photos!)
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
I also....( to make this even weirder) lived on the Kalama River for a year and found it JUST as beautiful as you said.
Loved the picture of you kissing your baby....awww!
Adding you to my friends list. After all, it's almost like we're related now!