I reworked our schedule, yet AGAIN!  It's funny how you can have an entire YEAR worked out on a schedule and then you start school and find you need to fine tune it, maybe once, maybe several times!  I think this time we have something that will work for us.

Once more, I thank whoever it was that told me to focus on basics while I was feeling really down and out of things for awhile.  That kept us going!  Now that I am feeling better, I want to keep focusing on basics while slowly getting back to the place I love -- the CM/Ambleside-type of approach.  We still do that with some of our subjects, history especially.  We both enjoy that subject the best!  Emme wonders what fun thing we will make or what story I will tell her about Native Americans.  One thing that I HAVE stuck to from my original schedule is the three terms -- and how I structured History with Native Americans 1st term, explorers and colonists 2nd term, and westward expansion, industry, and the civil war for the 3rd term.  History is really coming alive with the living books, notebooking, and the book of centuries/timeline. 

On another note, it is getting COLD here!  We are going to have our first wet snow overnight!  I am not ready to turn the furnace on yet, so we will just have to snuggle up and wear extra sweaters around the house!

Tomorrow is Jake's 8th birthday   We will have a family birthday for him over my Mom's house.  I was very good and I stuck to my budget!  However, my parents and my ex will be spoiling him beyond belief.  Ah well.

Dick Devos's wife will be speaking at my church in the morning to my homeschool group!  Devos is running for Govenor of Michigan.  Hmmmmm.  I'm not a political person, at all.  But I think I am going to go!  If I do, I will make sure to update you all.  It appears that this man is very homeschool-friendly and wants our vote. 

What else?  Oh, we had a special worship night at church.  There were two new familes who joined our congregation!  I love to see the church grow!  We sang and the kids had a special night of crafts, prayer, and stories.  Emme was awarded a cross necklace, a surprise bag, and a bird craft.  She had a great time.

Well, it's getting COLD in here!  I better go and shut the bedroom window -- it was 64 today and we had all the windows open!  Crazy Michigan weather!

Sherry