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Sunday, 13 September 2009

  • Week In Review, Week in Preview

    Week In Review (things I accomplished this week in no particular order):
    • visited a church for children's worship Tuesday night
    • visited a church for Sunday school and worship Sunday morning
    • contacted the Cub Scout leader about joining
    • ordered a book on carpentry for Sebastian
    • signed the boys up for the next kid's building workshop at Lowe's
    • finished our study of Vikings
    • picked up some lanterns and a candy bowl for Halloween at the dollar store (among other things)
    • bought some inexpensive (less than $5 each) pc games for the kids at Game Stop
    • ate lunch out at the Chinese buffet
    • took the boys to the big park on the military base
    • submitted my Angel Food Ministries order
    • began reading Don Quixote
    • continued reading A Thomas Jefferson Education
    • hurt my back picking up Xander during church
    • cleaned and organized the kitchen
    • made another huge dent in Mt. Washmore
    • went to the grocery store
    Week in Preview (things I'm planning for the coming week):
    • taking the boys back to children's worship Tuesday night
    • beginning study of the middle ages
    • visiting the church we're going to for children's worship for Sunday services
    • picking up Angel Food on Saturday
    • beginning Sebastian's carpentry unit with the Dangerous Book for Boys
    • continuing to read Don Quixote
    • continuing to read A Thomas Jefferson Education
    • cleaning and organizing the bathrooms
    • continuing to chip away at Mt. Washmore
    • plugging away at Sonlight Core 2, Week 8
    Have a blessed week!

Wednesday, 09 September 2009

  • Wednesday, September 9, 2009

    09/09/09

    It's been a busy year.  We've moved to a new state, purchased our first house, started a new school year with new regulations.  But every anxiety has been turned to good.  All the worries have worked themselves out and I can look back now and see how God's hand was in it all along. 

    We've completed Week 6 of our homeschool curriculum.  My first quarter report will be due in just 2.5 weeks.  I'm so proud of Sebastian and how much he's learned already.  And proud of Xander too, for following along and learning what he can.  He's like a little sponge.  And I'm proud of me, for learning to be a better wife, mom, teacher, and housekeeper.  Not good... just better.  Always striving to be better.

    I hope everyone has been having a wonderful year.  I will try to update my blog more often.  No promises, just goals. 

    God bless you all,

    Andrea

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

  • Wednesday's Did-Its
    Made breakfast: Oatmeal
    Taught homeschool:
    • Music:  Watched youtube videos of Carnival of Animals by Saint-Saens
    • P.E.:  PraiseMoves
    • Bible:  The Brazen Serpent; Keys for Kids devotion
    • Math:  Review 2
    • Language Arts:  Copywork

    Tuesday's homeschool:
    • Language Arts:  Handwriting
    • Reading:  The Battle of Jericho
    • Literature:  Homer Price
    • History:  Sumerian civilization, Akkad, The Tower of Babel
    • Science:  Butterflies; experimenting with water; weather forecasting
    • Art:  Picture study of a painting... will add name later; creative art

Monday, 12 January 2009

  • Monday's Did-Its
    Made breakfast:  Oatmeal and peanut butter sandwiches
    Taught homeschool:
    • P.E.:  PraiseMoves
    • Bible:  Keys for Kids, "The Awesomeness of God"; Afraid of Giants
    • Math:  Review 1
    • Language Arts:  Copywork


    I didn't make a "did-it" list for Friday, so I will just write what we did for school here.

    Friday's Did-Its
    Taught homeschool:
    • Reading:  The Twelve Spies
    • Literature:  Homer Price
    • History:  Noah's Ark
    • Geography:  Music and dancing
    • Science:  Floods and deserts; Medicine in Mesopotamia
    • Art:  The Oddie Children by Sir William Beechey; creative art
    • Music:  Carnival of Animals narrated by Bernstein



Thursday, 08 January 2009

  • Thursday's Did-It List
    Got dressed
    Made breakfast:  cold cereal w/milk
    Played music for the kids and watched them dance
    Taught homeschool:
    • Music:  Contemporary music; Peter and the Wolf: identifying instruments by sound w/ characters from story; looked up musical instruments on the internet for pictures and to listen to samples of each one
    • P.E.:  Chicken Fat Exercise; Dance party to the Gummy Bear song (twice! lol)
    • Bible:  Keys for Kids devotion:  Obey and be Safe; "Aaron and Miriam Complain"
    • Math:  Ordinal numbers; subtraction practice
    • Language Arts:  Copywork & handwriting
    Made lunch:  Ravioli w/ parmesan & fruit
    Checked the oil level




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