One place we visited: Suzy and I went to Port Huron today to see The Nutcracker. A friend of ours danced in the production. We had a lovely time attending with some good friends - lunch beforehand and ice cream (or coffee) afterwards.
We are reading: David and Emily will be reading a couple O. Henry short stories for American Lit and then getting a head-start on Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Emily will be picking up an abridged version of Les Miserables to read for book club. I am now 1/3 done with the UNabridged Les Miserables; that is a HUMONGOUS book! James and Suzy both need new books and I haven't chosen them yet! Emily and I also are both reading The Hobbit in the next couple weeks to get ready for our book club going to see the movie together!
I'm grateful for: my Android phone I got for my birthday - love it! I can stay in touch so much easier now. And my kids can use it too for fun and educational apps. Very very pleased. (It's the HTC One V from Virgin mobile.)
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| Red Belt Promotion - PKSA Karate |
My favorite thing this week: Getting promoted to red belt in karate! Halfway to black belt now....
Favorite Resource this Week: the boxes of Christmas stuff! Lots of crafty odds and ends in there that the kids are excited about.
Homeschooling advice to share: Don't do too much too soon with your younger kids. Let them discover the joy of learning.
A challenge we face: Getting everyone up and ready in the morning takes a lot of energy from me. Still! Wouldn't you think that kids this age could manage to get up on their own and get ready?
A challenge we face: Getting everyone up and ready in the morning takes a lot of energy from me. Still! Wouldn't you think that kids this age could manage to get up on their own and get ready?
A link to share: Ditch Your Office Chair for a New ‘Standing Desk’ (We sit too much, meaning we as Americans, or maybe just first world civilization.)
I am inspired by: reading great literature
A homeschool debate we are living: Do I let the teens sleep in? And that usually means letting the elementary schooler sleep in too....
A homeschool debate we are living: Do I let the teens sleep in? And that usually means letting the elementary schooler sleep in too....
Coming up this week: Christmas School! Stay tuned! Also a Christmas party with our homeschool group, featuring rollerskating and cookies!
2 comments:
Such a very nice mother-daughter photo!! Love, Mom
Those are all very good questions and worthy of contemplation! Let me know when you figure it all out:) I'd love to have kids that get ready all by themselves. We also suffer from a late wake up. I'd love to have an 8am wakeup for everyone and get the day started, but it doesn't seem to go well for everyone else.
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