In my life this week… I have been very upset about my uncle, who is back in the hospital.
I have also made the decision to take the leap to Wordpress. I am still learning all the ins and outs and making decisions...not sure if I will transfer this blog over in its' entirety or just start anew...
In our homeschool this week…
L-R: We dog-sat for my parents' boxer, Dakota--which just confirmed that we really miss having a dog and can't wait for life to calm down enough to get a puppy!
We celebrated Allie's 13th Birthday at Cheeburger, Cheeburger with the extended family.
The girls have been doing some great work--here they are coloring their anatomy coloring book and summarizing what they learned.
We have been reading some books on the topics we were first exposed to in Story of the World 3 during the hurricane, when we couldn't get the suggested reading and video links.
We have been getting a lot done! The girls both wrote some really interesting dialogue. Allie decided to write a review of the purse she saved her money up to buy. We finished reading Story of the World Volume 3 while the power was out, but are now going back to watch video clips and read living books about some of the time periods we studied. We are almost done with our Maps and Geography book and I think we are all glad because we are all getting really tired of it--I know we could just put it aside, but we have less than 13 pages left and I figure we might as well try to finish before Thanksgiving.
L-R: We have been doing a lot of art stuff--it's what we love and I see both my girls as possibly going into design. We did some art journaling. We discovered this WONDERFUL series Come Look with Me that shows paintings and then gives questions to ask to further explore, look at , visualize and then tells you about the artist and painting. LOVE IT! It's our favorite resource this week--the girls were constantly looking at these books & discussing what they saw. (Discussion is my big goal for them right now--no nodding or simple answers, I want more facts and opinions expressed.)
We also got ready for Allie's 13th Birthday party and Allie made a video of herself unpacking the purse and wallet she saved up for.
Helpful blogging tips or advice to share… I changed this from homeschooling to blogging...many of the people who lead sessions at Allume encouraged bloggers to register their own name as their domain and use that as their url with any blog title they chose, this way as their interests change, so can their blog title while retaining protection of their name and url. I was also inspired to try Wordpress...something I had been thinking about for a while. I finally took the plunge this week and all I can say is WOW! There were so many things I never even thought about doing until I saw they were possible with Wordpress. I have not had a lot of time to play, yet, but am hoping to find more time this weekend...after this ortho appointment...while Allie has her birthday slumber party tonight or maybe when the girls sleep over my mom's tomorrow night with their little cousin!
I am inspired by… Allie! My girl is all about being different and being herself. She doesn't care what others think or say and I love that about her!
L-R: A few weeks ago, the girls decided they wanted to share a room. This week I asked them if we should turn the extra room into a classroom/study or if they wanted to go back to having their own rooms. They decided they wanted their own rooms back. Much decluttering was done in the process of moving them back--YAY!!! I LOVE decluttering, I am totally convinced that the more we have, the more stressed we are.
My favorite thing this week was…Having coffee with a friend while our girls were in choir rehearsal. We both just unloaded on each other. It felt good. Also, emailing back and forth with my cousin about my uncle, Allie's teeth, things in her life and just feeling and appreciating the connection we share.
L-R: I took the plunge and signed up for a self-hosted Wordpress blog...still working out if I want to transfer this blog or start fresh...
Allie is very motivated to finish her Maps and Geography book before Thanksgiving.
Piper gave me this money toward buying a puppy.
It's been a crazy week and one night I didn't eat dinner, around 9:30 Piper brought this to me for my dinner :)
What’s working/not working for us… Ahhh...I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week!!! SO not ready!!!
Things I’m working on… trying to decide if I want to move this blog to Wordpress or just start anew...learning Wordpress...making some decisions about a Wordpress blog...
I’m cooking… I have made all vegetarian meals since we ate all the meat in our freezer. Both Piper and I are nauseated by meat and Allie and Jason don't care as long as once in a while they get a Prime steak. I am finding non-meat cooking to be a really fun challenge.
I’m grateful for… my friends.
I’m praying for… my uncle.
This weekend I am looking forward to...Tonight Allie is having her birthday party; tomorrow Allie has art class and Piper and I are going to try a new Vegetarian restaurant for lunch; Saturday night my mom is hosting a Cousins Sleepover at her house and Jason and I are trying to decide on date night plans. Sunday we are relaxing & I am playing with the new Wordpress blog!
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Remember, my friend --- LET.IT.GO. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have been around and around with math programs and FINALLY I believe Saxon is the program for us. My kids math facts are coming so quickly now and the understanding of math is deep and focused. Granted, we spend at least an hour on math each day, but it has been so worth it. They are proud of the skills that build on each other and what they can accomplish.
I'm always praying for your uncle, Theresa. Thanks for linking!
Oh, check out maryprather.com --- I've been on this project, too.
I am so sorry to hear about your uncle, Theresa. I have continued to remember him in my prayers. Looking forward to your new blog! I am so glad to hear that everything is getting back to normal with your home and that the power is back. The devastation has been beyond words. My 10 year old's godmother lived in Seaside Heights. Thank God that her son and dil lived on the mainland, so she and her husband had somewhere to evacuate. They were told they cannot return home for 4-6 months. She amazes me with her positive and grateful attitude. She just keeps telling me that she has her children and grandson and that is all that matters. Wow. Hope to connect with you soon! Much love and prayers, Lisa
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your uncle.
ReplyDeleteGetting together with friends is such a blessing isn't it?
I think it is so cool that you let the girls swap rooms out like that. That's the kind of fun stuff I remember from my childhood. My mother let us do quite a few of those fun things and also let us keep forts up for weeks!!
I am glad you are enjoying Wordpress. I wasn't able to do all of the personalizing that I like to play around with on WordPress because it was too expensive. But I didn't go for a self hosted WordPress site. I will be curious to see what route you take with all of that, please keep us posted!!
I am anxious to hear what they say today about Allie's teeth. Prayers are going up for you all. I know that has been weighing so heavy on your heart. We have gone round and round on Math programs too. Keilee really liked Pet Shop Math but not enough to finish it. :/ We keep coming back to Saxon. It isn't fun and exciting but she likes it for some reason. I love the picture of Allie reading and Piper asleep. Precious. All the decluttering looks amazing! Praying for your uncle. Enjoy your date night Theresa. Hugs and love friend.
ReplyDeleteAs always, Theresa, I love reading your posts. I am sorry to hear about your uncle and I will pray for him, and you. Wordpress is very cool, but also a bit overwhelming. You've really made me stop and think about this "use your name as your url," recommendation. I am not sure what to do about that. Please consider linking this post to my "Its a Wrap," link up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, mature attitude she has about her teeth! Honestly, looking at her photos, she's adorable! A great smile! Happy 13th!
ReplyDeleteSo, how do you use SOTW? This is our first year using it - we're reading Volume 1 - and I'm having a little trouble making it work for us. The kids enjoy the reading, but there is a lot of information to ponder and learn. We also keep a wall timeline and label maps from the activity book, but the kids really don't enjoy the coloring pages. (I can't say we've done many other activities from the activity book though.)
Stopping by from The Homeschool Mother's Journal! Have a great weekend!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Homeschooling!
Kyle
I am sorry about your uncle, Theresa. Still thinking of and praying for you all.
ReplyDeleteSo many good things in this post! I really like the photo of Allie near the top of the post, smiling with her drink in front of her..she has a great smile! :)
I know what you mean about Thanksgiving...it's coming up fast! I am cooking for many this year, too. Trying to keep it simple, but good.
We've got the Charlotte Mason Business Math. My girls chose the pet shop version. We liked it OK for a while, but then it got a bit tedious and the girls didn't want to do it any more. We might go back to it at some point. I really did like the concept.
Best of luck sorting out the new Wordpress site :) I hope it all goes well and you love it!
Thanks for linking at Favorite Resources, Theresa.
Sounds like a very busy week. Glad you are getting back to normal after the storm. Hope that your uncle can be blessed with strength and healing. Hoping that you and your have a wonderful, peaceful Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are all ok since the hurricane! We love math u see and I've heard great things about life of fred, but I've never used Charlotte Mason.
ReplyDeletePrayers for your uncle. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!