I’m flipping out today. I’m a little bit stress paralyzed. I thought I would start school on August 17th, but that’s not going to work. My grade book is set up for school to start on the 10th. The entire school calendar and all of my plans are set up for the 10th as the start date. How did I get my plan so confused? I’ve got most of the learning materials ready, but I don’t have the cleaning and […]
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(Please note that I do collect advertising fees when you purchase through links on my page to Money Saving Mom or Amazon. However, I am not affiliated with Brain Pop. How I wish I were!) I’ve mentioned before that Brain Pop Jr. is a hit at our house. As part of my planning for next year, Cycle 1 of Classical Conversations, I combed through each week and lined up the material with the corresponding videos. I am not a Brain […]
» Read moreLast night, I felt restless in my spirit. You know that sensation that you get when you have plenty to do, but you don’t WANT to do any of it? I had the need to get out. Some people call it “ME” time. I don’t call it “ME” time. I never found spending an hour pampering myself to be refreshing at all. However, I DO find a nice, long, not too slow, and not too fast, walk to work WONDERS. […]
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It’s pretty much done. There are 4 days of school left. This chapter of our life is closing, and it’s one of those chapters that I’m speeding ahead, skipping a few paragraphs, and moving right on to the next chapter. In fact, let’s put the whole book down and go on summer vacation because I am so done with this chapter!! Ew. I do not like the things I learned about myself this year. BLEH! Can I escape with a […]
» Read moreThat sounds like a terribly morbid title for a post, doesn’t it? 😉 Don’t worry. We haven’t actually taken to haunting “dying holes.” But I DO have several bits of GOOD news!!! They are, in completely random order, as follows: #1. Have I mentioned a thousand times yet that this is the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL????? I have NEVER been so excited to see the last day of school arrive. This whole first-year-back-to-teaching, all while relocating the family across the […]
» Read moreThis week I am reading Little House on the Prairie to the boys. It’s the perfect ending to our year in American history. We read Little House in the Big Woods earlier this year. Big Woods was NOT a hit. There was moaning and groaning galore whenever story time arrived. I made them listen to the whole thing anyway. I’m not always as sweet as I look… I have been pleasantly surprised to discover that the boys are actually enjoying […]
» Read moreThis weekend is a big deal. -Tomorrow is Caleb’s 24 hour EEG to test for seizure activity. -We have family arriving to help us out. -JD has a double ear infection and conjunctivitis. -Daniel has a touch of croup. Don’t worry. Croup is not contagious. It is a barking cough resulting from the size of his air passages when he is sick. Only some small children get this problem, and Dan is our only child to ever have it. It […]
» Read moreLife Skills Week: The Ugly: We just got through two loooong nights of babies crying with ear pain. It was the kind of inconsolable crying that has me afraid of what tonight holds. We had a horrible Wednesday, but this was a pretty great Thursday. Do you know why I love Thursday? I love Thursday because it is COMMITMENT-FREE!!!!!! Insert Hallelujah Chorus Video: No church activities or sports events on these two days!! I know all fellow chauffeur parents understand […]
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Tomorrow night is parent night for our Classical Conversations campus. This will mark the ending of our very first year of Classical Conversations. Joshua’s class will be reciting the Preamble, Caleb’s class will be reciting the first 12 elements of the Periodic Table, and all of the classes combined will be reciting John 1:1-7 in both English and Latin. Oh guess what. As their teacher, I learned all this stuff too. That’s right. It’s like going back to school yourself. […]
» Read moreI put this list together throughout this past week. Would you believe we only have 5 WEEKS of home schooling left for this year!!? Have you ever had a new job that just took all you had and then some? Well, that was my first year of teaching, and I cannot wait for summer!!! A lot of good things are happening right now, though. I need to keep that in mind when I’m feeling beat down! I made a little […]
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