Weekend

I didn't post all weekend as you can see.  WHY?  I was crazy busy.  Well, crazy busy for ME.  Most people would have said it was a nice relaxing weekend.

Friday, dh got another seat for our van at a salvage yard.  $40 for a 98, but we have an 02.  He had to modify it, but that's no problem for that genius husband of mine.  He took it into work and actually improved it.  He's a machinist and so creative.  He came back home, installed it and put all the car seats and boosters in.  We only have 1 child that is not using a seat, so that was a chore.  I think this seating arrangement is going to work well (for now).

What else happened on Friday? I forget...that was top on my mind all day.

Saturday we went to my dad's cabin/pond for a birthday party.  All the May birthdays (6) were celebrated and it was a great time.

Sunday, all 8 of us went to church for the first time.  It was interesting getting us all out the door but we did it.  You just never know when a newborn will want to eat or poo last minute. :)

Today...the house looks like a bomb went off.  Mondays are usually like that, but this looks like the worst one ever.  It's pretty scary!  Lots of cleaning today.  Oh and Laundry....I am scared to even guess at how many loads await me.  Good thing I don't mind doing it. HA!

Baby shower???

No, not a party.  A REAL baby shower.  John's cord fell off last night, so he got a shower...first one ever.  He loved it.  He only cried when I turned the water off because he was cold, but I wrapped him in a towel right away and he was happy again.  I didn't get any pictures..oops!

Our 4 year old is sick this morning!! :(

FINISHED A BOOK!

We have finished our first HS book!  AG just finished Our Father's World.  It was great!  R will use it when he is in 1st grade next year.  Actually I think it is more on a Kindergarten level, so I might just read it to him this year.

Cinnamons? Sim and hymns? M&M's? Different words with similar meanings!!

Was teaching the kids the sophisticated version of Row Row Row your boat.

Propel propel propel your craft

Swiftly down liquid solution

Ecstatically ecstatically ecstatically ecstatically

Existence is but an illusion

Lots of great synonyms, right?

Now they sing it and mix up the words. 

The boys sing, "like a spotted dream". 

Interesting.  I have had spotted dreams and it makes as much sense!

Kids are so funny!

Juveniles are remarkably amusing!

Last night

E has been in our bed since she was born.  With the new baby here, it's a bit too much.  She punches and kicks us in her sleep.  That's no fun and we don't get much sleep.  SO...she went to her room last night, which is with the boys.  C slept in there with her and it worked.  She got up at 3am crying, but after a cup of water, she was back to bed and slept the rest of the night.  Hopefully tonight goes just as well.  We will see.

John got up at 3am and 6am to eat and slept great the rest of the time.  You would think I got a good night's sleep, but I woke up with a massive headache!  Two motrins and some coffee and I am feeling a bit better.

1 year ago.......

On this day last year, we pulled the girls out of public school to home school them.  They were in 4th and K.  It's been a great year and we have learned so much.  I am not talking academics here.  I am talking about learning a lot about life and home schooling.  I had preconceived notions of how it would go and boy was I wrong.  We just kept adjusting things and I think now we have finally figured things out.  I know as time goes on we will learn so much more. 

We officially started HSing on May 4th (the following Monday) and kept on right through the summer.  We took off this past week and part of the week before for the birth of the baby.  We plan to start back up tomorrow (slowly). 

That's the great thing about HSing as those of you who do it know.  You can do what you want when you want and how it works for you.  If they only get 1 or 2 subjects done tomorrow..that's ok.  That's better than nothing.  It's nice to take off for things like babies and illnesses, and of course birthdays! 

Had the girls been in school still, I would not have had all this help I have had from them.  They sure have done a lot to help out.  They hold the baby, clean, and get things for me. 

I am looking forward to the next school year.  It's hard to say when we will "start" because we will just start new books when we finish the old ones.  But I am looking forward to the new books.

What a wonderful adventure!