homeschool mother's journal...

In my life this week…

well, i've cried.

that's big for me since i'm not a crier.

but sometimes a mama just has to go take a bath at 10 am and cry her eyes out.

right?

right?

In our homeschool this week…

well, being the 'new' homeschooler i am, i was totally unprepared for columbus day.

sunday night i looked at the calendar and rushed to pinterest to find craft ideas.

at 10 pm , trying to print out columbusish stuff, i realized my printer was out of ink.

let's just say i'll be paying a lot more attention to the calendar in the future!

we did go on our first field trip!

we headed out to the fire station

(the oldest monkey chose not to go)

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

well, hhmmmmm.

i ran across this article last week. 

apparently it made several people angry, but i felt it was such a heartfelt and honest article, that i took no offense, just absorbed...

here

What’s working/not working for us…

well, my oldest is really fighting me on just about every aspect of school (and life, but that's not for now...)  so i am rethinking our school days.

i maybe switching it all up and having blocks of time for each student, otherwise, he absorbs so much of my time and energy, i have very little for the other kids.

he drags a 20 mintue lesson into hoooouuurrrsss  long.

my thought right now is to tell him "you have between 10-12 for my help.  should you choose to throw a fit, refuse to do your work, etc. your time is up anyways"

any advice?

Questions/thoughts I have…

if i should change history to more of a unit study approach?

I’m cooking...

diet food,

can you please eat a cookie for me?

I’m grateful for…a Heavenly Father who, despite my discouragement, questioning and doubts,

has a plan and a purpose for us that is being weaved to reveal itself.

I’m praying for…

wisdom.

hehe.

and for 10 lbs to be gone next week.

(kidding...kinda)

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

***don't look if you are squemish or from PETA***

blessings,

mandy



homeschool mother's journal...

In my life this week…

my back seems on the mend!

yay!

i've started working out again.

I am inspired by…

charlotte mason

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

we joined the YMCA for homeschool PE.

today was day one and i feel good about this now

(i stressed about the $ a lot)

My favorite thing this week was…

bedtime.

hehe.

Questions/thoughts I have...

i am really trying to figure out if i need to add more in to our day.

it's such a different bowl of soup than public school,

i need to get comfortable with that,

because i don't want it to be like public school!

Things I’m working on…

just trying to figure out the organizing/laying out/ etc. parts of this...

I’m reading…

lord of the rings

I’m cooking…

i've cooked some yumminess up this week.

but i'm too lazy to write the recipes right now.

I’m grateful for…

some new friendships i feel the Lord is putting in place, for the both the kids and i.

I’m praying for…

ya all know that if i do this each week wisdom is still going to be my answer right?

i give you permission to assume that unless otherwise stated

(and solomon has been outwitted)

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

via pinterest

blessings,

mandy

.thehomeschoolchick.



the homeschool mother's journal...

so, i found this fun idea at Homeschool Chick.

like the women's daybook idea, but for the homeschooler.

and yes, i realize many of you would like me to

shut.the.heck.up.
about homeschooling and get back to my regularly scheduled blogging,

but,uh,

this is my life now!

i promise to revel you with some amazing non homeschooling awesomeness early next week ,K?

In my life this week…

i've been fighting a lower back issue for nearly a month.  this last week has really taken it's toll.

particualrly my house.

In our homeschool this week…

we are learning.

it's still a trial and error thing, but we'll get there.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

HA!

is that a serious question?

I am inspired by…

another mom i know.

not particularly well, but her constant willingness to get down and just play with her kids.

drinking them in.

i want to be more like that.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

we went to the beach today! 

 on a thursday!

on a whim!

My favorite thing this week was…

the beach.

 watching the kids play together in the sand.

What’s working/not working for us…

i need to figure out something for geography...

a system...

Questions/thoughts I have…

how long is this going to take before my son just submits to my authority?!

Things I’m working on…

relying on/in Christ.

asking Him for wisdom each moment.

I’m reading…

blackberry inn, or something like that?

it's by karen andreola, i know that!

I’m cooking…

it's 10 pm.

nothing.

:)

but i made a whole trough of salsa last night!

I’m grateful for…

my husband working his tail off.

constantly.

I’m praying for…

wisdom.

oh,

did i say that already?

ya, i need way more of it.

for my son's heart to hear God's call in His life,

for him to really and truely repent and become a lover of Christ.
(and yes, i  of course want this for all my children.
but this boy is old enough to really start to find his own relationship with the Lord)

for safety this hunting season.

no cats were harmed during this mummification process.

this was for intense historical study purposes only, and actual embalming and organ removal was discouraged

(though most animatedly spoken of).

Drifter, you are a fine cat, even if i don't particularly enjoy you animals,

you make for fine and quite fun live demonstrations.

thank you for sacrificing your comfort (and fur) for the sake of early egyptian class.

blessings,
mandy