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Someone please remind me to tell Ava to make "normal" smiley faces.
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What a fun week we've had. Especially Monday. Monday we I stayed in my PJ's and fluffy robe ALL day. We still got "stuff" done, we were just extra comfy while doing it.
Tuesday was BEAUTIFUL! That morning we did our required lessons and then took a picnic lunch to Papa's Camp. Then we went on a root hunt (in science we just finished reading about plant roots). The camera was charging in the camper or we'd have to interesting roots to show you - sorry you had to miss all that excitement.
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Papa w/the crew
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Then we rode on the back of Papa's truck to the other side of the pond and took a hike up (and down and up and down) some hills. Cause we could. Papa supplied us all with walking sticks. Jacob carried a rock. Josiah stayed in the truck talking with Papa because his foot hurt (he was really just DONE wearing shoes).
We saw where the beavers had chewed trees and built dams and lodges (the beavers have been evicted for a while now).
Then we came back to camp and cleaned up and while the kids and Papa collected acorns for the pig I took a break on a narrow bench. Here's my view.
Wednesday was regular Community Bible Study stuff and the weather was chilly and rainy. That afternoon it got really bad (for about 20 min) and threatened to be worse - they even canceled church for that evening. We just went about our business here at home and still got in bed late.
Thursday, after some lessons we attended the Coffee Can Book Club. Alex and Lora had prepared reports and they did a GREAT job. (I'm not - much - biased, they were REALLY good!)
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| Alex read David Livingston |
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Lora read The Fire Cat - Ava helped a little by whispering in her ear when she got stuck.
I was SO impressed at how much she did herself. I'm not sure why she kept her hood on.
She was reading the other day and Gene came in to wait for his tutor (that'd be me) to answer
a math question - I glanced at him and he was smiling and listening to her read.
Then I remember "I taught her to do that!!!" That's a pretty incredible feeling (every time). |
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The book clubbers.
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After Book Club I let them pick out some books - we were at the library after all.
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Josiah and this little girl went to the play area and had such a good time together.
They just talked and laughed. They were doing a puzzle together here. |
Friday, MORE LESSONS. We all just could have curled up and read most of the day - maybe we should have. For some strange reason the teacher wants to "get your lesson done." But she's trying to learn a better way. (Lora and Jorja - who still like "school" - tried to bargain with me about Math for "tomorrow" - until I explained that we just aren't doing math "tomorrow" because its Saturday! We won't even crack open the math book again until Monday. They thought that was a fantastic idea).
After a quick lunch we went to Art and PE with our homeschool group. First the elementary kids do art . . .
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| Last week they sculpted flowers and then got to make something else if they wanted. |
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Snagglepus and her multicolored flower.
(The Mama thinks all these little things are great treasures). |
. . . while the bigger kids do PE. (Hysterical PE - I found that there are some big cheaters among the bigger kids and it was SO funny).
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My TALL ones are way down on the other end of this line of movement. (They
were not the cheaters.) Ava's in a blue/green top and Autumn is in a purple top.
They are such girls!
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Then they switched and the littlers did PE . . . (almost as funny) . . .
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| This is the teacher, Ms. Bonnie, showing the littles how to throw correctly, or flick boogers. Same thing. |
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| Knocking over cones. |
. . . while the biggers went to art. They continued their lesson on contrast (or something - I didn't stay in there).
Then we went across the road to Wally-world and did a LOT of grocery shopping. We were home for about two hours before we left again to go to the nursing home. We had a small crowd this week. Some of our regular ladies aren't doing well and stayed in their rooms. Some just can't remember to come down to see us - we stayed a little longer to see some of them.
And now it's Saturday morning, I'm sitting here at the computer drinking chocolate milk and uploading pictures. The Daddy and Papa took the two little girls to get more pigs. Some folks are laid out in varying places reading. Some are playing sweetly together.
I heard a large blue-eyed rat in the kitchen so now we are all having cookies.
They are about to be very happy, we have recess this week - BUT they will be very disappointed, they have to help clean up. Even the porch and carport and yard - and its about 30 degrees outside.
What have we learned this week:
*Plants with taproots are easier to pull up then plants with fibrous roots.
*We have to go hike some more at Papa's camp (which scares Papa because he's sure something will eat us - I'm sure that as much noise as we make we will scare off anything).
*Alex and Lora are really good at book reports and Lora is excited until it time to speak and then she looks like a deer in the headlights. It helps to know your big sister's got your back.
*Checking out books at the library is fun - but Mama is picky and you have to get her to okay your selection - otherwise she picks something for you.
*In most real life math "almost" or "close enough" is the correct answer.
*I have very talented artist but not very athletic.
*I really need to get up and go do something productive.
