Weekly Wrap-Up...01/21/2011

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Friday! Yippie!! It's before 11 am but figured I'd get this out there. It won't take too long- I think :) You can read what Lee had to say about her week and trust me, this recap won't even be that exciting (but it sholdn't take long lol- mostly because I can't remember it!).

Monday was just another day. Except for the heartbreaking fact that there was no mail. We love getting mail at our house. It's a highlight of our day :) I think that being part of the TOS Crew has something to do with that...or maybe it just brings more excitement because we've always loved getting mail. Interestingly, Wyoming (the equality state!) does not recognize Martin Luther King Jr day as a holiday worthy of closing for. Not that I have a problem with not closing stores and what-not but it just struck me as odd that the 'equality' state doesn't recognize the day. Of course, the post office was closed- boohoo. 

I sent an email to the WNHEN coordinator (I think that is her title) with the kids' class registration info. Lee will be going Constitution and Fox will be taking Physics. Both will be in choir and Astronomy. 

Tuesday it snowed- again. The kids shoveled snow (I did a path on the back porch). I tell Fox that 'juvare' in Latin is a good word to derive the English word 'juvenile' because it means to help. Kids are meant to help! haha! He doesn't think it's so fitting. Heehee. I don't mention often that when I was a kid I never had to shovel the snow...just don't think that would be a motivator. 

Ah this was also the first night the kids were doing shooting with the 4-H club. They had to go through orientation (which pretty much just let them know the commands that will be given and went over some information that had been learned in Hunter Safety). Both did well and had an enjoyable time :) They can't week for next week. They get to shoot once a week.

Wednesday- was there a Wednesday this week?? Oh yes, this day it snowed- again. But this time it was pretty and white outside so I decided not to take my car out in it for my Spanish class. I had to take the car to have an alignment earlier in the day and although the car did alright I could actually see. By the time class rolled around- nope- it was like a mini blizzard out there. The kids really spent most of this day reading although I did manage to get them to do some school work.

Thursday Lee started on her What's Great About America essay. She was really into it when I made her get off the computer. I think that if I were not here, both of my kids would not die (did you think I was going in that direction?) but would eat the bare minimum, especially the unhealthy type of food, as well as spend their time on the computer or with their nose in a book. When they move out on their own (thankfully still 3 years 9 months and 6 years 7 months away lol) I wonder how they will do it! I'm sure by then they will be just fine...I've given them the skills they need to be productive members of society (really, I have lol) and so it will be up to them to use those skills. They'll be fine...just fine... *Whatever I need to tell myself to help me sleep at night!* 

Friday- yay! It feels like it's been two weeks wrapped up in this one but as you can read, I cannot recall much of what's been going on that would make it feel that way. Dh was able to sleep in this morning (he needs the sleep) but it caused me to sleep in and miss a Skype appointment with my capstone advisor :( I was late by 8 minutes. I can't officially start my capstone until April so I still have time, but I hate to be late to appointments and definitely feel bad about missing it altogether. 

And now for the wee little recap for school (but we did do some!) :


Bible reading and verse: Lee: She is still working with her verse from last week because she didn't quite get it down. She's read Leviticus 2 and Luke 1. Fox: Psalms 119:1-8 (but first he has to get 1-4 down!), Leviticus 9 & 10.
Math: Lee has done a few worksheets on Ten Marks because we couldn't change her level on ALEKS without erasing all her progress- no sense in making her start completely over. We didn't get to work more on LoF but it was a plan. Fox: He did 2 or 3 worksheets on Ten Marks. Also didn't get to LoF :(
Writing/Grammar: Lee finished her research paper and did lesson 9 and 10 of Grammar.
History/Geography: Lee: She has done The Brendan Voyage to page 205, World Studies pages 241-247 and the settings/section review and In Freedom's Cause chapter 5. Fox: Story of the World chapter 18, Of Courage Undaunted (hmm no pages/chapters recorded) and chapters 12 & 13 in Complete Book of Marvels.
Science/Health: Lee: Unit 2 Review for CKEP.
Foreign Language: Both: Latin Lessons 11 & 12 Lee: Greek Lesson 12. Fox: Greek Lesson 11.
Economics/Logic: Lee: WHtPC? lesson 30 (?I think this might be lesson 31) and The Fallacy Detective lesson 31. 
Other Subjects: Fox: TGSET chapters 64-67 (this might not be right since he is just about done with the book- I think our records might be a little off- oops).

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