Week #27- 9 More to Go (45 Days!)

In my life this week…
…I finally got to work! One day and only 3.5 hours but hey! It is a few extra dollars. I had two weeks off because they had to cut hours- drastically. My ds, Fox, graduated from Young Marines boot camp. Also, I posted reviews (you may have seen them).
…I watched the Simply Charlotte Mason DVDs that I got. I learned a few things.

In our homeschool this week…
…same ol’, same ol’? Not much going on. But I must record it (here, or it *won’t* be recorded- feel free to scroll down):

…For Fox:
Bible: Reading Deut. 34, Joshua 1 &2, John 10; verse Romans 12:1-6 {we’ve begun using MemVerse}; Who Am I?, read 90-108, did pages 64-77 in notebook; Saints & Heroes 1/2 of William the Silent (narration)
Math: Saxon Algebra 1, reviewing formulas
English: Jensen’s Grammar Lesson 22; Age of Fable chapter 37 (Hindu religion); The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Church (continuing reading); Bronze Bow (still working with Progeny Press study guide); Pictures in Cursive (Level E)
Science: Creek Edge Press Task Card #7-12 (PowerPoint Presentations); The Story Book of Science chapter 42; The Sciences (pages 219-229); Archimedes chapter 4 & 5
History/Geography: Story of the Romans chapter 8 & 9 (written narration); Roman Republic (pages 1-12)A Journey Through Learning notebooking pages; Asia Hands of A Child notebook pages and Around the World in 180 Days questions.
Foreign Language: Review (up to Lesson 10)
Ohio Study: Research for presentation on the Wright brothers.

…And here is Lee’s work:
Bible: Reading Joshua 11-13, Romans 6 & 7; verse Psalm 139:1-2; Esther commentary
Math: Life of Fred Advanced Algebra Lesson 13 & 14
English: Excellence in Literature (Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court); Progeny Press, The Screwtape Letters, working on Letters 1-4; Utopia (over 80%); History of English Literature (chapter 53)
History/Geography: Western Civilization pages 416-420 (PowerPoint Presentation on Thirty-Years War); Kon Tiki chapter 3
Current Events (should have a post later today from her)
Foreign Language: Greek Level 5, Lesson 17-21; Latin review (up to Lesson 10)
Government/Civics: Whatever Happened to Justice? chapter 37
Science: Biology, chapter 8 (reviewing chapter) {found a new ‘resource’ for science yay!}

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
…do not let two days in a row of no school (or lax days so close to ‘no school’ it might as well be) slide by. Otherwise you’d might as well take the week off.

I am inspired by…
…the Bible. I started reading it again every day and it (God’s Word) just pricks my heart and my mind.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
…this week I don’t recall going anywhere but to Fox’s Young Marine graduation. Oh, and we went grocery shopping- saw a lot of people- none that we know, though

My favorite thing this week was…
…watching my 12 year old son graduate from Young Marine boot camp. Gosh, how fast they grow up!

What’s working/not working for us…
…haha! my laziness just is not working at all. I get up the same time every day and I’d think I'd have this all down pat by now. But if I don’t make the kids get up and get going, well, surprise- they don’t.

Questions/thoughts I have…
…only 45 days of school left! Hallelujah! I am looking forward to 40-some days of no school. Of course we start back at it in July.

Things I’m working on…
…see my post last week- it’s pretty much the same lol.

I’m reading…
…same as last week. Trying to get started on Flatland by Edwin Abbott and trying to decide which to choose from a list that was given to me by Trisha from The Good Life.

I’m cooking…
…as little as possible I’ve started the kids cooking dinner a few times a week. It’s working out wonderful- for me. They are enjoying it I think, but they do get that panicked “It’s my turn to make dinner! Oh no! What to make!?” some nights.

I’m grateful for…
…everything! I should be more specific but really everything I have I am so grateful for.

I’m praying for…
…my sister in boot camp for Army National Guard- she graduates April 12th. She will then have to complete another training immediately afterward. This means she will have been away from her family for 5 months! Her youngest daughter (who is almost 13), my niece, will be flying here to be able to drive with myself and my kids to watch her graduate. None of the rest of her immediate family will be able to attend because of the cost.
…I’m also praying for my brother in law- he’s practically going bonkers without her!
…I’m trying to pray for the kids- mine and others- for their families and their hearts. They are the future generations; they pick up where we leave off. Have we left them with what they need? The knowledge they need; the faith they need? Will they know where and who to turn to? This is a bit difficult for me to do for some reason. My own are easy- they come to mind- but I sometimes forget that mine aren’t the only ones that need prayer.

A photo to share…
…my Young Marine, before receiving his rank (taken with dh’s awesome camera)

…and after with his first button undone and his ribbon pinned on (taken with my phone –lol not so awesome)

…and the moon that night was absolutely awesome! (again, not so great photo because of my phone)- it was dusk.

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The Highlights (1/27/12)

In my life this week…
…just illness, mostly…such fun.

In our homeschool this week…
Monday {day 103} was by far the absolute best day of this week- in terms of schooling. In other things, well, perhaps yesterday was. It’s difficult to say this week. I was sick (just feeling mostly normal today- one week later), Lee and Fox both felt sick one day and dh is as bad as I was, now that I feel better.

Tuesday {day 104} I believe was the day that I could barely get off the couch. It was a rough day.

Wednesday {day 105} is the day that both Lee and Fox were feeling under the weather and so not much was done. They read a lot that day.

Places and people we’re seeing…
Thursday {day 106} we ventured out to the Wal-Mart that is about 15-20 miles from us. Do you know how long it took us to get there? Almost an hour. We don’t go out much. Almost every trip- even just to the store that is 4 or 5 miles down the road- seems to take half an hour. It’s just crazy.

Friday {day 107} was another hang-around-the-house-and-not-get-much-done-day. The kids did get some school work done and also there were chores done but more reading was done than anything. We did receive a package in the mail from my mother-in-law with many goodies: a prism, origami papers, drawing curriculum {that she’d used with her youngest son in the late 90s- still is in good shape!-and not too shabby as far as instructions go }, and some other books. That consumed the three of us for hours.

Oh! She also included two sweaters that were hers when she was in her 20s. They are over 30 years old. They look brand new. Lee can probably wear them but they look so tiny My m-i-l is only a tad over 5 feet tall.

The best thing this week…
School was done every single day. I didn’t say that all school was done every day- you did catch that right? But I was surprised looking back that some school was done every day. That’s good. Very good.

We also received a book in the mail {that I ordered} for Lee to help her with editing as well as a review Bible from Crossway. It’s always fun to get items that are {and aren’t} expected

I cannot believe there are only 73 days of school to go. If we did school every day, we could be done in April! We aren’t going to do it that way though lol. As it is, we will finish the second week of May {or so} and take off until July.

I have to put here the school doings for Wednesday through Friday since I cannot recall doing so earlier.

Day #105-107 (1/25/12-1/27/12)

Lee:
Bible: Reading (Deut. 33 & 34); verse (Colossians 3:1-16); Mark Commentary (FINISHED)
Math: Life of Fred Beginning Algebra (FINISHED)- she got to take the rest of the week off from math {she finished on Thursday LOL}
Science: Biology (read chapter 7 summary; electromagnetic spectrum labeling exercise)
History/Geography: Western Civilization (read pages 365-371)
English {because I’ve been informed that for high school ‘language arts’ is the incorrect term}: Westward Ho!, Excellence in Literature (still reading Around the World in 80 Days but I think she is very close to being done)
Citizenship {used to be ‘Civics’}: Current Events (see her blog post)

Fox:
Bible: Reading (Deut. 24 & John 2); verse (Romans 12: 1-2); Saints & Heroes (Calvin, pgs 71-75- was supposed to read 66-70)
Math: Saxon Algebra 1 (read pages 19-27; page 28 problems #1-15, 29, 30)
Science: The Story Book of Science (chapter 36); Murche’s (Lesson 42); School of the Woods (chapter 10)
History/Geography: Story of the Greeks (chapters 76-78); Alexander the Great; Around the World in 180 Days (still working on Asia)
Language Arts: Jensen’s Grammar (Lesson 15); Animal Farm (chapter 3)

Photo I’m sharing…

Our backyard guests. This photo was taken shortly after Christmas but it’s looked like this a couple times since. I really love living here.

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