Rambling About Our Week

     Ok, it is a good thing I have a year to lose my 20 pounds because Valentine's Day is not helping my diet. There is just something about chocolate that just won't let me say no to it. I'll just have to forbid chocolate from being brought in this house until after I lose my 20 pounds.
    I am so proud of the progress being made on our house. We had a leaky spot in our roof that we repaired this week. Little by little we are getting a new house. Did I say I'm excited?!!!!
    My children are playing vetenarian this week. My nephew has a puppy that had to go to the Vet. He has to go to school in the day time & work in the evenings so guess who was chosen to be the puppy hospital this week. Yep, you guessed it, those home schoolers that are at home.
    We did a study on the care of dogs about 2 years ago. They are putting their education in action now. Which we have puppies, but they are having to actually care for this puppy. He was a sick little fellow Sunday when we received him. He is doing super now.
    This darling nephew of mine was so sweet to take my Mom to our Valentine banquet Saturday that the church had due to my Dad having to work. We were so proud of him. He showed up with a box of candy, flowers, & dressed in a tie. My Mom had a fine looking escourt. Our baby has grown in to a fine young man. He graduates this year. My, how time flies.
    Hope all of you are having a wonderful week. Happy Home Schooling!

From One Day to the Next

     We are still here. We’ve just been taking our time moving through our studies, our main focal point being Holland & the Dutch. We are reading Our Little Dutch Cousins by Blanch McManus alongside Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. So much has been gained from these books & we have only touched the surface of them. By the time we are finish with them we’ll have a thorough understanding about the Dutch & Holland. We also found a video on Holland at the thrift store, yea! If it is possible for me to integrate videos into our studies, I always do so. The video is always like a wrap up session of our study. My children look forward to the videos. We watch them as a family. Not only are we being educated through the videos, but they are also helping our family make memories.

    I am so thankful that I get the privilege to spend each day with my children. I am getting the opportunity to know them & to develop a relationship with them. It’s such a joy to be a homeschool mom.

                Until next time, three cheers for us homeschool moms, “Hurray, hurray, hurray!”