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3 in 30 update

3 in 30 update
3in30 Challenge

It is that time again to update how I have done on my 3 in 30 goals. Not only did I have golas for my family, homeschool and myself, I also set goals for my blog.

1. Seeking God daily. That means making sure I have my quiet time, reading my bible daily. I am taking part in B90Days with a group of fellow homeschoolers. I am also taking part in the 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse.

I can honestly say that I have successfully accomplished this every day this past week. I am so glad that I decided to do Bible in 90 Days and 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse.  It is amazing what God will open up your eyes to when you open up your heart!

2. Have the kitchen cleaned nightly, I can wake up to a clean slate the next morning. (I have been doing this the last couple of weeks and enjoying waking up to a clean kitchen the next morning!

I only missed one night of cleaning the kitchen this past week and I could tell that my did start off a little differently. It definitely helps me to have the kitchen cleaned every night!

3. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.

This is still a work in progress. While I do love drinking water, I usually have a hard time in the winter. We have a spring well and during winter, our water comes out extremely cold, which in turn makes me feel colder. We have been having some cold days and I don’t need any help to feeling cooler! I need to fill a pitcher of water and leave it out to get to room temp. Perhaps that will help me drink a little more each day!

Blog Goals:

1. Work on getting my WordPress Blog up and running. My goal is to be switched over to WordPress by February 1st.

I was able to add a few more pictures and a couple of widgets.  I am slowly getting there to finishing the page.  I just need to get my posts and comments from Blogger moved to the new website.

2. Blog at least twice a week about our homeschooling journey.

I have been able to do this, this week!  I have posted on Wednesday and Saturday about what we have accomplished in homeschooling this week.  I am also working on a weekly wrap-up.  I am hoping to have it finished today!

I think I did okay with my goals this week.  While I was able to accomplish most of what I wanted to, I still have work with others.  Until next week!

Blessings!
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3 in 30 update

3 in 30 update
3in30 Challenge

It is that time again to update how I have done on my 3 in 30 goals. Not only did I have golas for my family, homeschool and myself, I also set goals for my blog.

1. Seeking God daily. That means making sure I have my quiet time, reading my bible daily. I am taking part in B90Days with a group of fellow homeschoolers. I am also taking part in the 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse.

I can honestly say that I have successfully accomplished this every day this past week. I am so glad that I decided to do Bible in 90 Days and 31 Days to Pray for my Spouse.  It is amazing what God will open up your eyes to when you open up your heart!

2. Have the kitchen cleaned nightly, I can wake up to a clean slate the next morning. (I have been doing this the last couple of weeks and enjoying waking up to a clean kitchen the next morning!

I only missed one night of cleaning the kitchen this past week and I could tell that my did start off a little differently. It definitely helps me to have the kitchen cleaned every night!

3. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.

This is still a work in progress. While I do love drinking water, I usually have a hard time in the winter. We have a spring well and during winter, our water comes out extremely cold, which in turn makes me feel colder. We have been having some cold days and I don’t need any help to feeling cooler! I need to fill a pitcher of water and leave it out to get to room temp. Perhaps that will help me drink a little more each day!

Blog Goals:

1. Work on getting my WordPress Blog up and running. My goal is to be switched over to WordPress by February 1st.

I was able to add a few more pictures and a couple of widgets.  I am slowly getting there to finishing the page.  I just need to get my posts and comments from Blogger moved to the new website.

2. Blog at least twice a week about our homeschooling journey.

I have been able to do this, this week!  I have posted on Wednesday and Saturday about what we have accomplished in homeschooling this week.  I am also working on a weekly wrap-up.  I am hoping to have it finished today!

I think I did okay with my goals this week.  While I was able to accomplish most of what I wanted to, I still have work with others.  Until next week!

Blessings!
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would you bull leap for fun?

would you bull leap for fun?

As I said Wednesday, we are really enjoying Mystery of History.  Our next lesson was just as interesting and fun as was the mummy lesson.

Have you ever heard of the Minoans?  They are a group of people that lived on the island of Crete.  They invited this crazy game call bull leaping!  What is bull leaping you ask?  Bull leaping is where you run towards a bull and then jump over it from the head towards the rear of the bull.  Crazy, I tell you!

They still do bull leaping in the south west of France.  We even found a video of a group of young men doing this!

Since we didn’t have a bull to practice bull leaping, we decided to play a game of leap frog.  It’s the same, isn’t it?  ðŸ˜‰  

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would you bull leap for fun?

would you bull leap for fun?

As I said Wednesday, we are really enjoying Mystery of History.  Our next lesson was just as interesting and fun as was the mummy lesson.

Have you ever heard of the Minoans?  They are a group of people that lived on the island of Crete.  They invited this crazy game call bull leaping!  What is bull leaping you ask?  Bull leaping is where you run towards a bull and then jump over it from the head towards the rear of the bull.  Crazy, I tell you!

They still do bull leaping in the south west of France.  We even found a video of a group of young men doing this!

Since we didn’t have a bull to practice bull leaping, we decided to play a game of leap frog.  It’s the same, isn’t it?  ðŸ˜‰  

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on a roll with school..

on a roll with school..

We are back on track for the year of 2012.  We started our second week this past Monday morning and are having a wonderful time.  I am very thankful to have kids who love school and love to learn.  As for curriculum, not much has changed from the first half of the school year.  I have actually added a couple of more subjects.

For my younger two kids, we are still using Bob Jones Math, grades 1 and 2.   I have added Bob Jones Phonics/English for 1st grade.  We are still using Hooked on Phonics and I have now added their Bonus workbooks as well.  For science, I am continuing on with Apologia’s Botany.  This semester, I have added art for all three of my kids.  We are using See The Light art curriculum. I am really excited about this art curriculum and will be dedicating another post, just for it. Mystery of History is still our choice for history.  I am loving how they have short lessons and easy to do projects for the kids.



The kids really got into their lesson on Monday.  We read about Egypt, pharaohs and mummies!  The kids enjoyed hearing how the pyramids were built and how the Egyptians were mummified.  My oldest daughter showed our kids this really cool website that takes you through each step of mummification. 

We decided to do a little mummifying of our own!  The kids took a couple of their stuffed animals and we wrapped toilet paper around them until they were completely covered.
 
Then, I told the kids we were going to wrap them up just like a mummy.  Their older sister decided to help out!  How often can you wrap up a sibling in toilet paper?   😉
Samuel volunteered to go first!
 
I am thinking older sibling might be enjoying this a little too much!
 

What has been your favorite part of school so far this year? 

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