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on a roll with school..

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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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2012, homeschooling, mummies, mystery of history, See The Light

3 in 30 January Goals

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3 in 30 January Goals
3in30 I'm In!!

Last year, I started with the 3 in 30.  I never finished the year out.  For various reasons, we were sick, emergencies and life just got in the way.  However, I am not going to give up.  When I was doing the 3 in 30, I was actually accomplishing little goals.  I was proud of myself.  It works for me to break things up into smaller goals, instead of trying to do everything everyday!

Not only will I be making goals for myself, our home and homeschooling life, I am also going to make a few goals for my blog, as well.  I am starting late this month, but didn’t want to put it off any longer.

In a few previous posts, I have touched base on priorities and goals.  So with getting my priorities straight, I feel like my goals will fall in to place.

So what are my goals for January?

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.

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!

3.  Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a 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.

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

I think these are very doable goals to start out my 2012 year.  Do you have any goals?  I would love to hear how you are able to keep your goals!

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2012, 3 in 30

3 in 30 January Goals

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3 in 30 January Goals
3in30 I'm In!!

Last year, I started with the 3 in 30.  I never finished the year out.  For various reasons, we were sick, emergencies and life just got in the way.  However, I am not going to give up.  When I was doing the 3 in 30, I was actually accomplishing little goals.  I was proud of myself.  It works for me to break things up into smaller goals, instead of trying to do everything everyday!

Not only will I be making goals for myself, our home and homeschooling life, I am also going to make a few goals for my blog, as well.  I am starting late this month, but didn’t want to put it off any longer.

In a few previous posts, I have touched base on priorities and goals.  So with getting my priorities straight, I feel like my goals will fall in to place.

So what are my goals for January?

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.

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!

3.  Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a 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.

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

I think these are very doable goals to start out my 2012 year.  Do you have any goals?  I would love to hear how you are able to keep your goals!

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2012, 3 in 30

once again, I am thankful and blessed.. #641-650

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once again, I am thankful and blessed.. #641-650

Deuteronomy 6

1 â€œNow this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, 2 that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son’s son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. 3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

 4 â€œHear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

As many of you know, I have been reading through the bible with a few fellow homeschoolers.  I just recently read the above verses.  Verse 7 really sticks out to me.  Parents are to teach their children.  Diligently at that!
I am so thankful and blessed that I get to stay at home with my children and teach them.  Teach them about God, his love, mercy and most of all grace.

641.  Seeing my daughter enjoy the nature club in 4-H.

642.  Having memories of my parents dropping me off for my 4-H meetings.

643.  A great 1st day of school in 2012.

644.  Having the boys I watch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

645.  Finding out that we can have a library card at the neighboring county’s library.

646.  Little bursts of sunshine in between the rain systems coming through our area.

647.  The Ephesians study we are doing on Wednesday night at church.

648.  Friends passing on clothing to my children.

649.  Special friendships made online.

650.  See The Light sponsoring me, so that I can attend the 2:1 Conference!!!

I hope you will consider joining me and the others at A Holy Experience!

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2012, blessings, multitude Mondays, See The Light

met a blogging friend!

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met a blogging friend!

I have made many online friends since I have started blogging. Yes, I call some friends because we keep in touch by e-mail and Facebook. A few of us even text and call each other. I feel like God has sent some of these wonderful people into my life for a reason. Whether it is for me to pray for them or to encourage them, I am thankful that God has chosen me to be a part of their life.

One of these wonderful blogging buddies just happens to live about 2 hours from me. Her name is Lena and she blogs at Lovin’ My Crazy Life.

She and her family took a family drive on Saturday and headed this direction.  I was honored to have Lena and her family come visit for a couple of hours.  We enjoyed the visit so much!  Our children hit it right off and they played wonderfully for the time while they were here.

We are both planning to go to the 2:1 Conference together in Sterling, VA, in April.  We will be traveling and rooming together.  I am looking forward to getting to know Lena a little more while we travel.  It will definitely be a fun time for the two of us!

Our next get together will be my family heading to her area next.  I don’t know who is more excited, me or the kids!

We actually thought to get a picture of us together!  Isn’t Lena beautiful?  She is beautiful on the inside and out!  I am learning to accept my picture being taken, regardless of how I look.  This is a big step for me. Learning to accept who God made me to be!

Blessings!
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2012, blogging