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Geometric hearts - we used
oil pastels and watercolors.
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Sunday was our usual anchor of the week, church and family time. This peaceful beginning to a new week is my favorite. I got to be in the Nursery class as a substitute, which is children age 18mos-3yrs. Rebekah is in this group. I love seeing how different each individual child is even at this young age!
Monday our science experiment was about lungs. We made an artificial lung, tested lung capacity, and then discussed air and how we could see and touch something that is invisible. Joseph and Emma continued their biology module, which is studying Charles Darwin, his theories, and more genetics. There was a lot of reading, some writing, math, handwriting, and more. We also made some more hearts to decorate the house before Valentine's Day. These were smaller hearts decorated with analogous colored markers.
It is not a Monday if I don't have some medical phone calls to make. I reached out to Jason's vein surgeon to get surgery scheduled. It turns out last week's test results never got sent from the hospital to the doctor. They pulled those and the doctor will review them and sign a surgery order sometime this week. I also tried to get the rest of Emma's bloodwork results. The receptionist said she would have a nurse call me. I got pretty worried when the DOCTOR called instead. Almost all her test results came back normal, including all the ones for diabetes. One test did not, but it is one that could be 'her normal is higher than average' or it could be an indicator of an autoimmune issue. Based on the symptoms that sent her in for bloodwork and the current lack of symptoms, we're guessing her normal is just higher than average. We have a list of symptoms to watch for, just in case.
Monday evening a box arrived with part of our order for homeschool curriculum for the fall. It was fun to flip through everything, then put it away for later.
Tuesday the next box of homeschool curriculum arrived (same company, we had a large order). It was so exciting to peek at what is ahead of us. I spent part of the afternoon downloading audio files and student explorers for the history programs.
We read the second chapter of Framed aloud today and it is a hit. The kids were laughing as we learned of the day Florian met Margaret, a neighbor. We learned of T.O.A.S.T., the Theory of all small things. We read another chapter later in the afternoon.
Wednesday arrived with a little bit of sunshine in the morning, before clouds moved in again. We worked through each subject, including beginning our study of the U. S. Constitution. Another two chapters of Framed were read aloud during lunch. Book discussions abounded.
In the afternoon I made a quick run to Aldi for some groceries, because I had not gone shopping over the weekend. $90 for the week's food is pretty great for eleven people. Usually we spend closer to $200. We are using a lot of food already in our pantry/freezer to clear things out a bit.
Around dinner time it started snowing steadily. Youth activities were cancelled due to slippery roads, so we played Brain Games: The Game here as a family instead.
Thursday morning roads had been cleared and Joseph had seminary. Not too long after he returned home it started raining, then switched to snow again. What a mucky mess. We stayed inside and homeschooled, worked on puzzles, and did some birdwatching, among other things. Several of the kids pulled out some past Kiwi Crates and Tinker Crates to work on more extension projects from the magazines.
We kicked Valentine's Day off Friday morning with a read aloud over breakfast. The kids are still loving Framed. There was more homeschooling, more crafting, and taking quizzes (printed from Simply On Purpose) to find out each child's love language. I'm a huge fan of learning about love languages and applying that information in our relationships. I have also learned that as kids grow, their primary love languages can change. Today was a great day to talk about love languages with the kids and do the quizzes one on one.
In the afternoon we watched a movie together - Princess Diaries 2. It is a fun movie that made us laugh a lot. Grandma came to visit for a bit, not long after Daddy got home from work. Daddy spent a chunk of the evening working on homework for his DNA:Genetic Identity, Disease, and Design class online.
It's Friday evening and time to hit publish on this post, so I can enjoy some more family time. Have a great weekend!
It is not a Monday if I don't have some medical phone calls to make. I reached out to Jason's vein surgeon to get surgery scheduled. It turns out last week's test results never got sent from the hospital to the doctor. They pulled those and the doctor will review them and sign a surgery order sometime this week. I also tried to get the rest of Emma's bloodwork results. The receptionist said she would have a nurse call me. I got pretty worried when the DOCTOR called instead. Almost all her test results came back normal, including all the ones for diabetes. One test did not, but it is one that could be 'her normal is higher than average' or it could be an indicator of an autoimmune issue. Based on the symptoms that sent her in for bloodwork and the current lack of symptoms, we're guessing her normal is just higher than average. We have a list of symptoms to watch for, just in case.
Monday evening a box arrived with part of our order for homeschool curriculum for the fall. It was fun to flip through everything, then put it away for later.
Tuesday the next box of homeschool curriculum arrived (same company, we had a large order). It was so exciting to peek at what is ahead of us. I spent part of the afternoon downloading audio files and student explorers for the history programs.
We read the second chapter of Framed aloud today and it is a hit. The kids were laughing as we learned of the day Florian met Margaret, a neighbor. We learned of T.O.A.S.T., the Theory of all small things. We read another chapter later in the afternoon.
Wednesday arrived with a little bit of sunshine in the morning, before clouds moved in again. We worked through each subject, including beginning our study of the U. S. Constitution. Another two chapters of Framed were read aloud during lunch. Book discussions abounded.
In the afternoon I made a quick run to Aldi for some groceries, because I had not gone shopping over the weekend. $90 for the week's food is pretty great for eleven people. Usually we spend closer to $200. We are using a lot of food already in our pantry/freezer to clear things out a bit.
Around dinner time it started snowing steadily. Youth activities were cancelled due to slippery roads, so we played Brain Games: The Game here as a family instead.
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| One of the puzzles we put together this week. |
Thursday morning roads had been cleared and Joseph had seminary. Not too long after he returned home it started raining, then switched to snow again. What a mucky mess. We stayed inside and homeschooled, worked on puzzles, and did some birdwatching, among other things. Several of the kids pulled out some past Kiwi Crates and Tinker Crates to work on more extension projects from the magazines.
We kicked Valentine's Day off Friday morning with a read aloud over breakfast. The kids are still loving Framed. There was more homeschooling, more crafting, and taking quizzes (printed from Simply On Purpose) to find out each child's love language. I'm a huge fan of learning about love languages and applying that information in our relationships. I have also learned that as kids grow, their primary love languages can change. Today was a great day to talk about love languages with the kids and do the quizzes one on one.
In the afternoon we watched a movie together - Princess Diaries 2. It is a fun movie that made us laugh a lot. Grandma came to visit for a bit, not long after Daddy got home from work. Daddy spent a chunk of the evening working on homework for his DNA:Genetic Identity, Disease, and Design class online.
It's Friday evening and time to hit publish on this post, so I can enjoy some more family time. Have a great weekend!
Great week. I love puzzles. We do lots of the around here. New curriculum is so much fun. The thrill of what is to come.
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I'm so glad that things are looking better for your Emma! I still have no idea how you feed so many people on so little money. I'm working constantly on getting our food budget better planned and lower, but I just can't get as low as you go, and I'm feeding a similar number of people. And you have all of those growing boys! C'est la vie. You are all so good at having fun together as a family. I like your geometric hearts!
ReplyDeleteGreat week! We always have a puzzle in the works here too.
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