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Homeschooling


It felt so good this morning to wake up on our own, no cattle prodding of the kids to get out of bed and get ready for school, but "sleeping in" until 7:30. Now we are enjoying breakfast at the kitchen table and soon we'll get dressed and ready for "school" at home.


Above is the fun project I prepared for today. I've cut out of wool felt three sizes of hearts. We'll sew two together and stuff them lightly with fleece. Then we'll string them up to make mobiles. I found this idea in the book pictured, All Year Round. This will be our Valentine's decoration. Rose is always ready to decorate for the holidays!


Also this morning we're going to begin reading The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson, a Newbery Honor Book which I happened to find for .99 at GoodWill last week. Then we'll do some math which Rose loves and is asking for, then who knows what we'll have time for until lunch time.


Elijah is on his third day of being sick. The same fever and cough the rest of us have had in the last month. He'll be laying on the couch all day, listening to us read but feeling too lousy to participate. Wish him well soon!


At noon Rose will go to school for an hour of Writer's Workshop, half hour of Phy. Ed. and half hour of music with her Daddy. (Dad teaches at the school they've been attending.) Then Dad will bring her home and I'll be off to work for a few hours.


I think I'm going to like this new schedule. And speaking of it, I better get off the computer and get to it!


Blessings on your day! Lisa


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denise said…
We like the All Year Round book - lots of great ideas. Can't wait to see how the mobile looks when it is done! :)
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