Homeschool Mother's Journal/Weekly Wrap-Up October 19

Another week's wrap up post.  Wow.  :-)  Time is just flying by, isn't it?

In my life/homeschool this week: Mondays are always crazy days here.  It starts with Kiddo #1's Chemistry class at 9, Kiddo #4's sewing class at 10:30 and then music lessons for 3 of the 4 in the early afternoon.  Kiddo #4 also has her IEW writing class in the afternoon and a Legion meeting at church in the evening.  Phew!  :-)  We did manage some schoolwork in between and the kiddos enjoyed some activities I created for them to review their Italian.

Kiddo #4 was proud to have finished her pillow pet in sewing class.

I posted more pics of both their Italian review and the pillow pet here in my Wordless Wednesday post.

I also posted on Monday about our weekend of costume and pizzelle making.  You can see it here.

On Tuesday, a regular work day, the kiddos worked on their Algebra, science, history, religion and Italian.

Italian lessons were postponed in the afternoon and we decided to bake some sugar cookies.  I was so grateful that we did.  You can read about a sad story from a local community here and how we should all hug our children and never forget to tell them how we really feel.  It is my Thankful Thursday post.

I also posted my weekly recipe linkup post.  This week I shared my recipe for Chocolate Chip Pound cake (yummy!)  Come over and visit here and see that recipe and all of the others that were shared.

On Wednesday morning, Kiddos #1 and 2 had their online class.  I am really pleased with the program.  

Kiddos #3 and 4 began working on an "everyday life" in Colonial America project.  We research a trade, they type up a description and then color a coloring page that goes along with it.  They both liked making up the covers for their binders and are having fun learning about different trades.  I am incorporating pictures from our trips to Williamsburg and Philadelphia, as well.  My grandfather was a printer and Kiddo #4 was amazed that, although obviously not in the colonial era, he had to put type into the presses by hand and backwards just as they did two centuries before.  It was awesome to hear my dad telling my daughter about his father's print shop.  Her first response was, "he lived during colonial times?"  :-)  I still remember the smell of the inks in my pop's shop and I loved when he would make me a little notepad or paper with my name on it.

We were planning to do some apple picking on Friday, but rain has put a damper on those plans.  We are anxious to make all of my apple recipes, but it will just have to wait for another day.  :-)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

What I'm reading: several books for book clubs I belong to as well as a Bible study.

What I'm praying for: our country, our military, the unemployed, those who are ill or suffering, the family I wrote about on Thursday who lost their daughter, my family....

A quote or photo to share:

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.”--GK Chesterton

“To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.”--GK Chesterton

Linking up today with:  Homeschool Mother's Journal, Weekly Wrap-Up, NOBH, Show-Off Friday, Learn and Link and It's a Wrap and Friendship Friday.