Can't believe another week has come and gone. Thanksgiving is next week! I know it's a week earlier than we've been used to the last few years, but it really seems like it came out of nowhere, didn't it? :-)
In my life/homeschool this week: Sunday night, literally out of nowhere, I was hit with a bad bug. Down for the count bad. I was so grateful that hubby was off on Monday for the holiday and he took over with the kids for their crazy Monday schedule (Chemistry for Kiddo #1, Sewing and IEW writing for Kiddo #4, music lessons for Kiddos 1, 3 and 4). I just got an occasional "where does Kiddo have to be and when?" or "what time is pickup." He did great, lol, and I am so very grateful that I could stay in bed.
Before I got sick, I did manage to post some photos from our weekend here in my Monday
post. They included canning cinnamon apples, which made the house smell so good! I posted the recipe on my "Try a New Recipe Tuesday" post. You can see it, and all of the others that were shared
here.
Monday was also the day we as a nation remembered our veterans. I hope you can take a moment and read my Thankful Thursday reflection on my husband and all those who have served
here.
Tuesday is another busy day for the kiddos. After their schoolwork is done, Kiddo #2 had his piano lesson, all 4 kiddos had their homeschool bowling league and the afternoon ended with their Italian lesson. This week, we learned to introduce others and made up some scenarios with different vocabulary words. We also continued to practice our numbers up to 100.
Wednesday morning, Kiddos 1 and 2 have their online class. There is only a couple of more weeks. The semester went by quickly. I am signing them up for the class that this same teacher is doing next semester. He really has a great personality, keeps them interested and they are learning a lot. Wednesday's
post included these and some other photos.
Thursday was a productive day, with everyone finishing what mom put on their checklist. (we are finding that checklists are working out really well. They can do their work in any order they like and pace themselves accordingly. I am finding that it in itself is a great lesson in time management and self-discipline). Can my own checklists count as my favorite resource this week? Because they definitely were! :-)
We had a Thanksgiving prayer service for the children at church this afternoon. It was beautiful and I think all of them really enjoyed it and got something out of it.
What I'm reading: (hanging my head in shame, lol)- nothing this past week. Between being sick and trying to catch up with everything and get homeschool lessons done, I didn't get to do any recreational reading. Definitely have to work on this over the holiday! :-)
What I'm praying for: our military, their families, our nation, those who are unemployed, sick or suffering, my family, for others who have asked for my prayers.
A quote or photo to share:
Kiddo #1 took this photo of Mittens. I just love what he did with the lighting. :-)
