Projects
I’ve got a bit of spring fever. Our weather was so beautiful today that it made me want to work on house projects outside. My personality is such that I hate when things are left unfinished or when they need to be addressed. (My husband will vouch for that). Because of being in my house all day I’m constantly seeing house projects that need attention. My home is my work place, so there’s no escaping.
The bee in my bonnet today was our garage. It was so dirty and messy as a result of a very long winter that we’ve had, so after studies today I went to work cleaning and organizing the garage. I ended around midnight after mopping the floor. Today, we only covered math, reading, and journaling along with a French lesson via Skype. My oldest son finished War of the Worlds on his IPad, and my second son is going through the series Third Grade Detectives. They spent a great deal of time outside because of the nice weather. Unfortunately, we found a dead adult bird on our deck, so we’re hoping he/she has a replacement for the nest of eggs:(
Off to bed soon…the tooth fairy is coming. Of course, my son will tell you that I’m the tooth fairy. I asked him what he thought she might bring, and he said “a hundred dollars”. I don’t ever remember that tooth fairy visiting me when I was growing up!
We looked like monkeys
Well, it’s been even more fun around here. My daughter’s dermatologist found a dead louse on her scalp during the examination. I almost came out of my skin!! I had no idea it was there as she’s had no signs of active infection (I purposely keep products on my kids’ hair to keep lice away). Her dermatologist said she wouldn’t even bother treating her at which point I stopped her mid-sentence to say that I don’t do bugs, dead or alive. I made a trip to Target and bought the necessary medicine. So, our academics have been completely interrupted by us looking like monkeys and inspecting each other’s scalps for lice!! I’m disgusted as I write this. Anyway, everyone was clear of the pesky creatures, and I took the necessary protocol in our home to be doubly sure. I’m sure our dermatologist was right, but I just couldn’t blow that off and feel comfortable.
So, now to regroup! My mind is on things like box cars, robotics, engineering, the 3 R’s, summer camps, travel, etc. We have our annual Friends and Family night at Excelsior so we’re busy prepping for that. The kids have quite a bit of memory work to showcase next week, and this week is our last day of classses. We’ll be reviewing, testing, playing games, making t-shirts, handing out prizes, and hopefully having fun!
I just started a new book on Inductive Bible Study by Kay Arthur-really looking forward to learning about her approach on study methods. One of her first sentences in the book was on busyness gettting in the way of study. I know that, but it’s always good to be reminded. You have to slow down and listen to get it..
The dishes are piled up
Tomorrow is the last day of camp for us. Good thing-I’ve barely touched the kitchen and laundry all week, and we’ve eaten out almost every night because I’ve been too tired to cook (at least that’s the excuse I’m going with).
Garage doors and spring fever
Today was one of those days infused with interruptions in the school schedule. We had new garage doors put on the house so we had workers with us. Add to that having to drag everything out of the garage prior to their arrival. Then, cleaning, etc.
It was good though because the kids were given responsibilities in helping out and were encouraged not to complain and be thankful! We were still able to get some of our core subjects in. Truthfully, I’ve got spring fever, and they do too. I need to sit down tonight and see how to make what we’re studying a little more exciting. Maybe a field trip is needed soon. Going for coffee..
Giving the palms a haircut
Today was spent in academics followed by working in the yard followed by beach time-never slows down…
Ivy League Homeschooling 