IOU
Today was one of those days where I felt like I was moving and processing in slow motion. My body’s energy level seemed to be dictating my mind so it was a challenge to teach four kids feeling the way that I did. But I did manage to provide some Valentine’s Day happies for my loves. (Question-do you think to yourself when you’re buying these non-essential items, “I shouldn’t be buying this because I’ve got four kids to homeschool and put through college!”? Still, I’m a sucker so I buy them). The typical goodies of chocolate, candies, cards, and stuffies. I love that my husband thought to buy roses not just for me but for my daughter as well. That will be a sweet childhood memory for her. As for hubby and me, we will be delaying our Valentine’s Day celebration a few days. Timing doesn’t always coordinate when you’d like it to, so I’ve given him a verbal IOU.
I’m hoping this weekend is centered around getting some essentials accomplished. My house is disgustingly dirty and there are several home projects that need to be addressed. I feel like our consistently on the go status needs to pause for my sanity before I start hearing the circus music being played.
Sidenote-History.com has some interesting write-ups on the origins of Valentine’s Day.
Hope you and yours have a good one. I love today’s odd calendar date: 2/14/14
Full Day
Monday madness for us today. My oldest son had a field trip this morning. I was so thankful that my husband could drive him because that gave me time at home to teach the bottom three kids. Their studies have been sporadic recently because of extracurricular interruptions, so I enjoyed being able to focus on just their needs today while playing catch-up. Our evening activities were the usual of gymnastics, soccer, and Scouts, and I finally made it to the gym for a hard cardio workout consisting of a combat class, running on the treadmill, and rowing. Hopefully, I won’t be too sore in the morning.
Sadly, the three meals that I spent cooking for hours yesterday are gone! Now what do I feed them tomorrow? Those meals were supposed to last for a couple of days. I guess I need to run to Trader Joe’s for frozen meals!
Heart dissections on Valentine’s
How appropriate to dissect sheep hearts on Valentine’s day. The older boys participated in a homeschool workshop at one of our local museums. The topic of discussion was on the heart anatomy, its function in the body, and other parts of the circulatory system.
This morning before we left for the museum the kids watched a few Brainpop videos on the circulatory system, and on the drive over I discussed the heart in more detail. I enjoyed learning anatomy in med school, so this field trip was a real treat for me. I even put on a pair of gloves and goggles to help teach on the parts. I was a bit concerned that our second son might not want to participate in the dissection. He was not at all excited about the thought of playing with a real heart while we were going over the details. To my surprise, though, he really enjoyed the dissection and participated in the event in its entirety. Sometimes, you just never know. That’s one reason I’m a big fan of exposing them to many fields of study. Who knows what might spark their interests.
We spent the day at the museum, so we did not cover anything academically at home upon return. Tonight was full of cards and chocolates and stuffed animals and flowers. I guess we all succumb to these retail holidays. Last night hubby and I celebrated Valentine’s day. Gotta make time for each other…
We will keep pressing on with academics over the next few days even though many of our surrounding schools have a four day weekend. I don’t really see the point of that. If anything, I’ll have the kids recite the names of the presidents:)
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