In my life this week…
This week finds me trying to fit in as many errands (and subjects as possible) and pack as we get ready to leave on holiday this coming Tuesday morning. Oh, and I got to go to the dentist...again...
In our homeschool this week…
Enjoying our last two weeks of "homeschool lite", which is our term for homeschool during tax season/and the week that follows while Mr. Darcy and I catch our breath and catch up on things. Reviewing London attractions, discussing castles, books on weddings, and alot of history.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
Heading to London and hope to catch a glimpse of the happy couple on the 29th! Also, planning to visit a Jane Austen site or two!
My favorite thing this week was…
It was a tie between tax season finally ending (yeah, we made it!) and getting a Nook-color. I am so "old school" and never thought I could love anything that wasn't a paper book, but even I had to admit that something like that could come in handy in waiting rooms, for reading to the little ones while they waited for older siblings to finish activities and on trips.
What’s working/not working for us…
Doing homeschool lite this year for tax season and switching the schedules of tax season and traditional "summer break" (making summer a homeschool heavy time in our homeschool) , as we have done the past two years, is working out brilliantly. Once we are back from our trip, we will hit the books hard and continue throughout the summer wrapping up this year's homeschool year. We will take a week off between ending this year and starting the new year in September. The benefit of doing it this week for us is that the kids have some nice free time for outside play while our weather is still temperate and then when it is hot as blazes outside here in the summer, we are happily busy inside doing studies. I do feel that is one of the top three benefits of homeschooling--the flexibility it provides.
Homeschool questions/thoughts I have…
This school year I decided to only do online searching, reading, or blogging during the week, in the wee morning hours before kids were out of bed or after 10pm when kids were asleep. This made a huge positive difference in my organization and productivity Monday-Friday. I didn't realize how much I was interrupting my own progress by trying to find "more stuff" for us... When do you do your online time? Do you schedule it? sneak it in?
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
This week we had a family birthday party for my daughter who turned 7 and Mr. Darcy who is turning 40 next week while we are gone. Audrey wanted a chocolate Alice in Wonderland cake and we had to find a way to incorporate Dad's big day into the cake theme. I think we did a great job merging the two!
Blessings to you this week. I will miss HMJ next week, so see you in two weeks! If you want to read more homeschool mother's journals for this week, stop by The Homeschool Chick.
That cake is sooo cute!!! A job well done!
ReplyDeleteI have realized how much my "research" has interrupted our days too. I am trying harder to do stuff after bedtime. Or early in the morning. SOmtimes though I work on it during the kids free time during the day. I am trying to find the balance so my hubby won't complain that I am always on the computer when it's just us. It's very hard, technology is a benefit and a hinderance all at the same time.
If you get pics of the royal couple....please share. That will be exciting! We will only be watching on TV here:)
Have a nice holiday!
Renita
What a BEAUTIFUL cake! Did you make or buy?? Alice in the Wonderland is a fantastic theme. Thank you for sharing! Have fun in London...we live in Germany (US military).
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica, I made the cake but bought the icing flower that was on the top. I used an alice in wonderland plastic figurine playset that i purchased on amazon.com to decorate it. It was a fun theme and one we are revisiting for our youngest daughters first birthday party that is happening in a few weeks. Thanks for stopping by! Katie
ReplyDeleteHi Renita, Boy you said it...technology is a help and a hindrance. I find that if I am choosy about when I do my online time (when kids are in bed) then my day goes so much smoother and I dont want them growing up saying "Mom was always on the computer"...I want them to know they came first. and isn't that why we homeschool in the first place? thanks for stopping by. love your blog and i read it often. Katie
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