In my life this week… we have been busy with recovery from Hurricane Irene and unexpected hospital trips. We lost power for a full week after Irene hit. I fought to save our food in the deep freezer. We pretty must lost everything in the fridge. We have no way to restore these items at the moment. I just checked the freezer today and it is frozen solid on the bottom from the ice bags on top melting during the outage.
As for Angel, his white cells are really low. He had to go in twice for a shot of white blood cells and then his normal appointment on Thursday. A lot of unexpected driving for sure.
My Grandson also started preschool this week and I picked him up yesterday. He was not happy to see me which led to me explaining who I was to the teacher. Just love those little 4 year old mood swings.
In our homeschool this week…we started out slow. Tuesday we took a list of all the subjects and new books. I had Anna help me plan out the day and we looked through each book and introductions. She is a bit behind in the Math program but we decided to do a times table review all week. I believe if she can get this down then it would be much easier to do her division problems. I think it was a productive week. Next week will be a bit more work.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…is to just stick with it. If you end up behind in an area, don’t fret. This is something I struggle with big time. I am learning to just take a step back and re-evaluate the situation. This is the beauty of homeschooling. We do not have to be on such a strict schedule. This is where we tend to lose the joy of schooling.
I am inspired by…other bloggers who homeschool. They always amaze me with their dedication.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…we have not really seen many people this week. Tonight is Annaleah’s first dance class. She had a meeting this week for the dance company she is in now. It is a bit overwhelming but I know she is going to love it. She will learn so much in dance and character building. We are hoping the weather will cooperate this weekend for the Ledyard Fair. We have not been in a while.
My favorite thing this week was…hard to pinpoint. It has been a tough week. I think my favorite thing though was being able to sit and look at Anna’s newletters for US History and Science. Through these lessons I realized that she is alot like me. I was able to help her with some tips for comprehending what she was reading. It brought back a lot of memories from my reading comprehension struggles as a child.
What’s working/not working for us…amazingly, we have been able to just pick up everything and school on the road. On Wednesday, when Angel got the call to head to the hospital asap.. it only took a few minutes to make some photocopies and pack up a folder for the van. Anna did schooling two days in a row in the van and managed to finish it all.
Questions/thoughts I have…are just turning around in my head. It’s chaos in there.
Things I’m working on…organizing things. Everything around me needs organizing and I really not succeeding at this time.
I’m reading…way too many romance novels. Sadly I have not been doing my morning devotions. I really need to get my priorities straight.
I’m cooking…very little right now. With our fridge practically empty and most of our meat gone thanks to Irene, meals have been difficult.
I’m grateful for…life and family. Honestly, I don’t know what I would do without my family. I am so grateful that Angel is still here with us.
I’m praying for…those in our area still without power. Also the many others that were affected by hurricane Irene.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
Annaleah got her hair stuck in a comb. Somehow she thought it was wise to wrap it???
Thankfully Daddy was able to cut the comb and save the hair!
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