Sorry for the slideshow – but as you’ll see, we took lots of photos – too many to put up one at a time! Bottom line: Sun came out and a good time was had by all! 🙂
So, we’ve done two weeks of school for J2 & J3….one week for J1. So far it’s been more positive than negative and that’s good! Every little bit helps!
We start our day with Bible – we are viewing videos from Goodseed International “Stranger on the Road to Emmaus” and we are praying together. A really nice way to start our day.
Then the younger boys start with their handwriting (just a page a day – so it doesn’t involve me too much) and J1 starts his work. He’s doing pretty well working independently but he can call, email or IM his teacher if he’s stuck and I can’t help him. Some of his work is answered right on the computer. Which he seems to really enjoy and Jen (his teacher) can check that night so he gets pretty quick feedback. So far he’s concentrated on his core subjects (English, Math, PE & Science) and his electives are sort of being ignored. He’ll see Jen again on Monday morning so we’ll see if he gets in trouble.
I’m finding it hard to be supportive but not mother him too much. I admit I’ve checked his work a bit, but I have to remind myself that it’s not really my job. We’ll see how this evolves.
For the other boys, we have been doing the core subects (handwritng, math, spelling, PE & reading) and next week we will add History and Science. History will be the Middle ages with Story of the World. Science is Zoology I (Flying Creatures) with Apologia’s Elementary Science.
Working at home is making it very hard to balance everything lately. I am really praying that I find a way to incorporate trips to the gym, working for TOS and a monthly work day at our CSA farm (so I can keep getting the veggies). Prayers are definitely appreciated! Maybe I just need to focus on work and homeschool and let everything else go away…but I don’t want to!
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We found this on the back of a Betty Crocker cake mix and we love it! Hope you do too!
Lemonade Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker lemon cake mix
- water, oil & eggs called for on cake mix box
- 3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed (1/2 of a 12 oz. size can)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 container Betty Crocker Whipped fluffy white frosting
Make cake as directed for 13×9 in pan. Cool for 15 min.
Stir together lemonade concentrate and powdered sugar. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork. drizzle lemonade mixture over top of cake. Run knife around side of pan to loose cake. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
Spread frosting evenly over top of cake.
Enjoy!
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Today J2 turns 13.
That means I have 2 teenagers.
That means we are closer and closer to children leaving the nest.
This thought makes me hit my knees.
Today I’m a bit blue about his birthday.
Tomorrow we are having a bunch of his buddies over to Grandma & Grandpa’s house to play in the pool, hit a silly pinata, eat his requested lemonade cake & hot dogs and enjoy each other! I’m sure it will be lots of fun and I’ll take lots of photos to share with you. But today I’m going to hug on my boy and probably cry a tear or two.
