I have been wanting to copy this idea from Sarah for a while now. Problem is, I am not sure that I will keep it up. Since I am not keeping my lesson plans written anywhere else (other than planning Five in a Row) I think I should try. The work I am listing day-by-day…
Outside my window…It’s 69 and overcast. The forecast for the next 10 days shows 80s and cooling nights. I think (hope, pray) the last of the summer heat has gone. I am thankful…for life. The change in seasons has me pondering all that happened this time last year, and I can’t help be thankful at…
You would think that really big things would be the reason I have not been blogging much. And they are. I am over-extended and it is totally my fault. I am trying to think of ways to clear my plate of some responsibilies outside of the home, but I have just been unable to do…
We enjoyed our first day of school yesterday — first day of Kindergarten to be exact. Except that it wasn’t really much different than what we had been doing. I did want to mark the day as special, though. Snap a few photos and celebrate learning. We started the morning with pancakes. Olivia often asks…
The Resource List Someone commented after my last post that what I had planned was a lot, but they thought I could do it. I am happy for the vote of confidence, but I do want to clarify that what I am typing are rhythms and routines, not schedules and checklists. I think the important…
Nuts and Bolts of a Routine The basis of our Kindergarten year is very, very Latin Centered Curriculum-based. LCC doesn’t recommend learning Latin until grade two, so don’t let the lack of Latin fool you. Instead K focuses on phonics and reading instruction, as it should. We will follow a four day a week schedule…
Maybe this post should be titled, “Doing Kindergarten” because we have already started with our academics for Olivia’s kindergarten year. This is not due to an overzealousness, but instead a reaction to the heat of the summer. Days are not fit for outside play with temperatures hovering around 95 each day. So instead, we spend…
So the husband just got back from Mobile. His unit was mobilized to erect barriers against the oil spill in the Gulf. He never saw any oil, but the barriers are up. They left some guys there to maintain them, but he got to come home. Still, he was gone another three weeks. It is…
Shhhh… all three kids are sleeping. Loving a bit of silence. Most important things first… Easter photos. We had a glorious Easter Sunday. We took all three kids to Mass and survived. We talked a bit about letting go of the mindset of “what’s in it for me” and just being there for God and…
I feel like we are finally getting back to normal around here. Matt got home for good on Saturday night. There is nothing like seeing an extra toothbrush in the toothbrush holder to make a girl giddy. I was beside myself at one point yesterday when I realized that he would be returning from work…
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