tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162183902024-03-12T18:49:31.638-07:00*JITTER BUG BLUES*Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1027125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-25592013388346272642015-11-20T15:31:00.001-08:002015-11-20T15:31:11.133-08:00We have MOVED!Back in August of this year we moved from Washington State (Spokane) to Texas (San Antonio). It has been a big adjustment. I have had some health issues and have not been able to sit down and blog all the adventures we went through on the drive here. And about all the stuff we have gotten to do thus far on this new adventure. I am hoping to find the time soon to share pictures and stories for those who might be interested. :) <br />
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Here in week two I am adding a new video to my playlist. Here is the link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdjo1-swyVM" target="_blank">YOU MAKE ME FEEL</a><br />
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Received this REALLY cool Decal from my Hubby for Christmas. It is to put on my lap top. I love Giraffes, and I find this one super cute! Now I know witch of the 3 HP's we have is mine from a GLANCE. :) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-54747888333843865022015-01-06T00:00:00.000-08:002015-01-06T00:00:08.647-08:00Snow!The kids got to go sledding this past weekend. It was perfect weather and lots of snow.<br />
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I am not one who likes to make New Years Resolutions. I always seem to feel overwhelmed with my goals after a few weeks. And revert back to the way I always do things. Eating, exercise, school, house work, free time, ect. But I really would like to try and make a few changes this year. Small simple changes in my life, in the hopes that I might feel better physically, as well as emotionally.<br />
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I have seen the post on FB about the woman who drank a gallon of water every day for 4 weeks and have seen the before and after pictures. The article said she was healthier, and lost weight, that her completion (dark circles under her eyes) disappeared. I have been reading lot of other articles about the challenge and have found pros and cons for it. And I think after weighing both sides I want to give this a try. But I have decided to take it slowly. I have tried to do this in the past but I am VERY forgetful about drinking enough water. I know that I am probably dehydrated most of the time. I have tried to drink the 8 glasses of water in the past and to be honest I have felt water logged. If that is the correct term. I have tried drinking smaller glasses through out the day, making a list to check off when I drink each glass. I have set timers for myself. I have put a 2Quart pitcher in the fridge to remind myself that I need to drink this much water through out my day. Some of these stradigies have helped for a day or two but all in all I have reverted back to forgetting to drink enough water. But I think I might have a solution. I found an App for my phone called "Water Your Body". It is a very simple App that just keeps track of the water you drink through out the day. Also, it sends you little reminders to drink. You can set it up for a certain time to start and end each day and how many reminder intervals you want.<br />
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I have had it a few days and so far it has been 2 successful days and 1 total BOMB! But I am not giving up yet. I am doing great so far today. And I think this is because we are back into the Homeschooling-House Management stage. I have somewhat of a schedule I stick to during the week and because of that I am more likely to follow through with this goal. I will keep you posted.<br />
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About 4 yrs ago now I was HEAVILY into Zumba. LOVED IT! Did it almost every single day. WAS IN HEAVEN and felt GREAT about myself, and how I looked. It made me happy. But unfortunately 4 yrs ago I slipped on some ice near my car one morning and twisted my ankle. Was very lucky that I did not break it. But it took a long time to heal. A year after the accident I tried attending a Zumba class and my ankle was tender. I was discouraged because I knew the moves and wanted to do them but my body would not let me. Over the course of the last 3 yrs my ankle has healed and I have no problems with it, but I am VERY overweight and out of shape. It is like how I was when I started Zumba 4 yrs ago. But back then I didn't know any of the moves. This time I do, and get frustrated when I can't keep up like I use too. So, I have been mulling over ideas and a solution to this problem. I LOVED Zumba. I loved the music, and how fun it was and upbeat. I miss how I felt after work outs. That high you get. And I am determinded to try and get it back. We don't own a YMCA membership any longer. But I have seen so many videos posted on YOUTUBE that I think I could create my own list of songs and routines I can do right at home. Make my own playlist. Taking it SLOWLY though. So here is my plan. I have found several really fun and simple zumba routines to start out with. Starting today I will watch only one video, and work out in my living room with it. I will do this each day Monday-Friday before school starts. Granted this week will only be 4 mins each day, but over the course of the week I will get better at the routine. Next Monday I will add another new Zumba video to my playlist. This means I will have the first video still but then I will also have the 2nd video. Doing both of these videos for a week. Now it will be probably 10 mins long or close to that. The next week add another and then another the following week. So by the end of the month I will have 4 routines I am doing each morning. It will not be much time but at least it is something. And I am hoping that my family will understand and respect that this is "My TIME". I will keep you posted on the progress of this too.<br />
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I am posting the link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nov6-xdbfvk" target="_blank">here for the first Video</a> that I will be doing this week. "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift- Robin Goelman video. Check it out and if you want to join me with this let me know you are. I will be posting links to each video I add each week. :)<br />
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Hope everyone is having a GREAT 2015 so far. ONLY 5 days into it, but I think it is a promising year. <br />
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This past Christmas found us snowless but New Years has made up for it. I had some quick errands I needed to do today and had to forge out into the snow. It was not that bad but I still do get a bit nervous when coming to stop signs. The skidding out into coming traffic is not fun. Also trying to drive up a hill. NOT FUN. But today seemed pretty quiet with traffic and every one seemed to be couscous. </div>
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The Library was on my list to visit. It was not open yet so I was able to pull right up close and hop out to return books quick! The snow was falling pretty thick at the time. I have been using the Library a lot more lately for Science homeschooling subjects. It has been fun to search the Library Website and see what is offered. I love getting the email when things arrive and I can just run in and pick up the books I have reserved. A great service.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-80395656856756718972015-01-01T14:48:00.000-08:002015-01-01T14:48:14.212-08:00New Years Eve 2014!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Drove down to the parking lot where the city buses were picking up people. It was FUN that Bryan didn't have to work. He has worked NYE for the past 10 yrs! </div>
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I pray that every one had a safe New Years Eve. Here is to 2015. I honestly am not sure what to think about this upcoming year. This will be the year of change. Bryan will be graduating from school and will be looking for a new job, witch means a possible move for us. But we will see where or when this will all happen. </div>
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This time of year is always kind of gloomy with the end of all the holidays, and now long snowy days in the forecast. I am sure we will have many days sliding and drinking Hot Coco.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-49106243845915155042014-12-26T14:31:00.000-08:002015-01-01T14:32:07.256-08:00Christmas 2014Christmas this year we spent at home. NO travels for me this year. I miss my family and it was GREAT to be with them last year but to be honest I was looking forward to being in my own home and sleeping in my own bed on Christmas Eve. Because we were home we were able to attend the Church Christmas Party where Bug got to play the Inn Keeper in the Nativity program that some of the kids put on.<br />
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Christmas Eve fell on a day that is normally Bryan's day off so he was home that night! Amazing! It was so much fun to have him home. After opening our jammies we popped some popcorn and made some hot chocolate and headed down to our family room and watched our NUMBER 1 FAVORITE ALL TIME CHRISTMAS MOVIE!!! :::::: ELF :::::::<br />
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Christmas Morning came REALLY Quickly! The kids were literally up at 5am. And even though Santa Clause put their stockings in their rooms at the foot of their beds they still came running out to wake us up to start opening presents. I know this yearly excitement will not last and in years to come I will be wishing that they were young again. So I try really hard to enjoy the crazy excitement with a smile. <br />
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~Brenda</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-83974182554943004052014-12-24T13:59:00.000-08:002015-01-01T14:01:15.308-08:00Holidays!Hard to believe that it is almost the end of 2014. It has been a very busy past few months with School and Activities and Holidays.<br />
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Here are photos of the fun stuff we did this past few months. <br />
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Cub Scouts - Made Trail Mix S'Mors</div>
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Some ART- Fall Trees with Q-Tips!</div>
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Homeschooling Group Gym Day- got to play at the near by park.</div>
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Math Game to practice our Times Tables!</div>
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Learned about the Food Pyramid.</div>
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Bug got to play Luke Skywalker in the Children's Production of Star Wars. </div>
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Morning Walks started to get frosty!</div>
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Sand Turkey Art.</div>
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Science- Spent some time making a File Folder Book about the Animal Kingdoms.</div>
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Vertebrates- FISH</div>
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Rainbow Tree- outlining the tree.</div>
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Rainbow Tree- Pastel colors added. *P.S. this kid needs a hair cut!</div>
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Rainbow Tree- Finished TREE! </div>
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Bug picked Warm Colors! </div>
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Learning how to make Cootie Catchers for practicing the Times Tables.</div>
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It was GREAT to have winter BREAK. We did a lot this last quarter that is not photographed as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-67719097466249846322014-09-23T13:47:00.003-07:002014-09-23T13:47:48.880-07:00Bike RidesThis past Saturday my family and I got to go for another family bike ride. This time we loaded up the bikes and drove down town to an older park with a well known paved walking/biking trail. <br />
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When we arrived we quickly realized that there was a huge community activity taking place. A Suicide Prevention Walk. The parking lot was full and we had to park down the street. But we did not let this deter us. We strapped our helmets on our heads, and climbed onto our bikes and headed off towards the walking/biking trail. There were many people but we did not let that stop us.<br />
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After we rode around for a bit, we went to the park and let the kids swing and play. I am happy to report that both of my kids are officially independent swingers. Meaning- they can both climb up onto a swing and start swinging on their own! No more "Mom, can you push me on the swing?" Which usually means, I have to stand there and continue to push them for 10-15 mins or more. Not anymore. They both started pumping their legs and leaning back and BOTH of them were swinging on their own with in minutes!<br />
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I have been wanting to try a bible study with my kids for several years. But something kept stopping me. Fear that it would be to complicated for them. That it would be like pulling teeth to get them to want to sit down and talk about Jesus or Heavenly Father. I will admit, I am not the best role model when it comes to reading my scriptures, or saying family prayers or even my own private prayers.<br />
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So what I gathered first was binders for each kid. I printed a picture of the scriptures from the Clip Art link I have listed above. I put it on the cover of their binders.</div>
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I sat the kids down and said we were going to do a short scripture lesson. I was so surprised to find that both of them were very interested in doing this, and neither of them complained. It was peaceful. My daughter gave a short little prayer. We listened to one of the songs on the link I have posted above. I figured it is good to listen to those specific ones as those will be the ones that the kids need to learn for the Primary Program that usually happens in November. Singing them at home would help to reinforce them. I knew that my daughter would love to sing it, and would know most of the words, but I had no idea that my son would know the song so well. He sung is little heart out. Amazing.</div>
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I am happy how it turned out. I told them that each Sunday we would be doing this. It is nice it is only 10 mins max of time. I know it is not that much time...but I think at this point it needs to be short and sweet. I wish I had learned about these links above sooner - as I am sure I would have tried to do this years ago. But at the same time, I think it was revealed to me at this time and not sooner because I was ready to find it, and that my heart was open to it.</div>
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Bug is really good with Language Arts in general (reading, grammar, and vocabulary). His writing is what needs to be improved on. But that is mostly because he does not like to physcially write with a pencil/pen and paper. With is fine motor issues writing has been a much unliked subject, but I have some tricks up my sleeves to change that. I have him using a keyboard more and more to type up his creative writing assignments, and that has changed things. I then have him print up the page he has typed up on the lap top. He has to cut it out and then glue it into his creative writing journal. I am making him work on fine motor stuff with the cutting out and the gluing...but he is much more inclined to do it and not complain as much. *sneaky*<br />
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As for the reason for cutting back to only 1 worksheet of math a day, my reason is that there is so many questions (practice opportunities) on one page that I have found myself crossing off questions to do just to get him through the assignment. When I was first planning out the Math for this year I took the total number of pages and divided it by the number of days for school and that meant we had to do 2-3 pages a day. At first I thought this was completely feasible, but after getting 3 weeks into this I am back tracking it to 1 page a day. I am a bit worried that he will continue to be behind with math, but at the same time I need him to see math as something that can be as much fun (or at least somewhat likable) as reading, or science, or art. This past week, as I predicted Math has gone smoother and with little or no complaints.<br />
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We really like to do our lessons in our boxers. Trust me he does have them on in this picture. We also like to sit backwards on the chair. <br />
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This week we also got to meet up with the Homeschooling group again for GYM/PE. Another great success!<br />
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It is very comfortable, and I can see myself riding it frequently with my family. We have done one family ride so far, and I hope for many more.</div>
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Not as good as last week. I think I over booked our days. Last week felt like we flew through the subjects very quickly so I thought I could add a few other subjects. Grammar and vocabulary. But this week turned out to be much more stressful than last week.</div>
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On Friday was out weekly Meet Up with the Homeschooling group we are in. It was ART day for the older kids (8-18), and story time for the littles (3-8). It was held at our local library really close to our home. Bug was nervous about it and kept thinking he was a horrible artist. I am tired of hearing him say this, and it is getting really old. But he is worried, and can't help himself. I kept my cool and reassured him several times that morning that all he needed to do was to try his best and he would pass. And he just might have a lot of fun in the process. </div>
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Both groups were meeting in the same room and it made it very loud, and difficult to hear the the Art Teacher, but she did an awesome job. We had a bunch of families show up. These pictures were taken at the very beginning and by 20 mins into the hour it was doubled.<br />
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Bug working hard on his Pencil Drawing. He didn't enjoy it as much as the water color work they did after. I was not able to take any pictures of those because I was helping refill water cups with clean water.<br />
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Saturday morning we went out as a family to ride all our bikes. My new bike arrived this past week. A cool post about that is in the works. </div>
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Not the greatest picture but here is all our new bikes. We rode to a park to let the kids play. It was FUN! I really enjoy my new bike!</div>
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That afternoon it was time to work on our lessons we put off doing on Thursday. And I was not surprised when Bug got all whinny and grumpy that he had to do this work on a Saturday. But I am really proud of myself. I keep my cool and I reminded him point blank that he promised me he would not complain. I think the light bulb kind of went off. I was firm with him. I did have to close my eyes while he was working on his math as it was Painful to watch him. I have had some deep thoughts about why watching him struggle with things is so painful to me. I might feel comfortable to share and make it a post down the road. When he started his science reading about Boreal Forests, I just gave him the book, told him how much to read and that he needed to start filling what he could on the work sheet. Then I walked away. He actually did this assignment all on his own. I have to remember to do this more. Make him take responsibility in his lessons. It is hard, because in the past he has wasted all his time; drawing pictures, or trying to turn on the TV...you name it, he has tried. So sometimes I have to just sit there to make sure he stays put. Not fun for me when I have chores and household things needing to get done.</div>
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So that is week two. It was not as fun and rewarding as last week, but I am not going to let it hold me back. I am going to learn from it and try and make next week better. I ended up changing some subjects that I had as 3 times a week to 1 time a week. I think the main problem was I over booked us. If we have extra time, I can still grab these subjects and add them to the day. I have been entering our lessons in each night into a database to keep track of what worked and what didn't work. This way I also have a record of what we did if anyone ever questions what we are doing. I know he is only in 4th grade, but I want to keep track of what he has been working on.</div>
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Ladybug started Tap Ballet tonight! She had so much fun. I was a proud mommy watching her through the one way mirror. Snapping pictures as she passed by. She picked up things very quickly. The teacher was very impressed with her and said Ladybug did very well. </div>
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I have picked Mammoth Math for this year. It might not work out completely but I thought it would be a good thing to try out. There is not lessons to do before hand. It is all workbook based, and I think this might be a better fit for my son right now. What I have learned with him over the past few years, he is not up for lessons on how to do a math problem and then get the work to do. He would tell me - I already did this when we were learning it. He is much more likely to cooperate if he is learning as we go. So we will try this Math for this year. So far we are doing review only.</div>
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During school time sometimes we get visitors!</div>
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Art totally fell into place this week. So, for history we learned about Australia and about the Aborigines who lived there. I was able to find a book called "<a href="http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/shop/item/9781865046273/" target="_blank">Bat and Crocodile</a>" and this book is an Aboriginal Dreamscape Story. It was illustrated with kids art work in the Aboriginal style.</div>
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Bug loves BATS and ALLIGATORS! *I do plan on learning more about each of these animals this year*</div>
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So you can only imagine how excited I was to find this book, and the fact that it was about Australian Aborigines. But this excitement does not end. I was surfing around on YouTube for some art projects. This year I want us to go back to how fun ART was before school started. When Bug was little we did art projects all the time. There was NO RIGHT or WRONG way...he just had fun. Over the 3 yrs with the curriculum we used with the state virtual public school we lost the fun, and freedom of art. I want to go back to when Bug was little, and just have fun. So, like I said, I was on YouTube looking for some simple young art to do, and I came across a channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1aEyjRc2bPF5NDMZZXRT-Q" target="_blank">Home Art Studio</a>. She has lessons on DVD's with art projects. And on her channel she has some free lessons. And get this, I found an art lesson on Aboriginal ART!</div>
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So after the week of learning about Australia and Aborigines he read the book and then watched the video on the lesson and created his own Aboriginal Style ART.</div>
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I AM so proud of my son. I will be honest, it was not as easy as I had thought it was going to be getting to the end project. My son tried two different times to start painting the shape of his hand. He got angry that it did not look like how the teachers looked in the video. He got up set and ran to his bedroom and was crying. Called himself names and said he would never be able to do it. He has fine motor issues and pencil grasp is a huge issue for him. He holds it way to tight and in a stressed position. I have tried correcting that but have given up over time. He is more inclined to do his work (write) when he is holding the pencil/pen how he can instead of worrying how he should be holding it. He will shut down quicker if I correct him. But look at that picture above! That is his third attempt after me reassuring him that it was beautiful work. And reminding him that I am not saying that just because I am his mother. I am saying it as his teacher. He did exactly what the assignment was. It worked hard, and accomplished a difficult task. And I think it turned out pretty awesome.</div>
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He was so proud of himself after wards that at Occupational Therapy this week he showed his Therapyst. She was SHOCKED...and told him how BEAUTIFUL it was! I think she was pretty impressed on how much he did!</div>
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Lastly this week we attending the HomeSchooling group P.E. day. Fridays we will be attending this group. The 1 & 3 Friday will be P.E., 2nd Friday will be upper grades ART, and 4th Friday will be Science (Human Body). We arrived at the community center where the P.E. activity and were surprised we were the first ones there, but that quickly changed. Tons and Tons of kids showed up! Bug began running around with the kids as they came into the gym area. After a few mins they organized some games. It brought tears to my eyes to watch my son interact respectfully and in a positive attitude with boys his age. There were a few girls, but mostly boys!</div>
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Bug asked today when he gets to go back to P.E.! I am happy to hear that!</div>
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Some other positve things about this week was writing. I have found tons of ideas on Pintrest on ideas for journal writing. I want Bug to do more writing in general. With no one to judge and critique how he is writing or what he is writing about. I feel that he has lost out on this opportunity for free expression. So this year I have scheduled more journal writing time. This past week I showed him a book that gave ideas to write about, and then on Thursday I informed him that I wanted him to look up MineCraft quotes, and to copy 1 or 2 of them. My son's eyes bugged out. MineCRAFT!!! My son loves Minecraft. He was jazzed about the idea and got on the internet to look for some quotes. He was so excited about this lesson that he took it one step further and wrote his top 5 favortie quotes about Minecraft. He then added a bonus one! So six quotes total. And he did not type these quotes up, he wrote them in his journal. Practicing his handwriting. :) Sneaky MOMMY!</div>
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The other thing that was a huge success was MUSIC. I have him using a website called <a href="http://allinonehomeschool.com/" target="_blank">Easy Peasy All in One Homeschooling curriculum</a>. They have tons of lessons. Simple too. He once again was reluctant to do music, but I showed him what we were doing and he had a blast. <a href="http://naturesoundsfor.me/" target="_blank">He got to make his own music using the sounds of nature. </a></div>
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It was a great WEEK. I have spent most of today organizing next week. I hope it turns out half as good as this week.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-61749305467840808452014-09-03T14:14:00.000-07:002014-09-07T14:14:39.822-07:00First Day of School 2014-2015Bug and I are offically independent homeschoolers this year. I am excited to share through out the year what we are working on. <br />
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Ladybug is starting First GRADE! Can't believe she is in First GRADE. She was so excited this morning while I was helping her get dressed and ready. It was raining this morning so I did not get any cute pictures of her near her bus or at the school it self. We were trying really hard to stay dry!</div>
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She has one of the same teachers she had for Kindergarten for School this year. She is VERY happy about that, and I am too. She did really well with this teacher last year so I can see this year will be a repeat. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-71962218727343714342014-09-01T14:03:00.000-07:002014-09-07T14:04:01.475-07:00Last Days of SummerSchool is right around the corner..and I mean right around the corner! Only two days left.<br />
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This year we had a sleep over down in the basement, to remember when the power went out a month ago. It had been such a huge hit that the kids wanted to do it again.</div>
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We had the opportunity to raise caterpillars into butterflies again this year. Watching the caterpillars daily eat and then make cocoons is a tedious activity but it is rewarding when those butterflies emerge from the cocoons.</div>
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The kids enjoyed climbing on the huge tree. I was a bit nervous about it but at the same time it was good for them to try something they had never done before. I enjoyed talking to the Moms and getting to know them as well. I am looking forward to the possibilities this new school year brings into my life as well as my son's.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16218390.post-79468237273408643382014-08-25T13:46:00.000-07:002014-09-07T13:47:02.068-07:00Bikes and Bikes and Bikes!!!Ladybug's new bike arrived today. She and Daddy began work right away to put it together.<br />
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