Quickly Thinking of What We Have Been Up To Lately
November 12th, 2009 at 8:11 am (Homeschooling, Learning, Lists)
- Went rock climbing with the kids for the first time. Realized my fear of heights was going to prevent me from ever truly enjoying that sport but I had fun nonetheless. My kids all love it and it is a great way to get out of the house when the weather is not so good or it is dark outside. And it helps them burn off all that energy!
- Started a NaNoWriMo “novel”. A very meager start but it is okay.
- Got back on the blog!
- My dd is reading the Little House on the Prairie series and is starting to read the Rose series.
- Went to a fabulous book sale at the library. We bought lots of wonderful slightly used books for a quarter each. We had to pay an entrance fee of $5 but it was so worth it.
- Ordered my daughter some new Hanna Andersson pajamas/long underwear. I had already ordered some for my son earlier this fall. Yes, this is big news. I just love the soft material and it is something that helps make the cold months in my area so much warmer and cozier. I probably won’t take mine off until late May! I am always so much colder than my husband….
- The two older kids starting knitting. Dd is in a knitting club and her younger brother is also “hooked”!
- Committed myself to a daily yoga practice. I am trying to do at least one pose a day. Ideally I would like to do at least 20 minutes every morning.
- Put out the lemon drop jar. There is a book by the same name. Each lemon drop is a little drop of sunshine in my house.
- Committed myself to better oral hygiene. Dd has gotten a lot of cavities over the past 6 months; not sure why. She had amalgam fillings put in and now I am wondering if that was unwise of me. Dr. Weil has blogged that there are no known risks of amalgam fillings but I think I really need to work on prevention. I don’t want my kids to have a ton of cavities in their teeth, esp their permanent teeth.
- Wrote up a list of goals for the year; had my daughter do the same. Will need to get my sons’ input as well.
- Joined the local arboretum; taking lots of trips there this fall. Whenever I go there with just the kids, we end up seeing all these funny wild turkeys. It is so nice to live so close to such a beautiful place.
- W, my 9 yo son, is a reading maniac over here. He is constantly reading. Currently he is reading Hardy Boy books but he is starting to read my daughter’s Nancy Drew collection. I think he has run out of Hardy Boys books to read.
- C, my 11 yo daughter, did a freewrite using the words cherry, espionage, and computer. This ends a very long writing block! Woo hoo!
- The kids and I spent a good amount of time writing thank yous this week. They seemed to really enjoy it. I think we might need to send out letters more regularly. It is fun. And it would be wonderful to see some replies in the mail box.
- Took a Mother Nature class at the arboretum where we listened to a Native American talk about spirit trees (cottonwoods) and his tribe’s connection to nature. Very interesting. We also went on a hike with him and tasted elderberries and wild grapes.
- Am feeding the birds at the bird feeder regularly. We have had a red bellied wood pecker, blue jays, cardinals, and chickadees regularly visiting us lately. It is so fun to watch them. My five year old claims to be a bird expert!
- Wrote out a list of tools that I will use this school year to help me get through the colder months. I will post more later.