Weekly Wrap Up

On the Heart and Mind:

As I write this, my heart swells with the excitement of discovering that more than a few of my most favorite blogging friends have decided to move their blogs to Blogger. With that said, as I look back over this past week, my heart and mind are at peace. The peace that comes from knowing Him.  I am also thankful for all the ways my friends touched my life and for time spent with family this week. Most recently, My mom and I spent this afternoon with our precious grandma/mother while my family went sledding.  I have to say that it was a very special time, loving on my sweet grandma. 

On the Home Front:

This week, as I wrote earlier, I put some effort into making our afternoon routine work better. I am hoping this week goes as well.  There are a few more distractions coming, so I hope I can cope.  My plan is to stay off the computer in the mornings.  So, if I don't get around to say hello in the morning, I will be by in the afternoon.  :-)

Another exciting happening was our first real snow, yesterday. Four whole inches fell!  The kids went sledding yesterday and today at two different local sledding hills. We are blessed to have such opportunities near and a daddy who likes to sled.  I don't go because I don't have any snow pants at the moment.    And our highs today were in the 20's and no sun!  These pictures of the kids were from today, taken by Daddy with his phone. The sledders had melted a lot of the snow, but there was plenty for sledding.  Just not enough for impressive snow photos!  (Sorry Shani!) 

Learning and Life:

We came to the end of our struggle with one subject, 5th grade science. I am going to go ahead and buy Grace Abeka’s science for next semester. At least I hope this ends our struggle. The curriculum we borrowed for this semester was just not working with her learning style. I use Abeka for Trevor’s 3rd grade studies and I really like how it is working for him. So, I will go ahead and order her the 5th grade package this week. Trevor can use the non-consumables when he is in 5th grade, so it is also an economical move.

My Craft Corner:

I left this header even though my craft corner doesn’t exist for me this time of the year.  Sadly, I had to pack up my sewing machine to make room for a big chest of drawers so that we could store homeschool supplies in a more handy location. The sewing machine will come back out in the summer. And as far as other crafts, I am a failure. It’s really OK.  I am a realist.  I am handier in the kitchen.

In The Kitchen:

Fudge was the star of the week! I taught Grace how to make a simple chocolate fudge. I am going to play with the recipe soon. I plan to make it as stated below, but I will stir in some peanut butter chips just before I pour the mixture into the pan. I also want to make some plain peanut butter fudge before Christmas Eve. Does anyone have a recipe that is easy?  I mean really easy. 


1-2-3 Fudge

1-12oz. can of sweetened condensed milk

3cups chocolate chips (1pkg. & 1 cup)

2 teaspoons of vanilla

½ cup chopped nuts* (optional)

Add ingredients to a sauce pan. Melt & stir continually over low heat. Pour into a buttered 8x8 pan. Cover and cool. Enjoy!


On My Night Stand:

• I attempted to read Anne of Green Gables again for fun this week. I did not get too far. I was looking for a light read before bed at the time. As the week went on, I was so tired that I did not want to read before bed. 
• I am reading through the Old Testament as well. I am only in Exodus. 

And with that, you have a look at my life last week.   If you would like to join me and others in this meme, just write up your weekly summery, using Mary's or your own catogories. Then hop over to Mary’s blog to link with the Mr. Linky.  Others would love to read your Weekly Wrap Up summaries too. This meme is a great way to be encouraged and encourage others in our journey of homeschooling.