This Week at Home

In which we had a great week!

On my heart and mind:

My mind is whirling today as there is so much to do before we leave for a family wedding this weekend.  Jeff's "little" brother is getting married Saturday!  I am very thankful that we are all healthy and that the weather is cooperating for our travels.

I am also thinking about what a good week we've had and how much I appreciate being well again.

Visiting Grandma Last Sunday

Learning and Life:  

We finished  the book about William Carey.  Oh, he had so many troubles in this world, yet he was always moving forward to build God's Kingdom.  What an example!   

We started a little book on the culture of India.  The pictures are great.  We are certainly getting good at recognizing  world views.  The book stresses how people of India value tolerance so that the many different people who live there can coexist.  It was a good and lively discussion we had after reading that!  This is why I love Sonlight so much.  We are so enjoying this year.  

Math Tacular 3 & 4 arrived!  We watched a little yesterday.  Grace and Trevor will be playing some of the suggested multiplication games in 3 today for review.  They can also start from the beginning of 4, which is story problems.  I am going to have Ryan start deeper into the program so that he is not too bored.  It starts with rather simple problems and ends up very complex.  Even my husband, who is Mr. Mensa, said that he's impressed with the complexity.  This book will last us the rest of our homeschool career.

I also got my copy of Senior High:  Form+U=La .  I am no longer in a panic about high school, by the way. 

Grace painted this for me! 

Grace crocheted this for her dragon!  

In the Kitchen:  

Cookies!  We made Snickerdoodle cookies for a bake sale at church this week. 

The rotation menu I started last week is going well.  It just takes out all the guess work.  And I am able to still shop wisely because the categories are flexible and filled with several ideas.  For example, if my store has a sale on a certain meat, that fits right in with several categories.  I still think planning a menu around sales is the cheapest way to go, as long at they don't pull you into buying more! 

 Grace bought herself some new boots to play in the mud! 

We went to a favorite park. 

On the Nook:

I started reading, My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell.  I wanted to read it after watching Cranford.  So far it is interesting, but kind of a simple book.  No real plot twists.  I will finish it soon. It is going to take me a long time to read Senior High:  Form+U=La, so my husband will have his Nook all to himself for awhile.  

Scripture Memory Work:  

Working on this passage for the next couple weeks.  

Proverbs 3: 21-23 NLT

21 My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,

22 for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace.

23They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble. 

Picture of the Week:

I told them to do that, by the way. 

Have a great weekend!  Check back next week for pictures of "my" lake!

 ~Jenn