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Monday, November 14, 2011
Another Cat. Zeus Gone
Zeus should have been named Satan. Vet warned use he was bad. I was thinking frisky. No, he meant bad hissing cat. So we now have Boo. Boo looks quite evil but is actually a very nice little kitten.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
We caved
Hamilton loves animals. He wants to be a vet so much so that when he misses one problem on a math sheet, he cries and says "I'll never make it into vet school now". He has been wanting a cat for about a year now. Kris is allergic and not being sure if any of the boys are, we have been reluctant to give into his wishes. But after looking into it for a few months, we caved at got this cute 7 week old kitten that Hamilton named Zeus. Hamiltons birthday is next week so it is kinda an early present. I want to expose him to everything that he loves. And he LOVES animals. Some of my greatest childhood memories are of my pets. No doubt Hamiltons will be to. Thank you Daddy.
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This is what I saw when I walked into his room the night we got back from the beach. Molly was so happy to see him. So sweet. I just love my responsible Hamilton.
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This is what I saw when I walked into his room the night we got back from the beach. Molly was so happy to see him. So sweet. I just love my responsible Hamilton.
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Fall Beach Trip
We love Fall at the beach. So thankful for a husband that recognizes when I need a break. So after dealing with a bad back, sick kids, and the due date of the baby we lost, Mama was on overload. Kris decided getting away would be a good idea and it was. We had an amazing time and the weather was perfect. I love spending time with my boys.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
To Go WIth Above Pics
Everyone is asking me about homeschooling these days. What cirriculum, what is your schedule, how do you school all three at different levels? I must say, this year is off to the best start. We are apart of a co op on Fridays that the boys just love. We also joined Classical Conversation. We meet with them on Tuesday for instruction for our weekly memory work. Let me just say, CC is amazing . Just in one week of school I am amazed at what all 3 boys learned. Not just learned but memorized. I love that your week is planned for you. You know exactly what to teach and what kids should know at the end of the week. All of the memory work is put to music on CD. We listen in the car and at home. We are honestly learning all the time. The kids just don't know it. Even if you dont' join the group, I would strongly suggest looking into CC. I am just so impressed so far.
My schedule. This may change but for now it is working flawlessly. YEAH.
9:00 We go over our calendar, look at our week, mark days off, etc. We pray to get our morning started. Such a sweet time. After prayer, I set our timer for 30 min. We all start Math. Before any instruction, they begin to work. If they need help, they are allowed to say "need help" once. But they must go to the next problem they can work to avoid wasting time. I float, helping each one as they need help. Jack still needs help with directions being read, so I am finding I stay close to him. But I am available to them all. What they don't finish in 30 min becomes afternoon work or homework. This has really helped #1 motivate them to work quickly #2 allivated much frustration with Hamilton working on Math for an hour #3 ended the waisting time waiting on mommy to help. When they finsih they move to their copy work below.
9:30 - 9:45 When the boys finish their Math they immediately get their copy work spiral notebook and begin writing their copy work for the week. It is written on a lamiated large poster that has notebook lines on it. Hamilton has more copy work for the week than the younger two. This has been excellent to teach spacing, punctuation, etc to the little ones. It also helps that they are writing what they are memorizing.
9:45 - 10:00 They are ready to get up and move at this point. So we go to our states and capitals. I laminated us maps and they have a large one also . They color with wipe markers their states we are leaning for the week. They also write states name and capitals. They also have a matching game I made they play at this time to help them learn this. They get 5 states and capitals a week to learn. When we are through learning states and capital they go to presidents.
10:00 - 10:30 Break for Mommy Boy are working they just don't know it. They have 30 to finish matching game or to play anything in the school room that is not an eletronic. While they play they listen to their memory work cd. I love this time because I do laundry, start lunch, etc. They usually play well because they are ready for a break and some down time. They play with train tracks, models, work puzzles, etc. Something quiet so they can listen to their memory work.
10:30 - 11:00 English/Reading Back to the table with the timer set for 30 min. Hamilton usually needs some basic instruction on his work so this younger ones state their work as best they can. Sam is reading and has been a big help helping Jack with his instruction during this time. Once I get hamilton started, I help the little ones. As they finish this work, they read. Hamilton goes to his room for silient reading. The little ones take turns reading bob books to me out loud.
11:00 - 11:30 Boy go to computer to watch and listen to their memeory work that has been put on youtube. Awesome. It adds that visual to the mix. They don't necessarily love this but they know it is better than sitting at the table working. While they work I do lunch.
At 11:30 We are pretty much done with our core. In the afternoons we read science and history books that go along with our memory work. Today they watch a movie from library on the northwest which is all the states we have learned. They loved it. Again learning and not realizing it. So fun.
Kris reads their bible/history cards in evening.
So far so good. I love it and the boys love it.
My schedule. This may change but for now it is working flawlessly. YEAH.
9:00 We go over our calendar, look at our week, mark days off, etc. We pray to get our morning started. Such a sweet time. After prayer, I set our timer for 30 min. We all start Math. Before any instruction, they begin to work. If they need help, they are allowed to say "need help" once. But they must go to the next problem they can work to avoid wasting time. I float, helping each one as they need help. Jack still needs help with directions being read, so I am finding I stay close to him. But I am available to them all. What they don't finish in 30 min becomes afternoon work or homework. This has really helped #1 motivate them to work quickly #2 allivated much frustration with Hamilton working on Math for an hour #3 ended the waisting time waiting on mommy to help. When they finsih they move to their copy work below.
9:30 - 9:45 When the boys finish their Math they immediately get their copy work spiral notebook and begin writing their copy work for the week. It is written on a lamiated large poster that has notebook lines on it. Hamilton has more copy work for the week than the younger two. This has been excellent to teach spacing, punctuation, etc to the little ones. It also helps that they are writing what they are memorizing.
9:45 - 10:00 They are ready to get up and move at this point. So we go to our states and capitals. I laminated us maps and they have a large one also . They color with wipe markers their states we are leaning for the week. They also write states name and capitals. They also have a matching game I made they play at this time to help them learn this. They get 5 states and capitals a week to learn. When we are through learning states and capital they go to presidents.
10:00 - 10:30 Break for Mommy Boy are working they just don't know it. They have 30 to finish matching game or to play anything in the school room that is not an eletronic. While they play they listen to their memory work cd. I love this time because I do laundry, start lunch, etc. They usually play well because they are ready for a break and some down time. They play with train tracks, models, work puzzles, etc. Something quiet so they can listen to their memory work.
10:30 - 11:00 English/Reading Back to the table with the timer set for 30 min. Hamilton usually needs some basic instruction on his work so this younger ones state their work as best they can. Sam is reading and has been a big help helping Jack with his instruction during this time. Once I get hamilton started, I help the little ones. As they finish this work, they read. Hamilton goes to his room for silient reading. The little ones take turns reading bob books to me out loud.
11:00 - 11:30 Boy go to computer to watch and listen to their memeory work that has been put on youtube. Awesome. It adds that visual to the mix. They don't necessarily love this but they know it is better than sitting at the table working. While they work I do lunch.
At 11:30 We are pretty much done with our core. In the afternoons we read science and history books that go along with our memory work. Today they watch a movie from library on the northwest which is all the states we have learned. They loved it. Again learning and not realizing it. So fun.
Kris reads their bible/history cards in evening.
So far so good. I love it and the boys love it.
Monday, August 15, 2011
First Day of School
The boys and I started our new school year today. God really confirmed and reminded me throughout the day that my job for this season is 100% my children. We have a different schedule and material than last year. As I was putting Hamilton to bed tonight, he told me he really had a great day. He said he liked our new schedule and he thought it was going to be a great year. After I left the room, I could hear him singing his classical conversations memory work over and over. It made me really proud and makes all of my hard work so so worth it. I love my boys!
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Some days
Some days I just really miss my baby. Today is one of those days.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Too many people
Bankruptcy at the beach got moved from May to June this year. May at the beach is amazing, no crowds yet. June at the beach makes me crazy. Way too many people. Keeping up with the boys is like playing where's Waldo. Too stressful.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Happy 11th Anniversary
Today is our 11th anniversary. Since we have ball games tonight, we celebrated last night. I planed an evening at home for us and enlisted the boys to help. I turned our dining room into a romantic restaurant and and let the boys be our waiters. We had the best time and the boys did a fantastic job. They really played the part.
The table was set with a table cloth from our rehearsal dinner that all of our guest wrote messages on and signed. It was so much fun to read what everyone had written 11 years ago.
I even used leftover napkins from our wedding.
Beginning our evening. He looks exhausted and we are only on our salad.
Our three cute servers. I put a sheet up so they could go in and out of the kitchen without us seeing what was going on. I dressed them in khaki and white They all three could get jobs at outback. Sam even came out and asked "would you like to talk a few more minutes or are you ready for your meal". They were so sweet and just made our evening so special.
I had no idea when I married Kris that 11 years later I would love him so much more. We have an amazing life together. He truly is my best friend and I just love being with him. He is such a hard worker, amazing provider, and awesome dad. I'm so glad he choose me. Being his wife just keeps getting better.
Sam heard a song he like and busted through the curtain dancing. It was quite enjoyable until head cook Hamilton noticed he was missing and pulled him back to the kitchen.
What a fun night. I love my boys for working so hard to make it memorable evening.
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The table was set with a table cloth from our rehearsal dinner that all of our guest wrote messages on and signed. It was so much fun to read what everyone had written 11 years ago.
I even used leftover napkins from our wedding.
Beginning our evening. He looks exhausted and we are only on our salad.
Our three cute servers. I put a sheet up so they could go in and out of the kitchen without us seeing what was going on. I dressed them in khaki and white They all three could get jobs at outback. Sam even came out and asked "would you like to talk a few more minutes or are you ready for your meal". They were so sweet and just made our evening so special.
I had no idea when I married Kris that 11 years later I would love him so much more. We have an amazing life together. He truly is my best friend and I just love being with him. He is such a hard worker, amazing provider, and awesome dad. I'm so glad he choose me. Being his wife just keeps getting better.
Sam heard a song he like and busted through the curtain dancing. It was quite enjoyable until head cook Hamilton noticed he was missing and pulled him back to the kitchen.
What a fun night. I love my boys for working so hard to make it memorable evening.
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