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In my life this week...
This week has been a week of firsts for us. A first prom, the first time the kids have gone ice skating, the first time they’ve ridden horses and the first time I’ve invited friends over spur of the moment when the house was a mess. Wow! If I could tell you how hard it was to extend that invitation for the perfectionist in me! I do have to say that after I got over myself, I really had a great time and the kids and I were so happy to have spent the time with new friends.
In our homeschool this week...
Have you figured out that we are on the verge of being unschoolers? Though I do use curriculum, a lot of our schooling comes as a result of our many field trips or impromtu discussions, discoveries and interests.
This week we continued reading Boy Meets Girl. My kids are really enjoying this book and look forward to our read aloud time. Yes, I do read aloud to my teenagers. Though they read plenty on their own, they really enjoy this special time. We also added God's Smuggler, a story about Brother Andrew who smuggled Bibles to countries hostile to God's Word. It was my desire at the beginning of the year to encourage my children to read more biographies of great Christian men and women. They’ve read books about Amy Carmichael, Frannie Crosby, Billy Sunday and a few more but this is our first biography together. So far all I can say is that it has certainly gotten our attention.
The kids worked on their individual studies and lessons, including Latin Alive! Book 1 that I just reviewed.
Places we're going and people we're seeing...
In addition to the field trips that we’ve taken, we also went to a meeting for a homeschool football team. My kids are extremely excited to be playing this year because after years of searching and all of the places we’ve traveled, this is only the second time we’ve discovered a high school team and the first time they’ll actually be able to play.
My daughter is considering joining the cheerleading squad. The way she looks at it, she won’t have anything else to do because we all know she doesn’t want to watch her brothers’ play. I don’t think she’s figured out that if she cheers she’ll actually have to pay closer attention to the game, but the way I look at it, she’ll make that discovery soon enough.
My favorite thing this week was...
Hanging out with some new friends and discovering that we all homeschool similarly. It was like a mini-support group meeting!
What's working/not working for us...
Crock pot meals! Seriously, we’ve been busy this week so my crock pot has really been worth its weight in gold.
Homeschool questions/thoughts I have...
I have to admit that lately, I’ve been just a tiny (okay, maybe more than a tiny) bit aggravated that I’ve set up several field trips, have had quite a few people sign up and then quite a few no shows. I was really embarrassed a couple weeks ago when I was expecting almost 20 people and only 6 (counting my family) showed up. 11 people that I’d counted on just didn’t call or email which has led me to believe that homeschoolers may be too flexible. Meaning they will sign up for something but if something better comes along or if they just don’t “feel” like going, they won’t. Have you experienced anything similar?
A photo, video, link, or quote to share...
My kids went to their first prom last Saturday and had a great time. I really think a lot of the pressure was removed because they went with friends as a group and not as a date. They were able to really cut loose and be themselves. I took quite a few pictures but I thought I’d share my favorite…
…it really shows their personalities! If you have a prom to prepare for you may get a few tips from my post, Ten Ways to Save Money on Prom Expenses.
Until next week~ Happy Homeschooling!
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