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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

3 Moms-22 Kids

We are enjoying the rich fellowship of family, The Pitman family are here visiting us from Florida for 6 weeks. They have 7 children! My sister-in-law Lori and her 7 are also here visiting, the children are enjoying themselves more than words can say. Lori is sisters with Mellisa Pitman and so the Pitman's are our cousins cousins, making them our second cousins :)

We have been having party after party, enjoying singing together, eating together, cleaning together, talking together, and the discussions after Bible reading is rich and fulfilling. I will most definitely post pictures soon.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Homeschool Year 2011



Messenger School Of Thanksgiving
Piano- Mrs. Sharp using Keys to the Kingdom
Science-Anatomy and Physiology by Jennie Fulbright taught by Grandma
Inspiration the book of Proverbs
Math-U-See off of craigslist-saved a lot of $$$$
English-Rod and Staff
Social Studies-ACE
Phonics- Phonics Pathways-ABC through Church History
Character Building-The Learning Parent, Story time with the Millers series and companion booklet and 1 chapter of Proverbs a day
Spelling-Sequential Spelling
Hand Writing- Messenger Central News, Our very own publication to update friends and family of our adventures written by hand, not typed, by Heaven and Noah and myself. It will be a 4 page monthly newspaper with pictures and whatever the children decide to write about.
(If you scroll back a few posts you will see last months articles by Heaven and Noah)

Did I miss anything? Absolutely, LIFE. It will happen whether I schedule it in or not. Baby will wake up from his nap at the wrong time, someone might be sick and throw up or fall down and need a band aid, 2 year old might sneak off with play dough and throw a tantrum when asked to pick up the mess and return to the table, my husband might ask for the boys' help at the property, we just might be moving soon so there will be packing and un-packing, laundry, mending, gardening, canning, diapers, then the whole make dinner idea... Honestly-what a rush!!! I don't want to miss a moment of the good stuff :)