Friday
Mar162012
Collage Friday: This Mom is TIRED!
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 5:00AM This was our last week of school before our two week spring break. We didn't officially take a "break" this winter, so we will be taking two full weeks off. We will be traveling to south Florida (where I was born and raised) to see my parents, and then heading center state for a surprise trip on the way home.
I am TIRED at the end of this week. Sometimes I feel like I just go, go, go. You know what I mean. I often wonder what we really accomplish (this increasingly interest led life is still a little hard for me to wrap my head around!), but when I put it all down in a weekly wrap-up I can see that we've been BUSY!
The above collage shows one day of our week that was especially productive. We made a huge trip to the library (I actually had to take the basket from our family room and haul it into the library!).... one of our favorite books we checked out was Jabberwocky. This is one of my favorite poems, and I think the kids enjoyed it as well.
GMan has started cursive! I stumbled across Cursive Writing Made Easy and Fun in the Scholastic Store for just $.99! It is a wonderful download and I've been printing a sheet each day for G to complete. He loves the exercises and is inspired to learn. When I went searching for the link again it looks like the book doesn't exist in the Scholastic online store, but it is available through Amazon. I was so pleased, however, with all of the downloadable books Scholastic has to offer. The Scholastic Store wins my Favorite Resource this Week! Both children have been working with money. GMan is working with basic counting of money. Miss B is making change and doing word problems. She even got some very real world experience one night this week when she went with her dad to work the concession stands at the baseball field! It doesn't get any more practical than that!
Lots and lots of hands-on learning occurred this week. We are loving the Nebula Ball... lots to be learned from this, and I need to research some lessons to go along with it. For now, the children are enjoying experimenting with it - I've left it plugged in and available all week for exploration.
We finished the Louis Pasteur unit study, which was a home run in my opinion! We are now watching mold grow on a plain banana, and also one with yeast on it... and we have bread in a bag that we're trying to let get moldy as well. Each day we observe a little and write down our findings.
Miss B made some yummy St. Patrick's Day treats! I am witnessing her growing independence and maturity by leaps and bounds. She is nearly as tall as I am and is just growing so fast.
In the above collage you will see a newspaper article about Legoland Discovery Center opening in Atlanta. We learned quite a few interesting tidbits from this article, and it was so sweet of our pastor's wife to drive this article to our house one day this week.
It has also been very warm here, and since it's nice and light in the evenings, GMan and his dad have been throwing the ball each evening. It is one of my favorite things just to sit on the porch and watch them... it's a great time to count my blessings, of which there are so many.
I try my best to visit each person who links up.... be patient with me because it may take me a few days. You have NO IDEA what I gain from reading each of your posts. You are all a blessing to me!
Reader Comments (15)
What a week!! I would be tired as well :) Sounds like you are totally ready for a vacation!
No Collage for us this week ... not one pic taken! We had a bookwork kind of week in anticipation of OUR Spring Break that starts at noon today. We are headed to Pensacola in the morning. And I am bushed!!! Have a wonderful break!
Nicole
You are amazing. :)
P.S. I love "Jabberwocky" ~ it's one of my favorites to read aloud to children. :)
Well, no wonder you are tired! Look at that beautifully busy week you had:) Love all of your photos. I think we're going to try your St. Patrick's Day treats for Molly's party today- they look festive and yummy.
Great week. We LOVE Jabberwocky too. Keilee was in the play Wonderland when she was 10 and we read it and did a lot of activities relating to it during that time.
I can't wait to hear about your vacation! It is going to be awesome.
I love the picture of the kids with the basket of books. The librarian told us one time, "I'm sorry but 50 books is the limit" We cracked up.
Are those new glasses? Is that the solution to your eye problems you were having.
I love Jabberwocky too!!
HOW totally awesome that you got to go to Legoland's ribbon cutting cermony--that must have made GMan's day!!
I am going to look into that Jingo game!! We are going to take a break from Geography to study the Presidents soon!
One of the things that I love about homeschooling is the when I am feeling like you are feeling--I CAN take a break!! I always find that by the time we resume, my juices are flowing and I can not wait to get back to it!
Since you will be away are you taking a break from the linky for two weeks?
I had NO idea about Legoland opening HERE! We are SO excited!! I bet you are having a fabulous time this morning. and speaking of fabulous - your week looks wonderful. Full and balanced with fun learning, outdoor time and making St. Patrick's day treats. Thanks for all the resources you share and for hosting.
Boy, can I related to feeling TIRED on Friday afternoons! I love reading about your week- I always note the similarities- baseball, story of the world, baseball, co-op, baseball :) I read The Hiding Place earlier this year and am looking forward to discussing it with some of the women at church in a few weeks- a hard but inspiring read. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for hosting this link up!
At first when I saw that banana I thought you were going to talk about freezing them for smoothies! LOL! The kids do enjoy watching things grow. The Hiding Place is an inspiring read for sure. Good luck tomorrow to you and Miss B!!
Looks like a great week, and it's no surprise you are tired! I am too, actually. Lots of headaches lately :(
I'm so glad you found good stuff at the Scholastic Store! I often find useful things there, as you know :)
I love Miss B's treats, the nebula ball, and Jabberwocky!
Thanks for linking Mary. Have a great weekend!
I must admit, I am a tad jealous that y'all get to partake in the Lego Land opening event...so stinkin' cool!
Fun week! Great ideas, too! I need to grab the handwriting sheets! Love your book ideas and the Pasteur unit study! And, of course, we so enjoyed Legoland with you guys today! Crazy busy fun! ~And seeing Dad at co-op!! Enjoy your vacation =)
And, thank you for the sweet words at the beginning of your post =) I am truly blessed by your friendship. You are MY encourager!
One of these days I might actually figure out how to do a photo collage and join up with you. We have the Jingo game as well. My son loves it.
I am beyond excited about Legoland. I am not even going to tell the kids about it. We are looking into buying tickets and putting the kids in the car one early morning! What a surprise that will be.
Blessings,
Dawn
Wow you packed a lot in this week. Looks like you guys had a great time.