Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Who says Homeschoolers aren't socialized?

Funny how Yuuki stays on Arielle's lap as she does school....they truly love each other.


Choosing Joy!
©2012 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

School DAZE!

There have been a lot of things which haven't been very fun in the past 3 weeks....but one blessing is that we're ZOOMING in school. I had planned ahead to travel for 10 days ...and ended up not traveling. That put us ahead a week. In fact, most of our schedule has been cancelled for the past couple of weeks and so we've been HOME....not exploring, not serving, the weather's been fickle...and we've made lots of progress in school! In fact we may actually finish by the end of May this year...maybe the middle of May.  THAT is a God-thing as He KNEW I was bugged how school went on and on in never-ending cycles around here due to my travel-ministry schedule.

New school supplies matter! I bought a PENCIL sharpener.....and PEARL erasers....and STICKERS...and these two were happy to get right to work....


Love that concentration

I've been looking for some computer drill programs for phonics, math etc. BUT yesterday, I gave up and just bought a bunch of flashcards at the BX. I hate having them strewn around....and pieces get lost....but I have great hope this time will be different. I thought about laminating them all - but why? Other than I have a fetish about laminate. 


Currently, they're in a basket...but I'm thinking of the best way to store them. Any ideas? I've thought about hole punching them and putting them on a bit notebook ring....the kids can take them off and then put them back...now is the time to tell me all the wonderful ways to store flash cards that you've found on pinterest. ::snort::



Choosing Joy!
©2012 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

How WINDY was it today?

Misawa's weather is hormonal - plain and simple. It blew a lot today, it rained, it snowed, it rained and snowed at the same time.  As the snow melted, I've been meaning to get out and clean the patio....wind took care of that....all the dirt, snow and furniture is gone. 


This wind chime serves as a quake detector  too.....but today it was busy chiming with the wind....


Neighbor lost some carport roof

But this poor neighbor lost his fence


Choosing Joy!
©2012 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Day in the Life

  • Love meeting God in the Word - lots of good stuff in Mark 4....Secrets, Sowers, Seeds and Storms. A key thought for me today is God reveals (shows openly makes visible) His secrets (mysteries) to those who are in relationship/intimate with King Jesus. 
  • Snow on April 4th???? Yes!
  • Asked Stacia and Zander what type of English muffins I should make today. 8 "normal" and 8 "chocolate chip". Not too bad....especially with peanut butter...guess they DO put chocolate in bread over here. 
  • Just how windy is it? See post to follow.* 
  • Two more weeks of Tapestry done. 
  • School supplies matter. *
  • Parenting would be easier if there WERE formulas and manuals guaranteed to work...simply doesn't work with man's free will playing involved in the mix....and who would want to do away with free will? 
  • Paperwork - the plague of ministry! 
  • Jared is now officially signed up as an AAFES employee....putting the cafe behind him.
  • Ordered Vol. 7 of What's In the Bible. I'm always surprised at how much the kids enjoy these and how much they learn. Arielle and Nolan have been using them in the homeschool room at PWOC. 
  • Michael is very tired today - trying to get him ready for work on Friday and it seems he was up too much yesterday....
  • Working on documents and such for WILD Japan! 
  • In the Philippines Typhoon warnings didn't come with snow. Just sayin! 
Choosing Joy!
©2012 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...