Redeeming the Hour
It is after mid-night but I have finished! I ordered all videos for the first 9 weeks of school from Netflix. I made a list of all the library books for the first 9 weeks. I ordered quite a few of the spine books that I need for the first 9 weeks.
NOW - I'm feeling better prepared for school to start. I'm going to bed and praying I wake up to school before noon. LOL
Sunday, September 24, 2006
SUNDAY
The day began VERY early. I decided to get up and study I John before Sunday School. I’m not sure how Monday is going to go – and really I hate feeling “pushed” when prepping for a Bible Study. I did some more thinking and a few word studies; I think I’m set.
We went to Sunday School and then out for breakfast/lunch. We meant to go back tonight to church but during the afternoon Josiah began feeling ill….and I was right in the middle of lesson prep when it was time to leave. We decided to stay home.
Meanwhile, during the afternoon, we tried to watch “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”. This was an OLD show – 1980’s. I thought it would be funny but old enough to be safe. WRONG. The theology was terrible in it, the acting was strange and finally a naked man showed up. We popped it out and will send it back tomorrow. I planned school. I also made sure I had any notes down for small group for tomorrow’s Mom’s Night Out. I’m leading a group that will discuss homeschool methods. Search as I did, I still haven’t found the old standby that all honest homeschool mom’s will admit they use at least ONCE a year or so: “the make it up as you go” method. The kids watched some Hogan’s Heroes. Jamin, Arielle and I went out to find the cache near our house. We found it….cactus, deer and a cache is VERY bad shape.
The girls arrived in WA. Thus another year begins. We will begin school tomorrow. Sorta/kinda. We have stuff that the kids can begin and really we have most the stuff…but I’m still needing some planning time for some of the electives that Jamin wants to do. I also want to take time to gather material for at least the first 9 weeks (books, hands on material etc). We’ll begin but *I* won’t stress about how much we get done this week. The children on the other hand are probably going to stress because some of them are much more “traditional” than I in their expectations of what “school” is. LOL
The day began VERY early. I decided to get up and study I John before Sunday School. I’m not sure how Monday is going to go – and really I hate feeling “pushed” when prepping for a Bible Study. I did some more thinking and a few word studies; I think I’m set.
We went to Sunday School and then out for breakfast/lunch. We meant to go back tonight to church but during the afternoon Josiah began feeling ill….and I was right in the middle of lesson prep when it was time to leave. We decided to stay home.
Meanwhile, during the afternoon, we tried to watch “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”. This was an OLD show – 1980’s. I thought it would be funny but old enough to be safe. WRONG. The theology was terrible in it, the acting was strange and finally a naked man showed up. We popped it out and will send it back tomorrow. I planned school. I also made sure I had any notes down for small group for tomorrow’s Mom’s Night Out. I’m leading a group that will discuss homeschool methods. Search as I did, I still haven’t found the old standby that all honest homeschool mom’s will admit they use at least ONCE a year or so: “the make it up as you go” method. The kids watched some Hogan’s Heroes. Jamin, Arielle and I went out to find the cache near our house. We found it….cactus, deer and a cache is VERY bad shape.
The girls arrived in WA. Thus another year begins.
BLOG COMMENTS:
I've set blogger over and over to let me know when comments are made so that I don't miss them - but they aren't consistenly doing so. LOL Let me answer a few right here:
**The deer you can feed so close sound cool, it sounds like here are many of them.**
The deer are cool. There are lots of babies right now and that is fun to watch. Our goal is to feed them really, really close...like hand...but at this point we throw and get out of their way and they work their way up. At night they wander our neighborhood. Many leave corn on their walk.
**sleepless kids**
Seems to be the time of the year. Let's keep track and see if this happens every 3rd week of September. LOL
**computer breaks as incentives**
Jodi - I'm going to have to implement this myself...breaks for ME for a job well done. LOL
** Bri always wants to go for the ones that have us hiking miles in the woods!**
Debbie, we love caches that take us through the woods - but Friday the weather was still 96* - the snakes would be sure to be awake. I'm thinking it will be another month or so before we head back to the state park - miles and miles of woods to tramp through! With Mike gone, I'm content to find the park and grabs and the ones hidden at malls and city parks. LOL
Renee - praying as you wait and wait to get out of TLF. I do think you could geocache in Germany. One local cacher has been responding to my logs on geocache and saying that he has cached in Iraq, Israel and Egypt. You go to geocaching.com and type in your country etc to see what is hidden in your country. You'd be pleasantly surprised to see how widespread this "game" has become.
**I think you are very brave doing so much geocaching with a snake fear. You just might make that 120!**
Thank you, thank you Jodi for remembering my phobia and recognizing how brave I AM. LOL
I think I'm caught up again, now.
Remember ladies, cut up your greens and keep choosing joy! {G}
I've set blogger over and over to let me know when comments are made so that I don't miss them - but they aren't consistenly doing so. LOL Let me answer a few right here:
**The deer you can feed so close sound cool, it sounds like here are many of them.**
The deer are cool. There are lots of babies right now and that is fun to watch. Our goal is to feed them really, really close...like hand...but at this point we throw and get out of their way and they work their way up. At night they wander our neighborhood. Many leave corn on their walk.
**sleepless kids**
Seems to be the time of the year. Let's keep track and see if this happens every 3rd week of September. LOL
**computer breaks as incentives**
Jodi - I'm going to have to implement this myself...breaks for ME for a job well done. LOL
** Bri always wants to go for the ones that have us hiking miles in the woods!**
Debbie, we love caches that take us through the woods - but Friday the weather was still 96* - the snakes would be sure to be awake. I'm thinking it will be another month or so before we head back to the state park - miles and miles of woods to tramp through! With Mike gone, I'm content to find the park and grabs and the ones hidden at malls and city parks. LOL
Renee - praying as you wait and wait to get out of TLF. I do think you could geocache in Germany. One local cacher has been responding to my logs on geocache and saying that he has cached in Iraq, Israel and Egypt. You go to geocaching.com and type in your country etc to see what is hidden in your country. You'd be pleasantly surprised to see how widespread this "game" has become.
**I think you are very brave doing so much geocaching with a snake fear. You just might make that 120!**
Thank you, thank you Jodi for remembering my phobia and recognizing how brave I AM. LOL
I think I'm caught up again, now.
Remember ladies, cut up your greens and keep choosing joy! {G}
Saturday, September 23, 2006
SATURDAY
Ready for a summary of the day? I did very little I planned for the day and very much I didn’t. I didn’t bake. I didn’t finish John’s study for Tuesday. I didn’t order more school books.
I did learn that my sweet Aunt Gin is now dancing with Jesus and talking to him face to face. This is some comfort. Her children continue to be in my heart and I’d ask you remember them in your prayers. Aunt Gin has battled cancer with grace and faith for almost as long as I can remember. She beat the odds and lived to raise her children and in fact see great-grandchildren. She will be missed by many.
I did spend some time marinating on I John. In “proper speak” that sentence should read: I did spend some time meditating on I John. It was good to have been thinking about what it means that Jesus IS eternal life….before I got the call and I spent much more time thinking about this today. I’m sad, very sad…but glad, very glad too.
I did discover I was out of honey so baking was off the schedule, as was making ice cream.
I did talk on the phone to a friend.
I did take Jamin and Arielle out. Jamin wanted to look at pawn shops. He’s in the market for more weights. We didn’t find any at pawn shops.
I did buy two NEW recorders for the younger ones to learn on at the pawn shop. So far – so good. They’ve taken them apart, explored and begun to figure out how the thing works. They figured out the spit cloth thing all on their own. They have figured out how to make various sounds. I think in a couple of days they’ll ask me what the dots on the lines are about. LOL I love – whatever you want to call this – “classical theory of learning, fun schooling, child-led, unschooling, funschooling” – it works.
I did stop by the county library and find two more books I need for next week.
I did take Jamin to Big 5 and Arielle to Target. She and I worked on getting things to fill packages for the girls. When Jamin joined us we went to the mall and found a few more things. We also dutifully waved at Josiah in his Chick Fil A persona. Jamin did leave a scary note on his windshield.
I did stop by to check on the birthday gift we’ve ordered for Mike. It’s not in….but we will still make it in good time.
I did go for a nice long walk with Jamin, Stacia and Nolan.
I did get kids through the bath.
Have you ever had a day that went right like it should have though it was not at all what you had planned? That was this day.
Now – I will go do some more study on life, spend some more time remembering and praying, iron clothes for tomorrow and wait to see how Josiah reacted to the note on his windshield.
Ready for a summary of the day? I did very little I planned for the day and very much I didn’t. I didn’t bake. I didn’t finish John’s study for Tuesday. I didn’t order more school books.
I did learn that my sweet Aunt Gin is now dancing with Jesus and talking to him face to face. This is some comfort. Her children continue to be in my heart and I’d ask you remember them in your prayers. Aunt Gin has battled cancer with grace and faith for almost as long as I can remember. She beat the odds and lived to raise her children and in fact see great-grandchildren. She will be missed by many.
I did spend some time marinating on I John. In “proper speak” that sentence should read: I did spend some time meditating on I John. It was good to have been thinking about what it means that Jesus IS eternal life….before I got the call and I spent much more time thinking about this today. I’m sad, very sad…but glad, very glad too.
I did discover I was out of honey so baking was off the schedule, as was making ice cream.
I did talk on the phone to a friend.
I did take Jamin and Arielle out. Jamin wanted to look at pawn shops. He’s in the market for more weights. We didn’t find any at pawn shops.
I did buy two NEW recorders for the younger ones to learn on at the pawn shop. So far – so good. They’ve taken them apart, explored and begun to figure out how the thing works. They figured out the spit cloth thing all on their own. They have figured out how to make various sounds. I think in a couple of days they’ll ask me what the dots on the lines are about. LOL I love – whatever you want to call this – “classical theory of learning, fun schooling, child-led, unschooling, funschooling” – it works.
I did stop by the county library and find two more books I need for next week.
I did take Jamin to Big 5 and Arielle to Target. She and I worked on getting things to fill packages for the girls. When Jamin joined us we went to the mall and found a few more things. We also dutifully waved at Josiah in his Chick Fil A persona. Jamin did leave a scary note on his windshield.
I did stop by to check on the birthday gift we’ve ordered for Mike. It’s not in….but we will still make it in good time.
I did go for a nice long walk with Jamin, Stacia and Nolan.
I did get kids through the bath.
Have you ever had a day that went right like it should have though it was not at all what you had planned? That was this day.
Now – I will go do some more study on life, spend some more time remembering and praying, iron clothes for tomorrow and wait to see how Josiah reacted to the note on his windshield.
TICKET MANIA
Hmmm….it took the boy 6 days to earn 60 tickets. He bought Play Station time last night. I reduced the required tickets to 30; thinking that would earn him two days of PS this week. He earned 30 tickets in ONE DAY! By this evening he had his tickets. We tried to talk him into waiting until tomorrow afternoon but he opted for a short play tonight over a long play tomorrow. {sigh} I think I’ll go back to 60 tickets now that he is in hyper drive.
Hmmm….it took the boy 6 days to earn 60 tickets. He bought Play Station time last night. I reduced the required tickets to 30; thinking that would earn him two days of PS this week. He earned 30 tickets in ONE DAY! By this evening he had his tickets. We tried to talk him into waiting until tomorrow afternoon but he opted for a short play tonight over a long play tomorrow. {sigh} I think I’ll go back to 60 tickets now that he is in hyper drive.
THE GIRLS HAVE ARRIVED….
Well, not in WA yet, but at least in Hardin, MT. What a hoot! They said when they checked in the clerk said, “You don’t look anything like De’Etta”. What a SMALL world! Her name was Cathy. I could think of Cathy’s my age but they are SURE that she is at least 10 – 15 years younger than I. We’ve decided Cathy must have been in our youth group or a young child when we were in town. Maybe they’ll catch a last name.
They saw snow but the roads were fine. They had rain and clouds the whole way but made good time. Thanks for the prayers. One more day of travel for them.
Well, not in WA yet, but at least in Hardin, MT. What a hoot! They said when they checked in the clerk said, “You don’t look anything like De’Etta”. What a SMALL world! Her name was Cathy. I could think of Cathy’s my age but they are SURE that she is at least 10 – 15 years younger than I. We’ve decided Cathy must have been in our youth group or a young child when we were in town. Maybe they’ll catch a last name.
They saw snow but the roads were fine. They had rain and clouds the whole way but made good time. Thanks for the prayers. One more day of travel for them.
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