Wandering through life one season at a time
Friday is Sparkly Hannah Day! Celebrate this sweet little girl whose life was cut short by a freak drowning accident. As a mother who lost a child, I know that one of the greatest fears is that your child will be forgotten as time goes by. Let her mom know that although we are strangers, we remember Hannah! Details are in her post on how to share your day. [HT to Kelli]
Carrie at Chocolate the Other white meat tagged me for a Homeschool meme. (Her blog name always makes me laugh!) So here you go:
You know you are a bona fide homeschooler when….
1. The sound of the school bus coming down the street prompts you to say, “See, if you were in public school you would just now be getting home.”
2. You race to get the camera every time you find a new critter in the yard.
3. The groaning begins when you tell your kids to add a page to their nature study notebook for the newly discovered critter.
4. Anytime the kids go outside it counts as PE.
5. Anything that involves making a mess on the dining room table counts as Art.
6. Your house is never clean for more than 5 minutes because there are four kids there ALL. DAY. LONG.
7. You go grocery shopping at odd hours of the day.
8. Your kids are always trekking across the backyard with a bag full of new books to share with your homeschooling friend who lives right behind you.
9. You get the Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD from Netflix to occupy your 4 year old while doing school with the older ones, and he learns ALL his letter sounds in one week!
10. You look forward to the last Friday of the month because it’s Homeschool Pajama Day!
I tag Jill & anyone else who wants to play along!
I want to pass along a few handy chore sites I’ve come across. Chart Jungle is the only one I’ve used, but the other two look fun.
PAYjr. has a printable chore chart, online calendars, and keeps track of chores done & money owed if you combine chores & allowance.
My sister found Chore Wars. Family members compete with each other to finish chores, create a character & play an online game.
Chart Jungle is a site I’ve used for a long time – it’s especially good for young helpers. She has a chart for everything imaginable, and even a template for chore bucks. Join her mailing list & you will get an email whenever a new chart is posted.
Run on over to Rocks In My Dryer for some really great links!
Tips I want to remember:
My friend Jill will be sharing lots of great links this week to welcome our favorite season! Here’s the schedule:
Monday ~ Fall Recipes
Tuesday ~ Fall crafts/clip art
Wednesday ~ Fall Homeschool ideas
Thursday ~ Halloween links
Friday ~ Thanksgiving links
Today it is RECIPES….. Yummy!
~~I reconnected with an old friend and spiritual mentor this week. I was doing a search for something completely unrelated and the first entry was for his new blog. He was my teacher in the Bible Missions program I entered 17 years ago and brought Jesus out of the pages of my Bible & into my life. I will be eternally thankful for you RB!
~~Through his blog I found several other friends I haven’t seen in years. Love you Shellie!! And to everyone else, my internet provider is misbehaving & I can’t open your sites – I’m working on it!
~~All four of my kiddos came down with an upper respiratory virus last week. I’m thankful it didn’t turn into anything worse, and that they all four got sick at the same time!
~~The air is turning cooler & Fall is near!!
~~ My brother’s birthday is today – Happy Birthday Mark!!!
~~We had a Church Family meeting tonight to discuss a new building opportunity. I am so thankful to be part of a healthy, loving body.
~~Little Miss Sassyfrass is finally out of the pull-ups WOOHOO well, except for nighttime.
