Some days are just easier than others...

Today was a somewhat easier day than the majority of them have been lately.  I managed to get up and get my work done this morning before Mini Me crawled out of bed and we enjoyed pancakes for breakfast.  After breakfast and a little housework we were off on errands.  Once home again Mini Me sat down to do some math (4 or 5 digit addition problems) before we ventured out for a walk.  I think that after yesterday's awesome walk (we saw a humming bird abo...
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“This week we want to…”

This week we want to get into a better groove and also find some down time.  I for 1 am sick and tired of running around and feeling like we are never home to get anything done.

“The kids are…”

Mini Me is still driving me nuts at home.  I want her to do an hour of schoolwork a day just to make sure she is where she should be but I know we're unschooling and it's just me going nuts.  Fortunately for her, I let her choose what she wants to do during that hour LO...

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Nothing exciting going on around here, I guess that's why I haven't posted LOL  Mini Me is definitely trying my nerves lately.  I require her to exercise her brain for at least an hour a day and lately she's not wanted to do anything.  I really think this weather is getting to us as we're staying up later and thus sleeping later.  I know it's not been doing my fibromyalgia any good and yet here I am plugging away at my writing work, having added 2 new contracts within 24 hours.  I also placed...
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Well the week ended just like it began: like a whirlwind LOL

Thursday we went to the library for homeschool classes.  Mini Me attended Geography where they're studying India this month; science where they learned about predators and prey (a little under her level but she likes anything to do with animals); Spanish; and we missed writing because we had to leave early.  She knows what they did and was asked to write the assignment before the next meeting.

Today, Friday, we had a lot of real life ...
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“This week we want to…”

I think that the biggest goal for this week should be for us to fall into our new fall schedule and get used to it.

“The kids are…”

Mini Me is keeping me really busy with all the stuff she has going on.  It's been a real juggling act.  While I knew it'd be busy I didn't plan on being this sick when I set it all up (I possibly had a stroke at the end of July so being out of the house is taking a real toll on me.)

“I am learning….”

To let go and trust that...

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I think that's the best word to use to describe our homeschool week so far. 

Monday was one of those days where nothing special happened until the evening when suddenly we delved into learning about the Revolutionary War.  We read books, used Brain Pop videos and then fell into watching Hell's Kitchen.  Talk about an interesting evening.

Tuesday was a busy day filled with a field trip and church.  We went to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for what was to be homeschool day.  Unfortunate...
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Seems like after a late start to the day it simply flew by.  Mini Me didn't feel like doing anything today but watching TV so I got her to watch a bunch of Homeschool Rock and Rock'N'Learn videos.  Everything from multiplication to grammar, science and history.  I love these videos and highly suggest them just in case you have a bum day like we did today.  As for me, I did some writing and some research but mainly I spent the day sorting out plastic canvas patterns on my computer.  I've been ...
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After me being sick this morning and a failed attempt at having an MRI done, Mini Me actually did rather well this afternoon.  She managed to work on a Columbus activity book, do some intro to the Revolutionary War with me (I know! 2 completely different time periods but hey! it works LOL), work on creating some animal sheets for in her animal notebook and somewhere in the mix of the entire day she read a few multiplication books (living math books - English and math combined = score! LOL)  I...
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I'm loving the fact that our living room has been turned into the craft room today.  Mini Me is working on finishing the Wizard of Oz stage.  I'm working on tracing a new Halloween plastic canvas pattern - Hellow Kitty as a witch ;)  All of this after a morning of church, a nap and watching Tom & Jerry's Wizzard of Oz.  I've even managed to write a few articles...  Not bad for a lazy Sunday, September 4th :)

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It's been a hot, lazy day here.  I got my work done this morning then we went grocery shopping.  We came home and had lunch and did a little cleaning.  Afterward we both laid down together for a nap.  Mini Me still hasn't woken and here I am putzing.  I need to get her up as we were going out for pizza tonight.  I hope everyone has a nice, long weekend.  See you Tuesday.

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Not necessarily a productive day but a good one nonetheless.  Mini Me got Tom & Jerry In The Wizard Of Oz out of the library yesterday and started putting together a book I've had for years now on The Wizard Of Oz.  It includes a stage and the usual characters so it should be fun once assembled.  We tried to go on a nature walk after lunch but it rained on us.  Now here it is 5PM and I've done a load of laundry and put it away, wrote 11 articles (only 3 more to go but I'm losing steam LOL) an...
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