Well, if last week was a roller coaster, this week was exhausting. :) Granted, along with our first week ever of homeschooling, we decided to throw in two very late nights of work for Daddy, an ER visit, and a dead car battery, but hey! who's counting? :) Overall, our first week of school went really well, and Mommy is looking forward to starting week two with week one under our belts. :)
Day 225. Daddy made a trip to buy special start-of-school pencil boxes for the kids and came home with flowers for the teacher, too. :) Thanks, Honey! :)
Day 226. Mommy's crew on our first day of school! :)
Day 227. Hands-down, everyone's favorite part of the week--art class. :) After talking about composition, their assignment was to use ebony pencils to sketch something around the house, including the details around it like windows or doors. They both decided to sketch the bird feeder which hangs out the dining room window.
I had to laugh when Peter explained that the bird was flying away because it was scared by the squirrel. :)
And Hannah amazed me with the detail she included in her picture! This was her third drawing based on that assignment, and it was really exciting to see how she developed even in just that one drawing session. :)
Day 228. We all enjoy taking a recess mid-morning ... and Matthew has decided that the "baby" swing isn't too bad after all since Mommy will push him much higher on that swing than she will on the "big" swings. ;)
Day 229. I must say that this wasn't in our plans for this week at. all. Late Wednesday night Hannah developed some intense stomach pain which continued to worsen. After consulting with our doctor, we decided that a trip to the ER would be necessary. Thankfully the pain subsided as inexplicably as it arrived about four hours later. Multiple tests came back normal, and we returned home at 7:00 a.m. Needless to say, our schedule for the day was a bit altered. :} So thankful that none of this was a surprise to our Father.
Day 230. Note to self. Leaving the key in the run position is bad for the van battery. And in case you ever wondered, the horn doesn't honk when the battery is dead. Just thought I'd save you the trouble of experimenting ... in case you ever wondered. ;) And no, this was not an intentional science experiment. In case you were wondering about that, too. ;)
Day 231. We now have a snail family numbering five: Pokey (AKA Snaily), Goliath, Minnie, Mickey, and Rainbow. We upgraded from a lettuce container with random yard dirt to a plastic shoe box with "EcoEarth" this weekend. :) Funny thing is, I think Mommy enjoys the snails as much as the kids do. :)
Thus ended a busy, full week. :)
Hoping to settle into a bit of a routine this upcoming week (minus the ER visit part ...) :)
5 comments:
Ugh, hurt or sick kids are the worst. Hospital visits are definitely no fun either. Glad she is doing better and I will pray this week will be a little less emergency involved. :)
Life is never boring, is it?!
So glad Hannah is fine. Hate those unexplained pains. They're the worst. Not to self; leaving a light on in the van will also run the battery dead. Just in case you have a child reading on the way home in the dark. ;-)
So glad your week was mostly full of joys and good memories. Keep it up super mom. So glad that Hannah is ok.
Love you all!
Crazy makes the mundane all the more blessed! Hope you have mundane this week! I have a ton of snails to pass on to you-I do not enjoy them!
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