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Aug. 13, 2006
This and That
We've got 2 weeks of school under our belts, and are starting to find our groove again. It'll get a bit interrupted this week, since I have a doctor's appt Monday (and because of the distance, it's pretty much an all-day affair), and we will take another day off to go to the Fair. But that's ok, when I'm gone, the dc will still do independent work, and the fair can count for school (at least some of it).
I'm starting to get the hang of using Edu-track for planning, and I'm liking it more the more I use it. I keep getting asked why I still have planning to do, since this was supposed to save me all kinds of time, but it is pretty time intensive up-front. So, I'm not realizing a huge time-saving yet, except when it comes to figuring up our weekly hours (which is done automatically based on a bit of easy data entry).
I've bee very pleased with the dc's attitudes regarding school so far this year. The boys have finally gotten through the time where I needed to practically sit on them to keep them working. They are able to take their assignment sheets and books off to a quiet corner, and when they come back, their work is actually done! (I'm not talking about dd here because the dawdling has never been as big of an issue with her).
We are enjoying Tapestry again so far. Our project this week was to make mosaic pictures after studying Byzantine mosaics. They are still not finished, because the dc have really gotten into making them very detailed and precise. I love seeing them take such pride and care in their work!
It's been so hot this summer that our pool has sure gotten a lot of use (and I keep forgetting to enter those PE credits!). We are expecting a bit of rain later today, and actually got a shower on both Monday AND Thursday of last week! The drought this summer has been quite severe.
Yesterday's project was to plant our fall garden, so the dc and I headed out early before it got too hot, and managed to get that taken care of in no time. Hopefully, it will fare better than our spring garden, which didn't produce much of anything (except shoulder high weeds and dusty, cracked ground).
Baby's kicks are getting stronger, and we were all giggling in Sunday School this morning because he/she was VERY active. The dc were all vying for a chance to put their hands on my belly to get a good thump. It was pretty funny.
Better get back to my lesson planning so I can enjoy my family later on.
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