Play Dough–All Afternoon!

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A Beka Academy Week 2 Update

Wow, what a week!  Trying to fit the substitute paper route (see previous entry) in our already crowded schedule sure makes our lives interesting!
School is moving along.  We just finished Lesson 10 today.  We are settling into our daily routine, and I think everyone is getting used to the schedule.  It took awhile for the [...]

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Paper Route Subs–Again

Well, we are busy delivering newspapers again.  One of Brock’s friends from scouts has two routes, and his family went on vacation this week.  So, he asked if we could fill in.  We started last Thursday, and will have the routes through the end of this week.
It’s not too bad now that Dan is home [...]

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A Beka Academy P.E.

We are enrolled in A Beka Academy DVD Program 1, which is the Academy’s accredited program.  We have to regularly send in papers and reports on our kids’ progress and follow their program to the letter.
This year was the first year that we encountered the required P.E. class.  It is currently required in 7th, 8th, [...]

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A Beka Academy Week 1 Update

Our first week of school has gone pretty smoothly.  We are gradually getting closer to a full schedule, and I think everything is going to fit just fine.
Kara is enjoying kindergarten.  She really likes her penmanship class.  I hope her enthusiasm sticks because she is doing a very nice job!
Luke and Cosette are still in [...]

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Yes, We are Climbing the Wall!

This video is a demonstration of the new fad in our house:  using our chin-up bar to climb up the doorway.  All three of my big kids think this is the greatest thing ever while my two younger kids wish their legs were long enough to do it too!
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Back to School

Yesterday we met my goal of getting school started.  It’s an adjustment getting back into routine, but it is a good adjustment. The first couple of days have gone very smoothly, thanks to my Mom who helps me chart out a plan for our school day.  (I am still making minor adjustments to the schedule [...]

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Camping in the Back Yard

The girls have patiently waited for their turn to sleep in a tent.  They have watched their brothers go to various camps and really haven’t complained too much, but they have hinted pretty strongly that they would like a turn sometime too.  Well, Dan is such a good Daddy!  This weekend after going to camp [...]

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Scout Merit Badge Camp

This past weekend, Dan took all three of the boys to a Boy Scout/Cub Scout camp whose focus was on merit badges.  All three of my boys came home very happy with what they accomplished.
John took a class for the Eagle Scout required merit badge of Citizenship in the Nation.  We had worked on quite [...]

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Helpers on a Hot Day

This weekend the girls and I were on our own.  Dan and the boys went to a Scout Merit Badge Camp (an entry about that will be posted soon!), so we had the house all to ourselves!
Whenever we have times like this where some of the kids are off doing something special, I try to [...]

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