My week - day six

Day six - Saturday. I love a quiet, lazy Saturday morning! Saturday is the one day when I allow the girls to watch cartoons when they get up in the morning. This gives me plenty of un-interupted quiet time ... alone. (well of course I have my Bible, journal, books, and COFFEE!)
After that I check my email and favorite blogs ...
And start some loads of laundry ...
H had a noon soccer game so we head out to the field. Bob works some Saturdays so unfortunately he couldn't watch the game. His parents usually come though. This is before the game -
H did great and even scored a goal at this game! We were hootin' and hollerin' - we were so proud!
After the game the girls and I had some errands to run. We ran home to change and grab a PB sandwich for the road and then headed out. One errand stop was the consignment shop to look for winter stuff for the girls - we had some success and were happy about the prices ...
Later that afternoon the girls played outside while I cleaned house ...
Then they came in to help me bake some cookies!
My little helper wearing an apron that I used to wear as a child!
This is what happens when you run out of flour while making cookies - they go FLAT! Oh well, they still tasted good!
Then I browned up a big double batch of ground beef. Might as well cook the extra now and save time later.
We usually wait until Bob gets home to have dinner. Sometimes the girls eat earlier but this night we all wanted to eat together so we could have TACOS, one of our family's favorites!
After the kids were in bed I really wanted to scrapbook ... but first I had to fold some more clothes ...
Then I could get busy scrappin' ...
And I know this is the first time I've mentioned it - but I always end my night by reading. Even if I stay up way too late and am totally zonked, I always read a little. It helps me wind down and get sleepy.

My week - day five

Day five - Friday. This morning as J was eating her breakfast I couldn't help but stop and notice how cute she was. Here she sits with her oatmeal, her best friend Chitchee right there by her side - she even has her arm resting ON Chitchee ... like she can't really put her down while she eats.
After breakfast, making beds and getting dressed we did school work. We are learning about the 50 states and mapping them out one by one. J was gluing on a few more for this week ...

Later after school was done we headed out with Bob to run some errands - this was the day that we saw that cute dog in the sidecar (see previous blog).
And 3 of us needed new sneakers - I was very happy with my new ones and couldn't wait to try them out!
So after lunch we headed out again to the park. Bob watched the girls on the playground while I walked/ran - then we switched and I watched the girls while he ran. {{They really DO love one another!}}
I love how the static from the slide made J's hair stand straight up!
We went home for some downtime, then got ready for Friday night Awana. The girls go to Awana Bible club with several of their closest friends ...
And the Moms get to go out for a couple hours! woohoo!
We went out for appetizers, talking and lots of laughter. (Lynn, me, Caroline)
After getting home from Awana that night I was wide awake! So I stayed up late watching movies. I don't know why ... why not?

My week - day four

Day four - Thursday. This Thursday was such a random day. We usually do school work, go to the library and then to Girl scouts.

This Thursday I was watching a friend's (Sandy) baby in the morning. Her name is Rachel, isn't she cute?
So since Rachel was with us we tried to plug ahead and get some school work done - but having a baby around is a fun distraction! Another friend from church dropped by (Darcie). She used to homeschool but her 3 kids have all since graduated. She was coming by to pick up some rubber stamps. We were distracted even more while talking to Darcie! I really enjoyed talking with her about school stuff though - drawing from her years of experience!

At this point Rachel was asleep ...
and the girls were listening to a book on tape (so the ladies could talk!) ...

Darcie was so kind, she brought each girl a pumpkin!
We did get some work done ...
After I refueled with some of this ... J cut pictures out of magazines to add to her A, B, C charts ...

And the rest of my day was very busy too, but for some reason I failed to take photos of it! Sandy came back at lunch time with her other daughter Haley. And my other friend Caroline brought her son Morgun over since she was going to help at her kids school. So Sandy and I had lunch together and watched the kids while they played for a couple hours. Then Sandy and her girls left and it was just Morgun and us girls. Caroline came back for Morgun and then the girls and I headed out to run some errands.

It was 4 o clock at this point! We went to the mall and Target making some exchanges that we needed to take care of. THEN my stomach started going into these crazy fits of pain. It was unbearable! I was doubled over in the store! I realized it was the Fiber One granola bar I had eaten earlier in the day - don't EVER buy them, they taste great but oh the pain!

Anyway, we headed home and I did the lazy thing and let the girls have spagettios for dinner while they watched TV. (I know, BAD Mom! But I was still in pain so I did what I had to do!)

Later after the girls were in bed and my pain had subsided I folded more laundry while watching more TV.

My week - day three

Day three - Wednesday. A 'normal' school day. Whatever that means! Anyway, on Wednesdays we really do buckle down and get some work done. We spend all morning doing school work. This is morning snack time - they are counting and playing with bears while eating their snack ...
Here they are doing some school work ...
And in the afternoon we did arts and crafts. They made these funny scarecrows! (They hadn't finished adding hair or hats yet!) They even cut and glued on fabric clothes and stuck on buttons. J (of course!) had to make hers all fancy wearing a dress and jacket ...

H's has more of the casual/hip fashion - jeans and a top ...
Then we head out to watch H practice soccer. Her practice lasts for one hour so we usually just hang out and talk. My friend Caroline is always there with her daughter so I have someone to talk to!
Here is H and her friend (Caroline's daughter, one of H's best friends)

Friends ...
This night I was smart and put dinner in the crock pot before we left. It's great to come home and have it ready!
YUM, swedish meatballs and pasta!

My week - day two

Day two - Tuesday. Typically on Tuesdays we go to our homeschool science co-op class in the morning. There are 12 kids between kindergarten and 3rd grade. This month the kids are learning about 'weather'.

Here is J holding the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner.

Here are both girls working hard! In front of H is a galileo thermometer and a barometer - very cool! (Hopefully I got the names of those correct!)
After class the kids get to horse around on the playground for a little while ...
Most Tuesday afternoons my Mother in law and Father in law take care of the girls. My Father in law usually does his art lesson with them on this day. Often times they also go to the library, go out for a walk, do arts and crafts, play games, etc ... my MIL is a preschool teacher and has tons of wonderful ways to keep little girls happy and busy all afternoon!

This is also a wonderful chance for me to 'get caught up' on things. I usually do my groceries and any other errands on this day. I also usually spend some time with hubby since he doesn't leave for work till evening. It's a great day to get some things done.

This particular Tuesday it was my co-worker's birthday. So after dropping the girls off with my MIL I went to the flower shop where I work. I don't work very much, but I love the people I work with. So it was Wayne's birthday and we all went in to work to give him a cake, card and gift.
After eating all that cake I felt really guilty ... so I met hubby at home and together we went to a local park for a walk/run. I love using my little timer when I exercise.

While we were out we picked up a new canister for my coffee maker - I can't live without my coffee and really needed one since mine had broken!
Then I made a yummy chicken parm with pasta and salad for Bob and I for dinner. It's kind of nice to have a quiet dinner together on Tuesday nights ... even if we do eat while watching the news!
After dinner the girls come home and get tucked in to bed. Hubby goes off to work and I face the laundry monster - the loads and loads of clean, unfolded laundry that I have let build up for days.
The only thing that gets me through it is watching my favorite show while I fold - Dancing with the Stars.
And finally I can go to bed ...

My week - day one

When I went to CKC a few weeks ago my friend Carol took this really cool class called "A peek into my week." It was all about the day to day happenings that you might never normally scrapbook about. I also took a class that was all about journaling - how important it is to get your thoughts down on paper for the future generations to see. Both classes made me think about recording my daily life for a whole week. After all, my kids and/or grandkids may want to see what a typical week was like for me when I was 32 years old. (Actually we NEVER have a typical week, something always changes or comes up, but at least you'll get the idea!)

So here it is - day one - Monday. Typically we use Mondays as our field trip/family day. We almost always try to do something that is physical too so that we're getting some exercise in. We do this because Bob has Mondays off - so instead of sitting down with schoolwork we decide to spend the time together.

This particular Monday we went to a state park for a fall hike. It was a gorgeous, cool day. We ended up hiking further than we planned and even got stuck coming down a very steep and scary hill. It was very nerve racking trying to get the girls down safely!




After hiking we had to pick up some groceries at the store ... I put them away and straightened up the house while Bob and the girls went on yet another adventure in the woods behind our house. I can't believe they still had energy after the first hike!
We had some free passes for a buffet restaurant so we decided that free dinner out is always good and went there for dinner that night. H loaded up her plate with all sorts of stuff before realizing that one thing she had chosen had squid in it! She was disgusted when she found that out!
The best part?? The dessert bar! All you can eat dessert! Doesn't get any better than that!

Back at home we all got cozy and then played some UNO and some Jenga together ... all in all it was a great field day/ family day!

Jupiter

One night a few weeks ago we saw Jupiter in the night sky! It was very exciting, especially since we've been studying the earth and planets in our science co-op class.


I know the picture isn't real clear ... but on the left is the moon, and that bright light on the right is Jupiter!