What We Learned Today

Today I taught the Kiddos how to address an envelope, we have done Thank You Notes off and on throughout the years, but I had always addressed them myself, so today as we did our Christmas Thank Yous our lesson was how to properly stamp and address an envelope, and everyone got to do one to be sent out, I hope the Post Office can get them where they are going with the Lil Kiddo Handwriting, cause they are so cute!! I wonder how many of my Friends remember Mrs. Fig teaching us how to write a Thank You Note!???? I remember so well our Paige Patrick HomeEc days in school, sewing a stuffed animal and making orange julius where I pulled the blender out wrong and it spilled everywhere, today we also had HomeEc here at home we made my Grandmas Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, and the Kiddos learned to read a recipe, when we were adding ingredients Hayden tried to do an egg and it ended up on the counter, Fun Times! Honestly I didn't take much away from school when it came to Math, Science, Or English! But History, HomeEc & all The classes I took with Mrs. Fig stuck with me forever, even despite some slight brain damage, kinda funny what lessons stick with us and which ones don't! Have A Great Day Friends!

Christmas Break

We have had the best Christmas break ever, I was able to get a big looming project off my plate, we slept in, we went ice skating twice with family (Thanks Grammie), I have been revamping our Homeschool Curriculum, I am beyond excited and signed up for a 2 Day course! Exciting start to our 2014, it is always more fun to go into a year feeling more ahead than behind!!! Kids have been playing lots with no worries about studies, timelines, deadlines etc. Already clocking lots of road miles for my 2014 run goal, still back and forth with the major joint aches but Thankful for the good and bad days, atleast my legs still carry me! As much as I dislike winter I keep hoping and hoping and hoping for SNOW, we need the water come SUMMER~! Blessings To All, Keep On Keeping On!

~Holiday Break~

Woo Hoo We Have Officially Started Our Holiday Break, I Didn't Get To Spend Summer Vacation With My Kiddos, But I Am Finally Getting A Long Break! I Am Going To Relish Every Moment Of Just Being With My Kiddos For The Next Two Weeks, No School No Work, Going To Behave Like It Is My Last Christmas Break Ever! Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas Everyone! VERY GRATEFUL

The Best Response I Have Read In Answer To This ?

Twice this week it has come up in conversation that home educated children will possibly lack the ability to deal with difficult people because they aren't in the public school system, I tend to keep a pretty low key response when confronted with or asked pointedly this question. So here is the question, Children who grow up under the guidance of the most gentle, patient, loving and inspiring parents without being exposed to teachers who are strict, ineffective, jerks, play favorites, or use coercive methods may not learn how to deal with those types of people before entering the workforce & may be at a disadvantage. I read a good response in a book today so I thought I would share the reader's digest version, This is one of the anti-homeschooling arguments that I find most distressing and frustrating, because it draws a fallacious parallel between school situations and professional situations. Exposing a child to bullies, jerks, etc. (whether students or teachers) doesn't teach them how to stand up to those people or work with those people -- it teaches them to be victims, to keep quiet when they should speak up, or to tolerate abuse or idiocy they shouldn't tolerate. Unlike with a job situation, where you can walk out if you are being treated badly, a child doesn't have the power or freedom to walk away from a school situation. They don't choose their school like an adult chooses a job. They aren't federally mandated to spend x hours a day, x days a year in a job. In a professional/business setting, the adult has a significantly greater degree of power than a student. It's that power imbalance that makes a negative school situation so harmful. Mistreatment at school isn't comparable with dealing with tough bosses, it's much more comparable to domestic violence in its emotional effects.

Cinnamon Rolls It Is

11.12.13 Or 12.11.13 Fun! This morning calls for Cinnamon Rolls, as I kissed my Kiddos Cheeks Gooodnight Hunter says Mom I smell cinnamon rolls, sorry Buddy it is just my lip gloss, poor Kid, so this morning it is cinnamon rolls for breakfast, they are baking as I type! I am blessed to have this opportunity to slow my Children's Lives Down enough so that our mornings aren't hectic & rushed, we can take that extra bit of time to have homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast, read that book, etc. Because all of those things are a time for learning. For the adults in the house financial worry is sometimes more than one wants to deal with, text my Mom yesterday that I no longer wanted to be an adult, she agreed she doesn't either! On the other hand, my idea of a party or night out is actually a night in with my Kiddos, watching a movie or all of us just being near, with a glass of wine & comfy sweat pants, now that is a GREAT Time, some would say it is boring or I have been called a hermit lately, I completely disagree. Sending Positive Energies that my Friend Angela Crowson comes through surgery beautifully today, couldn't help tossing & turning all night thinking I should have been there for her! :/ Blessings Happy Hump Day Everyone!

Be Grateful

The other day I caught myself complaining how my boss has got me working overtime, then the stranger who was sitting there beside me said I spent all day in the unemployment line, are there open shifts, are they hiring on, I'll work any hours even all night long, if you could put a good word in for me. Every time you think you got it bad, you can find someone who's got it worse, all the things you take for granted now they started out as blessings first, if you got someone who loves you, and a steady job that puts food on the table, if you're strong and able be grateful. We complain about how much it's gonna cost us to fill our 20 something thousand dollar cars, and living in the land of milk and honey, it's easy to forget how lucky we are We can work hard and buy a patch of dirt and on Sunday morning go to church and pray for those who don't have it as good as you. Every time you think you got it bad, you can find someone who's got it worse, all the things you take for granted now they started out as blessings first, if you got someone who loves you, and a steady job that puts food on the table, if you're strong and able be grateful! Man Be Grateful...... .

Traditions

I was wondering yesterday what are some fun things families do every year! Mrs. Clause always brings pajamas on Christmas Eve, freshly washed tags removed! Santa still fills the stockings and always will even after my Kids leave home gotta keep the magic alive! Am I the only parent who removes tags, opens up boxes and cuts zip ties etc. who needs or wants to be doing that on Christmas morning :) What about batteries, a battery count if and when any are needed!? It was always tradition here to put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving but we changed that this year and bought a tree in a pot to put in our yard come spring thus our tree isn't going up tell the 20th and I am totally happy excited. Happy Holidays All!