Knowing that Tommy was going to get nine books for his birthday, I planned a super-light school day to let him read them. =) The weather even cooperated, drizzling most of the day so that it was the perfect weather to curl up with a good book. I love that my kids are readers! For some reason, though, this kid makes more of a mess eating than any of his little sisters…
Not that they’re exactly models of ladylike meekness, themselves. It was Elizabeth’s idea to get him extra ammo and safety goggles for the nerf machine gun he got from Matthew. And although it’s bigger than Q or Bug, they happily drag it to him when asked.
Books and nerf guns. Yep. He’s ours.
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Last week, it was lovely having another teacher on hand to handle the preschool contingent and do the reading aloud while my voice was still recovering from my cold!
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Our park days have gotten more popular this year, so much so that I had to divide up the kids into multiple groups for our Valentine’s exchange. Somehow I’ve turned into the go-to person for organizing CBS homeschool park days, and it’s always the highlight of our week.
Do these kiddos look like isolated homeschoolers who need socialization? (Babies/toddlers not pictured, and the seven Saul kids were sick, so our usual crew is even bigger.)
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Tommy making his sisters breakfast.
Elizabeth reading to her sisters. Bliss!
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It’s so nice to have a guest room again! There’s our futon, which is currently serving as a guest bed for Grandma and Grandpa, an end table inherited from Uncle Rich and Aunt Becky when we first got married, and a fold-up sewing table that I just purchased this week that will double as a place for guests to put suitcases. I have Janie’s changing table in here since there’s no room in the girls’ room or the hallway, and when she finally potty trains, we’ll use it for toy storage. The tipi is courtesy of Uncle Matthew, who decided he would give the kids books for Christmas and a place in which to sit and read them. When company isn’t here, we’ll fold the futon into a couch against the wall and let the kids bring their toys in here. I’m going to have Grandma help me decide what pictures to hang in here this week, so I’ll take another picture after they leave to show the playroom iteration of this space. And the view from the windows isn’t too shabby, either.
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How do I homeschool the big kids while keeping the little girls occupied, you ask? Well, they insist on doing their own “schoolwork,” too. If Tommy and Elizabeth can play store to practice adding and subtracting money, Susanna and Bug can play store to practice counting money! I don’t have any explanation for their silly faces, however.
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Today we hosted the Zirrettas for an afternoon playdate and the Andersons for pizza and movie night, so Elizabeth (of her own volition) cleaned up the house for me while Tommy and I were finishing up French. Here’s the cleaned up living room and library!
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I can’t get pictures off my real camera, so I’m mostly sharing pictures from my phone on facebook. But I realized I do want a record here on the blog of this crazy settling-in process, so I will try to be better about updating here, even if it’s with mediocre pictures. For one thing, Tommy is awesome. This morning, while I was getting the girls ready, he packed lunch for all of us before we headed out for the day to CBS/park with friends/playdate with other friends. It’s so nice to be able to depend on him for help in the mornings!
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