Another Use For MUS...

Need another use for those math-u-see blocks?

Son found that they make great building blocks. 

Love double duty items!

The PE Dilemma

We have a dilemma in our house/school.
Physical Education is lacking.

While we are fairly active, son being very active, our daughter is not so much.

This is her 9th grade year and she needs PE credits (2 years worth!).  So I have been trying to fit it in, keeping track of all of the pysical activities she does.

This morning was a melt down.
Calisthenics was our course of action.
The floor was dirty.
The exercises were DUMB.
The leg lifts just too hard.

She took an F for today.

She did redeem herself somewhat by riding her bike for an errand.

Do you have a reluctant PE student?
What do you do?

Good Intentions

Oh, I had such good intentions for you today.

Fridays are our science day.  They make for fun photos.

We had fun experiments and all.

We had no live batteries.

Also, I have had good intentions on posting at least once a month (I'd prefer more). 

It seems I am barely making it.

With that I will give you a quick run down of our homeschool life.

It is pretty much running the same.

Daughter finished her Writing Strands this morning.

-I don't think we will be doing any more of those.

I have my our Sonlight in for next school year.

-I got a $500+ core for $250!!!

I am on course and have a plan for dd's high school schedule, thanks to my friend Anne.

Daughter will entering the writing fair and we are trying to get an art fair going for son.

We actually had two snow days.

That was 2 weeks ago...today it's like 74!

We are also taking next week off.

My brother and his family are going to American Samoa to be missionaries.

We are their last stop before they leave.

Hopefully I will have something more interesting to say in March!

Great Find and Less Than a Month

Less then one month left of our summer vacation! The kids are NOT ready for school to resume at all. They are totally enjoying the summer.

I, on the other hand, though I have been doing the deep cleaning that doesn't happen during school, etc., am getting ready for school. I think it's having a routine that I like. Don't get me wrong, we do have a routine. I just like the school routine better, most days.

I also have to tell you (because as fellow homeschoolers I KNOW you'll appreciate it and not look at me funny) I found a nice, US map. I looked online, looked in our local stores, etc., nothing that wassuitable. Do you know where I found it...it makes it all the better? The Dollar Store (where everything's a dollar!!!)! It's perfect size too.

Now if I can just get my hubby to agree to switch two rooms so we can have an actual room for school, I think I'd be one happy camper.