Back to Schoolin’

Yep we’re still schooling here, just haven’t done the weekly thing in a long time.

I wanted to share more resources:

• http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/christmas/
• http://www.sparklebox2.co.uk/
• http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/
• Curriculm: http://www.currclick.com/
• Reward Charts and more: http://handipoints.com/
• Printable worksheets: http://www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com/free-printable-preschool-worksheets.html
• Free eBooks: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

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These have been helpful to us:

I just post one segment up a week of each:

• Learn Colors with the color snake: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/msnake-colors.htm
• Letters snake: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/msnake-letters.htm
• Numbers snake: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/msnake-numbers.htm

 

I get excited and tackle things one week and then get burned out and exhausted the next. I am working on the latter to get shorter and shorter, to be non-existant soon! By constantly staying encouraged and motivated, we can get through this! It’s challenging with limited resources, but then challenging with too many resources! So, we’re praying for a middle ground and balance. With God’s help, we’re going to do this!

You are at the store, and the kids are restless…

I know when you have baby #1, everything is a guessing game! Then with #2 you’re better but still guessing. We go everywhere together always. So the store is well a challenge! I know we learned the… go to the toy aisle and give them a toy to play with  while you shop. Then at the checkout just tell the cashier, you don’t want it. Well one time, we didn’t tell the cashier and spent money we didn’t intend to! We were bummed but later were ok with it since those toys became the kids favorite.

We now try not to introduce toys they cannot take home. So what to do? We use other things in the store to distract the kids. Since we’re trying to teach our daughter to read, we try to spell out the signs. With our sobn, we’re challenged more until we found something new!

We discovered.. paint samples! This is a great way to help the kids learn their colors and it’s FREE, and we can take it home and use it there too! Get the primary and secondary colors and whatever else you like! Just get a few and shop and if you need use a second trip by the display top get more. I will warm you it doesn’t last long, as you may know.

Just a personal tip from me, if you don’t do it already! LOL! *hugs*

So, what have I been up to?

I feel like I always use this headline… I guess if I blogged daily, you would know what I am up to, so I like to do these ‘catch up’ blog posts. I hope it’s ok.

Today, Lydia has a friend over to play. I’m actually getting things done around the house, it’s great for her to have friends over. (SIDE STORY: Lydia’s friend’s mom’s friend’s huband was shot and died, so she’s at the funeral today and I offered to watch her daughter. I don’t know any other details, So I just pray for the widow and her two young children. I prasy they know they have an eternal Father).

While they played I did Battery Exchange! Friends of our just came down from the states and blessed us with Batteries for the kids toys and for our smoke detectors (sitting out for DH to change). So I lost count, but I replaced a lot of AA batteries in the kids toys. These are vital when the power goes out and they need toys to play with especially ay night too.

Otherwise, I have been trying to get better. I feel much better and hope and pray the bug is gone! Lydia is better too. Levi II’s arm seem to be better as well. Praise God for His healing power and for the prayers people have helped us say!

I have begun a new Bible study, and it’s good to be with women weekly sharing God’s Love! I have enjoyed the three Beth Moore studies and now we’re doing something different. I read some reviews on it and they are mixed but all in all God Reigns!

It is a goal of mine to do so many things, but as I realize, I can only do what is humanly possible and to have peaceful balance. So I am slowing down business work. Doing more family things, and enjoying praying and being in ministry where I can. I am helping a conference for missionaries in Guatemala. This will be my 3rd one and I keep learning new things, it’s great! I admit I am procrastinating the homeschool thing but know I am closer than I was to reeding up on what I will do for Lydia’s eduction!

The time has been long enough and I need to check on the kids. Be Right Back….

Ok back after lunch and stuff.

The kids have been taking photos with the FP camera since the batteries work! In another post I will put up some pics. too cute!

Well I need to go get my sewing machine from a friend. Off to be a wife and mommy. Until next time.

A “Clean-off-Camera-Card” post

I figure since I haven’t posted with photos/images, and I just cleaned off my camera – I’ll have this post be photos!

Lydia Dancing – Wee!

Lydia and I eating Chocolate from my birthday cake! YUM!

Levi II Eating and being all cute!

Lydia hugging Levi on Mom’s Day!

I love my responsibilities!

Routine is good, what a thought!

Since changing my eating habits, this also changed a few more things in out home and it mainly comes down to routine. Not so much a schedule but a routine. I need to make sure I eat three meals. I usually feed the kids breakfast but not me. and so on. Then I need to spend time with the kids more and get off this computer.

So, we eat three meals at our dining table. Way cool. My family’s day seems filled with more quality time and more time in general. This is just exciting to me. I know coming from corporate life to SAHM was huge and it taught me to through schedules and routine out the window and now I have incorporated it back to a point. It’s a start.

This is good. I hope i keep it up!

Kids Easter Pics

Out of 13 pictures of Lydia and Levi II together, these are the best 3, in my opinion. Enjoy!

   

Good Friday

Well I hope your Friday was a good Friday, but I also hope you know this is a day where we remember that God’s Son Jesus Died for our sins. I encourage you to pray and seek salvation through Jesus Christ. He is the only way to Heaven, otherwise you are making a choice not to believe He died for you and therefore choosing the ‘other place’ and “that other person”. It is your choice!

With that, I wanted to show you some photos of me and the kids (my husband took). We got out today. It was after lunch or so I was getting a headache. I am sure withdrawals of some kind and needed to lie down or get out and I chose to get out! Victory!

This is us and the ‘carpets’ that are made from flowers, pine needles, colored saw dust, fruits, veggies, and more! They are so artistic and it’s wild they only last about an hour. Soon, the float comes by and those carrying it walk on them.

I will say it was great to get out and I struggled tonight wanting some sweets! UGH!!!

Being a mommy

Where do I start? I just wanted to talk about today anyway…

I just love these kids! They are both at their own stages learning so much! Lydia is nearing 3 and a half and is getting more confident in her physical ability and trying to learn preschool type stuff (at her own pace of course). Levi II is ready to run with his sister but I admit I am holding him back a bit (not ready to run around for the two, yet).  I just squeeze them tight and tell them I love them. God has really blessed my husband and I with two GREAT kids. It’s amazing He’s entrusted us to raise them. What an honor for sure.

As I type, Levi II is making raspberries and Lydia is nursing her doll. And it gets better everyday!