A Blur

The last two weeks have been pretty much a blur. Not that we did all that much inside of those two weeks, just that I don't remember specifics of most of the first week. A lot of outside time at the beginning of the week. We did a lot of movies and reading at the end of that week, none of us were feeling very well and it was easier than pulling out the text books and getting lessons going in full swing. I finished a toddler blanket for a family friend during this week.

This past weekend we really just relaxed around the house, still not feeling well (nothing major just the sinus issues that come with the change of season), and played on various electronics. The campers played outside a bit when they were feeling up to it. All in all it was a very relaxing weekend.

Monday we called text book lessons off in favor of watching educational history and science DVDs because of the sinus issues cropping back up in the morning and causing sore throats. And while the campers watched those I spent most of the day working on Peanut's Christmas blanket (one of her gifts this year). 

Tuesday we were back to our regularly scheduled plans. Book lessons happened while I supervised and made supper in the crock pot (sausage and sour kraut this night). Computer lessons happened during the afternoon in turns while I again worked on Peanut's blanket. Due to no one feeling 100% we did call off sick for catechism classes, feeling it was better safe than sorry.


On Wednesday we again pulled out the DVDs and books. Sore throats but no fevers along with sinus drainage tells me that we'll get through this without going to the doctor but that there's no reason to do too much at any given time. I spent a good deal of the day making sure everyone was staying hydrated with warm drinks and crocheting on the blanket, determined to finish it inside of a week. (Just a random goal of mine, not because there was a deadline of a week to make it.) And I did finish it right before going to bed!

Thursday it rained all day long. We spent the entire day working on lessons and cleaning. To show off a simple chemical reaction we got the girls to clean the drains of the sink using baking soda and vinegar. They now want to build a volcano and make it erupt! (Sometime this winter we'll do that just because they want to.) After lessons were finished the campers watched some videos and then played on their electronics while I worked on some more Christmas ornaments for our tree.

What we learned this week - Here's a short list of things we learned this week... brain storming for story writing, greater and less than, punctuation and capitalization, all about bees and other insects and why they are important, early American history and how colonists and pioneers lived, information about the upcoming election, and how much we really don't like college level algebra (we will be purchasing a more grade appropriate algebra book shortly).

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