On Saturday our morning was very relaxed. Daddy and I lounged together with cups of coffee until about noon, when he went off to work. He had to do some painting that was on a deadline or he probably wouldn't have gone into work this day. The girls took baths and showers as soon as Daddy left for work and then jumped on their electronics. ECJ sort of floated from one activity to another all day long. After the girls hair dried they went outside to play because the weather was in the 70s instead of too hot to enjoy and they weren't going to let an opportunity pass. After Daddy got home I made chicken thighs in the electric frying pan with green beans and potatoes on the side. We capped the night off by watching Rescue Rabbit together as a family. We ended up all in bed, snug and comfy, by ten PM.
Sunday rolled around and we actually made it to mass this week! Our rest of the morning was spent relaxing together and then getting ready to go to Grandma and Papa's house. All of the family was coming over for a ham supper and Grandma wanted a bit of help to extend the table out to full length, get all of the folding chairs and one of the folding tables set up, and a bit of help in the kitchen. They're lovely house was filled to the rim with seven adults, two teenagers, and eight children ... not to mention the dog. It was a wonderful supper. We left shortly after everyone was finished eating and went scrapping. Sunday night is an important scrap night for us and we don't usually miss it no matter what else is going on. Plus, we need the money for sure from the scrapping to get the truck fixed while it's still under warranty and the warranty is running out this month. By the time we got home it was time for medicines and bedtime. We were going back to our regularly scheduled summer lessons this week and I wanted them all ready to do some lessons on Monday morning.
This feels like a good place to mention that we're experimenting with The Good and The Beautiful language arts this summer. Since the girls will be doing The Prairie Primer unit study on the Little House books starting in the fall I figured that this was a good time to get our feet wet so to speak with The Good and The Beautiful. I recently discovered this curriculum and wanted to dive in head first with everything. We'll be using it a lot in future years if we like the curriculum this summer. Did I mention that levels one - five of language arts you can get as free downloads? This is how we're getting our feet wet without spending a ton of money on curriculum that we may or may not like and also that we're not going to use for a whole school year. ECJ will be doing History 1 through The Good and The Beautiful in the fall. He'll only get through History 3 before he graduates (only the first two years of history are released just now) but I think that he'll have a great grasp of history this way and we'll be using this history for the girls after next year ... and throughout the rest of their school careers. The prices for The Good and The Beautiful, and the quality, make it a great fit for us. Hopefully it fits with our learning styles as well. We'll see.
Monday we literally watched movies and played video games all day long. We woke up and it was raining and Daddy had a migraine. So, he called into work and rested all day (after a quick trip for a shot and some meds). We watched several movies together: Seven Witches, The Shallows, and Resident Evil, the Final Chapter. The campers watched several other movies in the living room while Daddy and I stayed ensconced in our cave like bedroom. In the afternoon the rain cleared up for a little while and Daddy and ECJ unpacked Sunday's scrap out of the truck while I cooked supper. Then we all ate and turned on Spongebob Squarepants to relax to in the evening ... actually, I took a long bath and read while they watched Spongebob. We did go up and pick up YCJ's new glasses from SVS Vision since they'd come in several days early. She's really thrilled with her choice for this year.
On Tuesday Daddy was up early to go to work and he woke ECJ up to do his chores and begin taking apart the scrap. I stayed in bed and dozed on and off for another hour and a half. ECJ instantly came inside after Daddy left for work and when Daddy stopped back in around 10 AM he got caught having not taken anything apart yet. So, as Daddy headed back off to work ECJ went outside (finally) to take apart the scrap and the girls and I did lessons for the day. It wasn't a hard days worth of lessons but two weeks off had them grumbling about simple things. After Daddy got home from work, and the lessons were all done, Daddy finished taking everything apart and then we reloaded the truck with scrap and headed to the scrap yard. In the afternoon we had an appointment at our church that only took a few minutes and then we were off scrapping again. We did a stop at the local ice cream shop for a treat for the campers that went with us scrapping and then picked up pizza for supper on the way home.
Wednesday we all woke up a little late but quickly got ready for the day. Chores were done quickly and breakfast was eaten and then Daddy went to work. Noni showed up shortly before 11 AM as she was taking us to the movies to see Dispicible Me 3. After the movie Noni helped us grab ECJ's new glasses and then we were off home. Noni had to leave right away and Daddy was already home from work but down with a migraine. After a few hours he and I went scrapping locally. The campers made themselves supper of Spaghetti O's and Daddy and I grabbed something quick while we were out.
On Thursday Daddy left marginally early for work. I say marginally because it wasn't really early but I had trouble getting out of bed. ECJ began taking apart scrap while the girls and I did lessons. Lessons were done inside of an hour and I even got to fold a load of towels while the girls worked on their math! It was hot and muggy outside, thanks to a large rain storm the night before. So instead of going outside the girls opted to play in their room while ECJ continued to take apart scrap. I moved the truck from it's parking spot to right by the house for him to have easier access to the scrap, this is a big deal because I do not drive ... ever! Seriously, I decided not to drive several years ago and gave my license up by choice so that I wouldn't ever be tempted. I am not a good driver and way to anxious behind the wheel. Daddy came home around 1:30 PM to take me to an appointment in the next town over. When we got back we finished loading the truck back up with scrap and then went to the scrap yard. After which he and I went scrapping again while the campers stayed home. ECJ did his school lessons while we were gone and then all three campers played together nicely (Peanut is our little tattle tale when they don't).
No major plans for this weekend but we'll see what happens. On an exciting (for us) side note we were gifted with a one year basic membership to Family Time Fitness and we'll be sharing some of the stuff we do with it throughout the year!!!
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