Ack! Summer is almost over! All those things I wanted to do and put off (because there was plenty of time) need to happen. Potty training the almost 3 year-old, garage sale, homeschool planning and working on starting a new cottage biz. Oh, well... it's what I get for playing all summer and procrastinating.
1. Potty training... didn't fly yesterday... The kitchen, where I was going to train her, is the largest of the non-carpeted rooms. It also houses the washer and dryer. She was freaked out by the noises the machines were making and didn't want to go potty there. Sigh. Trying again today- without the machines going.
2. Garage Sale... Happens tomorrow, Thursday and Friday! Come on "BUY" if you are in the area. Spent yesterday (instead of potty training) sorting through our piles and pricing. Still have some more rooms to go through and purge. Most of our stuff is small and quarter/dollar stuff. Still anything I sell is less to cart off to Goodwill.
3. Homeschool Planning... I need to plan and organize 5 different bins of activities for Taylor, our pre-schooler. One for each day of the week to keep her busy during "school". My second grader is pretty much set. She is using workbooks, except for science and geography/history. So I only need to plan some reading assignments and activities for those two subjects. Most of our time will be spent perfecting her reading which isn't too hot yet. My fifth grader is moving away from workbooks this year, except for math, to get him ready for upcoming Jr. High. He's going to take the most planning as his Language Arts studies will be incorporated into science and history/geography. I use the "What Your ___ Grader Needs to Know" series for those two subjects and have him do the reading and make up assignments based on that. I really like tailoring assignments to each individual student. The books aren't "Christian World View" but I either have him skip sections that we don't agree with or we discuss the differences in world view and what the Bible says. I also supplement these subjects with a lot of documentaries and other learning tools from various homeschool sources and of course the library. My Jr. Higher and my Highschooler use the Far Above Rubies curriculum by Linda Coats. LOVE IT! It gives them a well-rounded education while emphasizing homemaking. It also helps you document everything for transcript purposes for any college bound student. F.A.R. is for girls but they also have Blessed is the Man for boys. That is what my son will use when he gets there. These programs are self-directed but I like to sit down with each child and help them choose their assignments. I'm also going to be teaching family art, music, and nutrition plus we have family Bible time in the morning and Biblical Character training and Spanish with Dad in the evenings. Oh, and family exercise. Our days are full.
4. Cottage biz... focusing on home arts... still forming in the head. Like my days aren't full enough...lol!
All this to say... sorry that the "homesteading" focus isn't very back to the land orientated right now. I'm focusing on my "home" and those in it.
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