A better week

So how was everyones week??
We have had a better week, only one major melt down from mom this week!! lol!!
I have spent alot of time online looking for different worksheets to print out and I am creating a file for us to keep them in. And I have also printed a couple of St patrick day units which I am excited for us to do!
We took the kids to see a magic show in our lil town lastnight, it was soooo much fun! And the kids have been waving magic wands since.
I have got a really cool book for us to use for bible study called 'just me and mom having tea' it has lots of lil activities in it which I think will be fun. Hopefully the girls think so too!
Here are a few pics from our week...

Its a new week!

Hows everyones Monday going so far?? We are having a good day and got lots of school done already which is great compared to last week!!!
I had a really good weekend. Saturday I helped out with a 'girls' day that was planned in our lil town! It was sooo much fun! For girls aged 8-12 and basically teaching them about self esteem etc... The girls were all awesome and it was such a nice day. My eldest daughter got to participate which was great also!

I am looking in to 'five in a row' curriculum. It looks like something Ellie would really enjoy and I could also use it with my younger ones at the same time, Ive heard lots of good things about it, but a few have also mentioned a similar one that is Canadian called 'come sit with me' so I havent decided 100% yet. Any thoughts you have on this would be great!

I am also looking in to Math U See for next year, this looks really good and Math is the dreaded topic in our house and I think Ellie will get alot out of it!! Again, any views you have let me know!

I am going to a homeschool meeting tonight and a lady is coming out to speak to us about your childs different learning styles, so this seems perfect to me right now and what I need!! I am hoping to get alot out of it.

Anyway looking forward to reading about everyones week!!!

Abit of a rough week

Had abit of a rough week with stress levels etc this week!! I really need to learn to handle stress better... i guess Gods way of me learning this is sending me ways to practice it hey!! lol

I was supposed to be trying the whole de-school thing this week but I wasnt very good at implementing it and ended up trying to get her to do 'school work' ... and because I had already made the mistake of discussing how we were going to de-school with her this created frustration (obviously!!) on her part as she thought there was going to be no school work for a lil bit!! so lots of arguments came up, I now realise this was totally my fault and we had a big heart to heart lastnight and so far are having an awesome Friday! So, lets hope next week continues that way!!!

I know that homeschool is completely the best way to go and is the best "school" experience/opportunity that I can offer my kids - and also the family as a whole! Its just going to take some time to figure out what curriculums, schedules etc work for us, and we will get there!!!

I have ordered one of the horizon math workbooks and we are going to try that out, I have heard lots of good stuff about horizon and I was able to view some sample pages online and they looked colourful and fun!! So will let you know how that works out!
To help with our bible study I have also ordered a book called 'Just me and mom having tea'. I am excited to get this as I looked through a friends copy and it looks like something my girls would like! Its a mother and daughter bible study.

I am loving checking out everyones homeschool blogs, thats how I have ended up spending most of my evenings this week! And reading homeschool books from the library! There are so many great ideas out there and I am finding them so helpful!

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6.Our Crafts ~N~ Things- Dental Health
7.Shining Our Lights ~Our New Chore Chart
8.What to do w/ Valentines Day Candy Packaging - Mama to 4 Blessings
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11.Sensory Tubs
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26.Circle Time Months of the Year Song
27.Preschool Time Printables- Moffatt Girls
28.Never a Dull Moment-Presidents Day and Cars
29.DIY pretend stove and play food
30."The Kids Place" ~Last week in February
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34.I is for Iguana
35.O is for Octopus @ Great Day 2 Learn
36.Mamas Week in review letter O
37.Sarahs Sweeties-Real Life Lessons on Prayer
38.The Addisons

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Ok Ok ... so I totally SUCK big time at this blog thing!! LOL

Well life for us has totally changed but for the better! We decided to homeschool our oldest daughter who is in grade 3... we just wasn't very happy with how she was doing in school and after reading LOTS about homeschool, I got to thinking.... why on earth wouldn't you want to homeschool! It just seems like the perfect option to us. And already it feels like we are growing much closer as a family... and we were pretty tight to begin with! ha ha! Who knows your kid better than the parent... who has taught them everything they know so far... etc...

Anyway I am looking at being in to this for the long haul and hoping to do it with all 3 of my daughters! I have LOTS to learn and we are only just beginning but doing all the learning together as a family with my fave little people is deffinately an amazing opportunity!!

I feel so blessed that I am able to do this and I intend to enjoy it!

Sorry!!

Havent posted for sooooooo long!! We have had such a great summer with camping etc. My oldest went back to school today and I was so sad, I wish we could all be together every day. I missed her alot. I cant believe she is already in grade 3.
We have started kitchen renovation and the house is totally trashed right now!! driving me crazy, but I know it will be worth it!
Anyway I will try post more often!

Hows everyones summer going so far?? I am excited for camping again soon!! The kids are enjoying their day camp, they have one more week of that!
We went to friends lastnight for supper and ended up coming home with a kitten!! We already have a kitten and I had said no to them when they asked would we take one... BUT.... he is just sooo cute we couldnt resist!! so we brought him home late last night, its gonna take at least a week i think for our dog and other cat and the kitten to all be getting on but he is doing great and I wanted to share some pics!! hope you like them!

Camping!!

Hi everyone I hope all my canadian friends had an awesome canada day!! We spent the long weekend camping in Mcbride BC. We had so much fun! And saw SO much wildlife which if anyone knows our family we love to spot wildlife!!! The area we was in was so beautiful. We went up Mcbride peak which was alot of fun... although abit scary at times!! lol!! We took so many photos. This was our first camping trip of the year and we have two more booked through the summer.
Keira and Ellie will start a 2 week day camp today and they are very excited!!!