Saturday, January 19, 2008

We started Co-op

We started co-op yesterday for the spring/winter semester. The kids loved it, my son already got his first homework for science and only missed one! That is huge for him, it is funny how we have to help our hsed kids learn the fine art of finding answers to chapter questions. We are really blessed to have our co-op and man my classes were full.

It was a cold first day, I felt bad 2 of my kids had sports classes and they still had them outside. My wacky prince had rollar hockey, he said it wasn't too bad because they were skating around and he warmed up quickly. MY little chef had archery but he was layered and had gloves.

Whenever co-op starts I am just so exhausted after that first week. Yesterday dh picked us up afterwards. We came home and dh and I took a nap, it was so great. I am telling you once your kids get a little older and you can trust them it is a good thing! I had also premade dinner so when we woke up all I had to do was add cheese and put it in the oven that was a good thing too!

It was wonderful having dh pick me up he got to meet a lot of the kids friends. I love how homeschooling kids are not afraid or act weird around adults. I remember growing up whenever I would run into a teacher I would freak out- I thought the school locked them in at night! I think it is great to see how hsing kids just don't act that way.

I will post our week in review later today so stay tuned!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Week 21 our week in review

Well we started back this week, we are doing only our basics because we are packing to move so dh can be closer to work. It was a fairly smooth start back up. We are starting to talk with the election more, dd will be studying government this year since it is an election year. I have included a picture of election poster that describes the process and we have boxed in where we are in the process.

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We are keeping track of the elections on our control center. This is where we keep notes for the week, I don't know what we are going to do in a couple of weeks when it no longer fits.

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Here is the Chef's work, it is his Math u See lesson, his geography notebook pages on Ohio from Geography matter's Trail Guide to U.S. geography. Which I love they don't love it because it is challenging for them but that is the point.
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The Wacky Prince has decided if the whole comic book artist thing doesn't work out his back up job would be a meterologist. I told him he better get busy with the math and start to pick up the pace, which he has done. He is so funny and honestly he is great in math so I am sure he will catch his sister within the next year. His geography sheet included a spot for the Underground Railroad, which he wrote a great paragraph full of information on the subway-umm it was good but not what I was looking for, he corrected it.
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The Queen to be is busy and is doing good she is making great progress in math. She is also very interested in the election, she is watching MSNBC on Tuesday's for election results. I have never seen her so interested in something not related to dance, drama or dramay dance related.
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Next week we start co-op but we are still going to do the basics adding in CQLA, logic and they will all have science homework. But we are still preparing for the move. So I thought I would include what I have been working on-BOXES
PhotobucketNotice the toilet paper, we have our priorities. also notice the black crate it is for co-op and needs to be dug out and ready for co-op next week
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That is the front door and this is a long hallway with boxes and Christmas decoration already put back up getting higher and higher and ready to be moved! So that is what we have been up to this week!

Friday, January 11, 2008

What A Crock!: Hidden Valley Taco Soup

What A Crock!: Hidden Valley Taco Soup

1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (28 ounce) can crushed canned tomatoes
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can whole kernel corn
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing

Mix all ingredients together in crockpot. Cook on LOW for 4 hours.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Queen To Be's Freshman year tentatively

Well Mrs. Queen will be in high school next year, so I have been thinking very intently on what she will be doing. So far this is my thoughts with high school credit info. attached.

In middle school:
1 credit of general science
.5 credit keyboarding skills

Freshman year
1 credit of Foundations II math (we are finishing up/starting Pre-Algebra combo of MUS and Life of Fred)
.5 credit Governement we (notgrass) she will also required to an election notebook
1 credit Science we are debating between Biology and Physical Science (co-op class)
1 credit Language Arts (CQLA) for one semester and Write your Own Roots for the next
1 credit history we are doing the ancient/Bible time
.5 credit health this is a co-op class

She will also be working on a geography credit, and will be for 3 years so when she is done she will have a credit in geography(this semesters work will give her 1/3 credit)So far that is where she is at, but this is subject to change. Boy they are growing up so fast! Tomorrow is Week in Review day :)

Sunday, January 6, 2008

menu plan monday ( a day early aren't I prepared)



Monday
Egg pie
hash browns

Tuesday
Tacos with Rice

Wednesday
Sausage
potatoes
salad

Thursday
chicken tacos
leftover rice or new if it is all gone

Friday
leftovers

Saturday
Tomato soup
Grilled cheese

Secret Sis Thank yous


Secret Sis sent me some yummy things yesterday. I found this wonderful box of goodies at the door. so I opened up the pretty box and look what I found inside!!!


They are so good and cute looking, I almost couldn't eat one but.....I did :)
thanks secret sis!

Saturday, January 5, 2008

MY thanks to all who sent me forwards this year!

My thanks to all those who have sent me emails this past year,
especially the forwards..

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, I now have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown); who is about to die in the hospital for the
1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are
sending me for participating in their special e-mail
program.....

Or from the senior bank clerk in Nigeria who wants to split $7 Million with me for pretending to be a long lost relative of a
customer who died intestate.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca-Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gas without taking a man along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to
Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore and Uzbekistan .

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big Brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my bum.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't even pick up the $5.00 I found dropped in the car park because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your
head at 5:00 pm this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will
infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump.

I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician.

By the way....a South American scientist after a lengthy study has discovered that people with low IQ always read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late!

First Post of the New Year

Well we are keeping busy in our house, the hallway if filling up with boxes for our move. Dh is ready to move so he no longer has to commute 3+ hours per day. So we are looking for something closer. WE start back with school next week and will only do the basics plus extended geography. We use Trail Guide to U.S. Geography and I am making them do all of the mapping (which I normally don't) and the notebooking pages. I really do like this program and will continue to use it next year and I think if dd uses all three programs in her high school year we will count it as a geography credit (I am not sure if I should map the hours to make sure it will be a whole credit or not)

I am keeping up with doing at least two boxes per day in fact most days I do more, I think if I keep in my mind I only have to do two it helps. With 3 moves in 3 years now I am just so sick of the stuff. Dh will start to look this week, we are hoping for a house closer to work so we can save some money on gas (it is so expensive) So we are watching Craig's List and the newspaper and hope something will soon pop up in our prize range.