Hello everyone! Thanks for all of the feedback on my e-mail to see who looks at this blog. My mom is the only one I knew of that actually looks at it and even though she is worth it, I was thinking that I was doing this for almost nothing. So, I'll keep on blogging...
This week is becoming the norm for us- busy. Rebecca did a week long gymnastics summer camp. It completely wore her out. Emily and I spent Monday, Wednesday and today running errands so she was tired on those days as well.
On Wed., we had signed up for a program a the library to see John Smith, Hero and Villain. I knew it would be educational and something worth our time so I made Rebecca go. She was very tired after camp that she cried the whole way home from camp. She was fine once she ate lunch and was glad to go to the program in the end.
Thursday, when I picked her up, she complained of a headache. I gave her some Tylenol and it barely dulled it for her. After getting aggravated with the other children playing and several attempts to get them to play the quiet game, I made her go to her bed. She said the light and all the noise that Emily, H. and B. were making were "bothering her". Migraine??? I'll have to keep an eye on that. So, I had her lay down in my room (with B's little sister who was napping)where it was very dark and the fan was on to drown out the noise. She slept for about 2 hours. She still had a headache once she got up but it was bearable. Needless to say, she went to bed early but was still awake at 10:30 when I went to bed.
Today, she was happy and feeling great. After camp, we went out for lunch at Chick-fil-a and a friend of hers was there. They got to play together and eat ice cream together so she was very happy.
We haven't done school since Tues. because she is in a great need of a break. I'll play it by ear as to if we do any formal schooling next week. Emily is so ready to start kindergarten and told me she wants to do it every day! Oh how eager they start out to be. We recieved her K5 curriculum this week so I may start her on Monday.
This morning, Emi and I went to Walmart and took advantage of the tax free weekend. It only saved me 5% and I got there early enough that it wasn't a mad house (yet). She was so excited to get supplies for co-op starting in a couple of weeks. She walked around Walmart with her new book bag and was proud of it. She's growing up way too fast. I couldn't imagine putting her on a bus and sending her to school! I'm so thankful I have a gracious God and husband who allows me to stay home and homeschool. Many think it's a chore and that they couldn't do it. Maybe they are right. But they really don't know what they are missing! I had a blast with her this week.
Oh, something I thought was a bit funny... On the way home from lunch I told Rebecca all the new things I bought her today, including a new book bag, she asked, "What for?" She's 7 and a half and has never seen the need for a book bag. So, she's using to tomorrow to take all her stuff to my grandma's for a visit. Emily has all her school supplies in hers.
We are doing a co-op this school year and I'm a bit nervous over all that is involved. Thankfully, I'm holding the position of preschool helper the whole year so I can be with B. We were invited to do it last year but there were some complications to it so I had to back out at the last minute. Becca and Emi are going to be taking a government class the entire year. Maybe I should take that class too! They are taking 6 weeks of art, 6 weeks or art appreciation, 6 weeks of music appreciation, and 6 weeks of theatre- more of learning the basics as opposed to actual skits or plays. I think it was described as a public speaking class. We are also going to be involved in a book club. Between that, the other co-op we participate in twice a month, babysitting still and all our other activities, our schedule is quite full! Fitting everything in for both Rebecca and Emily is going to be a challenge. I'm going to have to learn to micro-manage my time a lot better.
Well, my brother in law is here and they are going to go out in a bit -all work, very little play- so I need to go start cleaning out my SUV before our trip to grandma's tomorrow.
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