money-saving-in-the-works

Just a general update for everyone… We’ve all been sick! First we had summer colds, then before we were all over those, we get a stomach bug! Can you say cranky kids?!?! Thankfully though, the stomach bug didn’t last too long so now all that’s left is the stubborn cold hold outs. Mainly the stuffy nose, draining sinuses, & cough/tickle at the back of your throat.

And if that wasn’t bad enough, school started for the girls last Monday. I had to take it easy the first week though because they still had colds. The stomach bug hit Thursday afternoon. So their first week of school was cut short but its ok. The little ones only do school work in the morning, 9 to 11 am. My oldest does her main subjects from 9 to 11 am, then again from 2 to 4 pm. Her curriculum is a bit odd. Reading isn’t done during the day, just after school & on the weekends. Spelling is weekends only, with a test on Monday. But the main subjects have enough reading during the day to make up for not doing Reading during the normal school hours I suppose.

The author of my oldest’s curriculum is working on a similar curriculum for preschool to elementary aged children. Starting in Jan, thats what the little ones will be doing. Right now their main work is learning to write (they are only 2 1/2 & 4 right now) and other basic things, like the calendar, money, time, etc. My 4-yr-old chose the first unit study they are doing & she chose dinosaurs… Of course, she calls them dragons, but the first one she saw was a T-Rex, so its understandable. Maybe after they do the whole unit, we’ll get Jurassic Park & watch a movie one afternoon.

I bet your wondering why the break from 11am to 2pm, that’s a combination lunch/cleaning/naptime break. LOL. Half the time, my oldest dozes off with the little ones, so its not counted towards her school work. I know I should make her stay up & do her work but she’s only 13, she’ll be dealing with the real world stuff soon enough!