Today is…Monday Oct 4, 2010
Today is also my hubby’s and my 8th anniversary.
Today is also Ettin’s 2nd Birthday.
Today is also Gym day and Stay and Play day.
Today is a very busy day.
And we started it late.
Soooo, multitasking mommy nursed a baby and sang alphabet songs (“The A says ‘a.’ The A says ‘a.’ Every letter makes a sound, the A says ‘a.’ Like? —and Giant fills in a word here, like alligator or apple, etc. Thank You LeapFrog 😉 ).
Then we discussed a gospel picture. We talked about how Daniel was able to know and interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s (I’ve got to use that name in my family somewhere, at some point—perhaps for a pet) dream through the power of the Lord. We reviewed that Daniel and his friends were able to be wise because they followed the Lord and ate healthy foods:
Do you know which picture I wanted to post? This one:
Why? Because it doesn’t show this chaos:
Do you know why I didn’t put up this picture?
Because it doesn’t show how things really happen. I’m trying to show you what homeschooling in a real life setting looks like for us. Hopefully it becomes more orderly, but for now, I’ll share the chaos too.
This morning’s Cause of Chaos? Hinderment of Order? A sweet Galoot that needed a snuggle (which really inhibits a whole lot of tidying up):
I love him. I adore him. I’ll take the mess that comes along with the privilage of being his (and his brothers’) mommy.
We went to Gym (mommy/exercise group), and even had enough time to stop by Stay and Play (on Mondays, the kids get to play and the mommies get to “make and mingle.” We bring things to work on while our children are supervised. Awesome!).
When we got home for lunch, Daddy worked on math with the boys (counting, adding, subtracting) and fine motor skills (chalk drawing):
With Snakes and Ladders!
Our Daddy is the best!
Ettin went down for a nap and Galoot went down for a nap.
Giant and I took advantage of this perfect quiet learning time to make Ettin a card (for his birthday) and hang it on the wall for him (very important, though I’m not exactly sure why):
And bake some cupcakes:
And make a really marvelous mess:
Such is life.
Ettin woke up and joined in the fun (…yes, he is drinking cupcake batter—isn’t that the best part of baking cupcakes?):
Then Ettin worked on his Montessori type water pouring:
Right.
‘Cause I planned that.
Right 😉
I have to admit, preparing for a birthday is a very fun way to spend a school day!