Geez, has it been 7 months since I last posted? Time flies, I suppose. Though since no one reads this, I guess it doesn't matter. :)
The last two weeks have been chaotic and weird.
- Our dishwasher went out right before Thanksgiving - leaking water through the floor into the basement. Check that - pouring would be a more accurate term.
- New dishwasher didn't work right within a few days - ended up having a hole in the bottom of it. Two weeks after the first install, the replacement came.
- I got bit by the neighbor's dog. (A week and a half later, I still have puncture wounds and bruises.)
- Our Vizsla attacked and killed our remaining cat. (We're down 3 pets since the beginning of the year.) What made it even worse was that I had already planned on getting 2 kittens for Hubby for Christmas - he's been asking for them for quite a while.
- Our furnace went out less than 2 weeks before Christmas.
Seems to me there were a few more things, but can't recall them. I suppose the above things kind of overshadow them. :P
I believe we finally found our methodology for homeschool! We started using the Charlotte Mason method, and I really love it! The kids are generally cooperative with it as well - bonus! We started using Math Mammoth for math, which seems to be a paper version of Montessori - but we can add the manipulatives if the boys need it. And starting this week, we're going to give Time4Learning a shot. (They have a trial month for $5 per child - can't beat that!)
I'm really excited about getting back to schooling! Though we'll probably only do half days for a little while - I'm going to be paying for the YMCA for the next 2 months so we can go swimming 3 days a week and get the boys comfortable swimming. Then I'm going to cancel it. (Since they were supposed to cancel it last summer and they didn't - and Hubby hasn't taken them swimming once like he'd said he would.
Ok, time to head out. Doing some Christmas shopping today and hopefully will be able to spend the afternoon wrapping before heading to an early dinner with the extended family.
Happy Holidays!
