Happy New Year 2009

The Lord has blessed, and we have made it to 2009. I am so grateful for the 3 blessings that have been given to me and my husband. It is our heartfelt prayer to draw closer to God and continue to lead our children by example into a closer personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank the Lord for our three blessings.

Were Expecting Snow

I have not blogged in a long time, but what better way to get started again, than to add snow to my blog. How wonderful it will be for the kids tomorrow morning to see snow.

Tot School

The big man(4 yr old) has gotten tired of the weekly letters, so we have changed things around and he is learning the letters a little more informally. He did a lot of coloring and playing with his army men(which he loves); also we added some sorting skills by letting him separate the different colors of army men. I found a great book that has puzzles in it, and he also does the puzzle that I found in the dollar section at Target. Also enjoyed lots of reading time.

Weekly Report

Did not take any photos this week; in addition to the many hats I already wear, I added nurse last week due to hubby not feeling well. We had a great week, even though hubby was sick, we continued schooling. All the subjects went great. The schedule is working out great; separating the older two for math is working out fabulously. Completed timelines, science and geography, grammar, spelling and vocabulary. I had been purchasing separate vocabulary, but I happened upon a FREE crossword maker, word jumbler and more to enhance our spelling called Word Learner. It is really great, all I do is plug in the words along with the definitions in Word, then copy/past in the program and it creates the crossword puzzle and more(have to save money where I can).

Back on Track

Well, I am back on track. I haven't posted in two weeks. Sweet hubby(child #4 he, he) has been very sick, so we have been schooling, but I haven't had much time to post what we have been doing.

Speaking of back on track... I have started walking again. I have decided, that it is a must that excerising is part of my "me time". I have some baby weight to lose(the baby is now 4 :-)). I must get more heart healthier. So I am going to post here every Monday to check in, and let this be my accountability for my "heart healthy progress".

Tot School

Here is the big man learning the letter A. He finished out the day by going outside to help do a little collard green prep work.

New Beginnings

I feel so blessed this school year. We are going into our seventh year of homeschooling, and I can say with a grateful, and thankful heart how God is leading us this year. God lead me back to Charlotte Mason this year through reading Cindy Rushton. In

times past I always picked the textbooks to use and the methods to incorporate and then ask God to bless my decisions. It is with great embarassment I must admitt that it never occurred to me to lay out my plans before God and ask Him if this is the direction He would have me to go. But praise the Lord, as I have been lead to many blogs through a dear southern sister Kysha at Love's School. God is leading and we have started our 2008-2009 school year with Jesus Christ first and foremost.

Here are my three M's. MacKenzie(grade 5), Matthew(grade 7), and Mason(pre-k). We actually started schooling again on Tuesday, but I am just figuring out my laptop, trying to do things without the dear hubby having to show me and take away from his work. And let's not forget the principal.