Starting school, again or "My home made worksheets"

So my lucky little girls got to start Christmas break right after Thanksgiving.  I was in a bit of a funk and needed the break way more than they did.  But now Christmas is over, I'm over my funk (or at least not as deeply in it) and thanks to the flexibility of homeschooling since we are ready to start schooling, we are. 

 Nothing says, "Wow I haven't made you guys do this for a while." like eager little girls, sitting side by side at the table, working on worksheets without a single argument.  Thats right neither of them tried to get out of work and neither of them fought with the other.  I have to say it didn't hardly feel like school.

We aren't quite to the regular routine quite yet.  Instead both girls worked on their  Math Wrap-ups, wrote thank you notes and had a pile of home made worksheets.

  The worksheets had a variety of activities from cutting and gluing to tracing and measuring.  As the creator of said worksheets I was proud of myself.

This one was my favorite, I really liked how my camel turned out.

Now I am off to reorganize school supplies, check which books we need to review, and other teacher sort of things.

Homeschool Journal Entry 5

In my life this week…

It has been a long week.  I'm glad to have November over and looking forward to fun this December.  Christmas Advent is one of my favorite times of the year.  My daughters were eager to start eating their daily chocolates.

This year we are starting what I hope will be an annual tradition, making a Jesse Tree.  The girls are each making their own in a folder that we can keep (if they turn out well.)

In our homeschool this week…

Christmas break started early for us (and is going late.)  Instead of workbooks and what not we are doing Christmas themes stuff.  Merry will be mostly doing pre-made packs, this week we used the gingerbread lap book from homeschool creations.  Charry I have to hunt for worksheets her level.  Thanks to google I found a good grammar worksheet, math worksheets, and a reading a grid worksheet.  

Next week I will try to find Christmas tree worksheets.

I am inspired by…

My mom, today is her birthday.  This year has been a long one for the entire family and I am amazed how she has kept the family together and happy.  I'm not sure how she did it but I'm sure it is because of her that my siblings and I get along so well.  Thanks Mom.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

We've been over at my parents lot.  Grandma Louise was there a few days.  We also had dance class, girl scouts, AWANA, and I worked a few days.

My favorite thing this week was…

Making Gingerbread Vests with all the cousins, I guest blogged the how to on my dear friend "Mrs. Dave's" blog.  Having 7 little kids all playing so nicely was lots of fun.

Things I’m working on…

I'm trying to figure out home made Christmas gifts that are inexpensive but not "cheap"  I have a few ideas...

I’m reading…

War of the Worlds  I've heard it said that Classics are not books people want to read, they are books people want to have read.  But I'm actually enjoying it.  I like a good scifi.

I’m praying for…

Family's that will have a tough holiday season  One of the other dance mom's in particular, her mom past away recently and this will be the first Christmas with out her.  

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

My mom, isn't she pretty!