This morning while I'm going to the bathroom Lily comes in with the iPad.
Me: Hey! I don't want you to take a picture of me while I'm going to the bathroom!
Lily: It's not a picture, it's a video.
Fail.
As we enter into our second year of homeschooling I have come to learn, that I still have a lot to learn!
Right now we kind of un-school, we don't have a set curriculum and the kid's are still young enough where I think it's beneficial to just learn by doing, trying new things, learning character and how to be as people just as much as book smarts.
We try our best tho and as Lily enters the 1st grade and Jonas goes into Preschool I'd really like to get into a more set schedule of things, I'm sure adding a new baby to the mix in a few months will really help. Sarcasm for those who can't tell.
The past few weeks I've really been struggling with the choice to homeschool, I've just been feeling overwhelmed and it feels like something I'm failing at. I think these are just normal feelings and when I stop to think about it enough I realize how much I love having my kids home with me and how good it feels to be the one to teach them what I feel is important.
That being said, I do need to catch up! My goal is to have Lily be a solid reader by the end of this year and I've been trying to think of some things to help with that. I saw these Speak & Say balls on Pinterest to use at slumber parties with like Truth or Dare questions and I thought it would work well for other things. So I made one with Kindergarten sight words & one with easy addition problems.
This was a really cheap & easy project! I found the balls at Wal-Mart for $1.68, even here in Hawaii and permanent markers are one of my many obsessions.
With homeschooling comes more hectic-ness that already comes with having young children.
Especially one named Oliver Crash, that child has been testing my patience everyday!
I now feel bad for telling people Jonas is my "hard" child, it seems Oliver came along to prove his Mother wrong.
So yes, off course, but coffee! One of my loves along with my family, sleep, and organization.
Recently figured out how to make my own coffee creamer and I am in love! I always have the ingredients on hand and it has so much less junk than the bottled stuff, not to mention cheaper since a small bottle can cost $5 here and I go through it like water, literally.
So far I've made up these two recipes and can't wait to try more!
You can really do whatever sounds good to you but this is what I had on hand for my first two batches.
Homemade Creamer
For the creamer base you will need:
A mason jar
Heavy Cream
Whole Milk [or skim if you want it a little lighter]
Depending on your size jar use equal parts heavy cream & milk, make sure you leave a good enough space for about 1/2 cup more liquid for add-ins.
Vanilla Honey:
2 tsps. Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Honey
Add to creamer base & shake well! I like my coffee sweet so feel free to add a little more honey or sugar after you add creamer to coffee.
Maple Brown Sugar:
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup pure Maple Syrup
Add to base & again shake well!
The possibilities are endless really....can't wait to try some more!
You're an amazing mother and you should be proud...no need to worry you are doing a great job! BTW I must try that creamer recipe! XoXo
ReplyDeletei don't know how far along Lily is with her reading, but there's a good website http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#wordfamilyam
ReplyDeletethat i like to print booklets off of for my students. if you scroll way down to where it says "Word Family Index" it has booklets that helps beginners and they go up in a level too. :)