Tweaking the school day, making plans, and seeing what works.

Hi,


Been keeping pretty busy this new school year. My husband's work schedule has changed a bit this new school year and so we must tweak our school day.

We start a littlie earlier (yawn) but it is working out pretty well. I don't have much free time these days, but I am enjoying our days together.

I started the older boys with Memoria Press grammer this year instead of the Seton English. I am not sure I like this, but we shall see, before we make any final decisions.

So, here is a list of what the older two are doing; Latin (with Dad), Greek (with Dad), Math (dad), Catechism (mom), grammer (mom,) spelling, handwriting, literature, and Roman History, vocabulary, oral narration,and dictation (mom)

The two younger ones; Math (dad), and catechism, reading, oral narration, writing, etc. with me.

While he works with the older boys I school the younger ones and visa versa.
I am pretty spoiled to have him here during most of our school day.

During meal times I am reading the bible or Our Lady of Fatima. They each have their day as a kitchen helper and we have been trying out, bread making together (just yesterday I tried my hand at soaked dough to make it more digestible).

 by the way

if you notice in this picture the container with the flour was on it's way to the floor....yep.....

 I try to teach wherever I am as you can see.

I like to finish up the school day early (skipping breaks) so we can finish early. That leaves afternoons free.

This fall I hope to give them all their own garden plots to plant and tend to. Aren't we cute?

Had a birth yesterday, yes sir, one of the pigeons babies hatched right in the hands of Nature Boy. This isn't the first time, but we all still get pretty excited.

On to a practical note, to help the homemaker in all of us.  Here is a nifty basket idea for the coffee. Put in the coffee, sugar and filters in one basket for easy get to and storage. So simple....

 and there is goes

it my disaster of a pantry. I accept this and it's really ok that it's a disaster.....mostly.

Off I go now, I wish I could say, "off I go to my nap", who is kidding who?..I never get to nap. I am so stinkin' tired right now, that anything amuses me.