I can’t believe it is Friday already!† The weeks just zip by.
1.††† Kathy and I took the girls to see “Dark Shadows” .† The movie was not very good but Keilee really wanted to see it because of Johnny Depp.
2.††† Keilee made me this for Mother’s Day!† She nailed it together and painted it.† I had seen one similar to this and she decided to make it.† It is for the squirrels!† My Daddy would DIE!† He spent so much time getting rid of the squirrels here and Keilee names them and feeds them. 😉
3.†† Bread in our Dutch Oven!† This is so good and it really worked!† I had my doubts.† I first saw this recipe over at Deb’s and followed her link to the recipe I ended up using.† I WILL make this again.
Crusty Bread
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 1/2 cups water
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and yeast.† Add water and mix until a shaggy mixture forms.† Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 – 18 hours.† Overnight works great.† Heat oven to 450 degrees.† When the oven has reached 450 degrees place a cast iron pot with a lid in the oven and heat the pot for 30 minutes.† Meanwhile, pour dough onto a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball.† Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating.† Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough.† Cover and return to oven for 30 minutes.† After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes.† Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool.†† You do not need to oil the Dutch Oven.
4.††† My dryer stopped working when I had just washed 2 loads of clothes!† Keilee and I had to go to the laundry-mat!† First time I have been there in forever and first time ever Keilee has.† It made us both very appreciative of our washer/dryer.† A friend of my Daddy’s came and fixed it for us, thankfully.
5.††† Keilee’s first attempt at French Braiding.† She wanted to learn so I taught her and she braided my hair.† Not bad for a 1st time!
1.† Keilee and I went out to eat the first of the week.† This is something we rarely do.† We had so much fun.
2.†† It’s Fairy House time!† Hours are spent of this each summer.† I am so glad she is still interested in building these.
3.†† Going to church.† I love her sense of fashion.† [and I used to be the same way!]
4.††† Keilee and her friends at play practice.
5.† Keilee even took her ‘studies’ to the dentist office.
She has surprised me so much the way she has taken off on educating herself.† There are times when I want to say something to her, but for now I am letting her do things at her own pace.† She makes a schedule and works from it.† This week she has studied about “Flying Creatures”.† She reads and takes notes.† She watches videos and draws birds.† She even made a spelling list of 20 words from her Science.† Seriously I couldn’t spell some of these words without studying.† She asked me to give her the test today and she missed 1.† She is also reading about WW1 and WW2.† She has compared life in Germany to life in Russia and read her book everyday.
She has also been working on a new blog.† Check it out!† I love that she uses quotes just like I do.† She scours the internet for just the right one.
I also have great news!† There is a VERY good chance that Keilee and I are going to meet Jessica and her family next week.† They are coming to Knoxville for a DI tournament and we are going to Gatlinburg for vacation!† We have talked on the phone about our plans and we are so excited.
I have 2 Favorite Resources of the Week
Lit2Go A great site with audio stories and poems and the pdf files to go along with them.
†Periodic Table of Elements with Videos!† This is awesome!† Each element is clickable with great videos featuring an “Albert Einstein” type professor.
Happily linking up with
Mary @ “Collage Friday”
&
Susan @ “Favorite Resource”
Kris at “Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers”
Have a magical weekend!
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen
†”Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.”† ~William Butler Yeats
ìAll sorrows are less with bread.î† ~Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author
Unschooling seems to be TOTALLY working for her! She’s very motivated and does such a wonderful variety of “stuff”! It’s awesome! I would be afraid that my kiddos would want to “school in front of the TV”! LOL
Love the Periodic Table videos! Bookmark! LOL
thank heaven for friends who know a thing or two about dryers. at least, that too, was a learning experience for kei? 😉 such beautiful, tender hearts… both of you. a wonderful-busy week!
I love all the photos!! It is so nice seeing others’ lives online! 🙂
That would be awesome to meet up with Jessica! I wish we could have a big blog meet-up. Thanks for sharing the resources. I’ve put the elements video link on my future resources list 🙂
I am so incredibly impressed with Keilee’s independence and desire to learn! Wow! She is an amazing young lady. I guess I should have my sons stand in line behind Phyllis’, lol. I have one who will be 14 on Sunday and one who will 13 in August. ;-))
I am really glad you were able to get your dryer fixed. Trips to the laundromat are no fun. The only good thing when we had to go was that the wash for all 6 of us was done in no time since I had a gazillion machines going at once. 🙂
I hope you have a great weekend! I know we’re pretty far away from you (PA), but maybe one day we can figure out a way to meet! 🙂
So impressed with Keilee’s educating herself and the initiative she has taken!
Great opportunity to meet Jessica, too!
Your daughters motivation to learn is awesome! I was once a fashion plate too – what happened? LOL
We lived without a washer and drier for a few weeks when we moved this summer and, boy, are you right, it sure gives one appreciation for having a working washer and drier in the house!
Keilee is so self motivated! It’s great how she’s taking control of her education.
Mary! I would love to do that. We should make plans. Wonder what is halfway? Probably a cotton field. 😉
Oh, I hope you get to met Jess next week! I can’t wait to hear about it. Lucky you 🙂
I’m amazed at what an independent learner Kei is…. it inspires me to motivate Anna to do more on her own. You know, you don’t live that far from us, really —- one day we should meet half way!!
Great week. We have been without a dryer for a few weeks and are doing the laundromat scene. It does make you appreciate owning such appliances. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Dawn
Phyllis! HAHA Love match Homeschool style. 😉 This made me smile. 🙂
Yay for Keilee taking charge of her own studies! That’s awesome. She reminds me of Abby and how she disciplines herself to learn something:) Love the photo of her dressed for church. Also, love her blog…I showed my girls. I knew they’d be impressed. Her photos are amazing!
Sounds like you had a great Mother’s Day week. Your bread looks delicious:) How awesome that you might get to meet Jessica! If you could just travel a teensy bit further west, we could see you too;) Have fun!!
What a fun, busy week! Kei’s squirrel feeder looks great!! The bread looks good, too. I might have to try that recipe. We are going to have to use the laundromat when we are at my friend’s house as she has a tiny washing machine. I hate them, too, but we will make the best of it and learn gratitude. It sounds like Kei’s studies are doing so well. I am so happy for you, both. Kei is so beautiful. She is such a wonderful young lady. {I have a nice young man just a couple years older than her, for her to meet…:) }
I agree – homeschooling rocks!! Love your collages – learning to braid, making bread, a squirrel feeder – what fun.