My boss called to let me know that they have POSTPONED our start date again.† This time it is pushed to the first of November.† I didn’t handle it well.† I cried and yelled a bit and told God that ‘OK I am tired of this and I need some help here”.† Keilee had just gotten into the shower and I had a good cry.† After her shower I went into the bathroom and she had left me a note on the mirror.
And just like that, I was fine.† Because she is right, we WILL make it and it will be OK.† And I was so thankful for my girl and my God.
Friday we went to Skate Day.† We have gone to Skate Day since Keilee was 7 years old.† She always has such fun skating and I enjoy talking to the Moms that I don’t see often.† This year a really great friend of Keilee’s started homeschooling and they were there for the first time.
Saturday was the Fiddler’s Convention.† We go to this every year.† This year there was walking around and no buying, except for one little thing for Kei’s Halloween costume but we still had a blast.†† There was fiddling and clogging and tons of great crafts.† Sophie went with us this year.
People amaze me with all their talents.† We saw so many crafts we loved.† I could have spent tons of money!
Monday was Co-op.† This was the first time Keilee had her cupcake class instead of Spanish. She was a little sad but she had fun making cupcakes.
In cooking class they made Pumpkin muffins with strudel topping.† Her teacher likes cooking healthy and is always giving them tips to make recipes more healthy.† Kei has great friends in Co-op and I am SO glad we decided to do it this year.
1.† “Little Women” practice.
2.†† A house near us that has lights to go along with a radio station.† We parked across the street and listened to “Thriller” and “Let’s Do the Time Warp”. So cool!
3.† Knitting and more knitting.† Keilee has learned to make hats with her ‘in the round’ and double pointed needles.† She has made 4 hats this week!
We made doggie treats for Nomad Wednesday.† It was really fun and strange to bake something that wasn’t for us!† He LOVED them.† Keilee decorated the ‘cookie jar’.
We bought a book at the Used book sale at the Fiddler’s Convention.† We paid 50¢!† It is called “Science Smart” and Keilee has loved it.† It is one of my Favorite Resources this week. One of the first ideas was to make a ‘bird hide’ and she wanted to make one.† She dragged tons of limbs to our backyard and starting working on it.
She worked on it 2 days and once it was done she covered it and took her iPhone and my camera to sit and wait on some squirrels.† She was out there about an hour and finally got a chipmunk and squirrels that came.† She got some fabulous pictures!
Our “one subject a day” is going great.† Kei did a lot of Math on Tuesday.† Wednesday was Science and she did a report on “Laika” the first animal in space.† She did a oral report for me with a Power Point presentation to go along with it.† It was very sad that Laika died within the first 10 hours.† I always learn something from her presentations.† Thursday we learned about The Spanish- American War which apparently either I had never knew or totally forgotten.† She has read so much this week, worked on “Little Women” and “Little Josephine” which begins filming this weekend!† She has spent a lot of time on an App that she loves called “Train Conductor“.† We have listened to hours of podcasts.† One of our favorites this week is “Stuff You Missed in History Class“.† Podcasts are my other Favorite Resource.† If you haven’t checked out all the great ones for the iPhone and iPad you should!
A wonderful surprise this week was a package from Jessica’s daughters.† Grace and Lilah sent Keilee a jar full of sea glass!† She was so excited.† She and I spent some time looking up ‘sea glass’ and learning all sorts of stuff about it.† Grace also asked her if she wanted to be pen pals.† She has already written the letter and is now working on a little gift to send them.
Whew!† Our weeks look crazy when I do our Friday collage!† I think it is that I take pictures of EVERYTHING!
So a little bad but mostly a great week.† We have a busy weekend planned.† I hope wherever you are you find the time to laugh and love and get outside.† Pretty soon it is going to be too cold to do that!
Happy Friday!
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen
“We can think of ourselves not as teachers but as gardeners. A gardener does not ‘grow’ flowers; he tries to give them what he thinks they need and they grow by themselves.”† ~John Holt
Happily linking up with
Mary at “Collage Friday”
Susan at “Favorite Resources”
Savannah at “It’s a Wrap”
I love how much you accomplished this week. A fiddlers convention sounds like a great way to pass the time. Thanks for linking up with “Its a Wrap” and I hope you’ll come back this week.
Oh that’s so frustrating. I know what it’s like to work and not be able to. It is so frustrating. I’ll be praying for you. Sassy has those same hello kitty pants. hehehe. We love going to craft shows and festivals. They are always free and we have a great time!
I love her collage of Squirrel pictures — they are really good, Karen.
You know, you are right to take your cues from Keilee — you WILL be ok. We just said today at church that we are definitely taking faith leads from our kids because they have a perfect faith, don’t they?
I’m still praying for you — for peace, financial blessing, and for your job to start Nov. 1. I love that you link with Collage Friday each week. Your posts make me happy.
I’m sorry about the bad news about work 🙁 Keilee’s note on the bathroom mirror is so very sweet…I’m glad you two have each other. Thinking of you often and praying for you!
So many splendid (love that word!) things in your week … I really love those cupcakes, btw.
Thanks for linking up with your favorites, Karen. Hope your busy weekend is going well. Hugs!
Hang in there Karen. I know it is so frustrating right now. Our prayers are with you. I love the sea glass. I have never touched it before. Your dd does so many awesome things in a week.
Blessings, Dawn
Both you and your daughter are inspirational, Karen! I love that Keilee left you a message on the mirror and I love that you shrugged off your tears so easily! You’ll be in my thoughts as you await the arrival date. I loved all your photos – the Fiddlers must’ve been fun to watch and listen to. Musicians make it look so easy to play! I adore the close-ups of the squirrels – it reminded me of the squirrels in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake!
I am so sorry things are not working out well on the job front. Looks like your week was great otherwise. Love the way you are doing school with one subject a day. Congrats to Keilee to for awesome grade on her last Spanish test. That is the way to go out from the class, on a really good note.
Blessings
Diane
You two are amazing! Your attitudes through this difficult journey have inspired me…as does your creativity and resourcefulness. Love to both of y’all!
Ok, I am in tears after reading what Kei wrote on the mirror. What a precious young lady she is! You will remain in my prayers, friend. I am so very sorry for the delay in getting back to work. 🙁
Your weeks are always so awesome– where do I begin? The cupcakes are so darn cute. I love them, as well as the doggie treats. How cool to bake for your pooch! 🙂 I can’t wait to see the finished knitting projects.
Kei’s photos of the squirrel and chipmunk are amazing! Definitely worth her long wait to catch pics like that.
Can’t wait to hear of all that goes on during your busy weekend! 🙂
Oh, I answered about the Lit Tea in comments on my blog…in case someone else wonders about it. LOL
Oh, so sorry to hear about another postponement. What a frustration! But looks like Keilee has “your back” and you guys will get through this! Hang in there!
All those fairs look like a blast!
Yummy cupcakes! My kids want to make and decorate cupcakes soon, but we’re having a sugar detox around here! ::wink::
Way to go on the hat, Keilee! My girl is learning to crochet/knit (I get the 2 mixed up) potholders for Christmas presents.
What a lucky doggie! We make treats for our dog once in a while, but the last time we made them they MOLDED. Ugh! I think when we make them again, we’ll freeze them and only take out small batches. The recipe made like 200 little dog bone-shaped treats.
Wow! Awesome close-ups of the squirrels!
Sea Glass is beautiful! My kids and I search for it when we’re on the Atlantic where my parent’s live. It’s getting hard to find it around there!
I love that you take pictures of everything because I love seeing it all! You have such a beautiful life. I know how you feel about wanting to demand help from Him. We still have not sold our house, even though we have the price below what we owe on it. Now that we have stayed with my best friend for over four months, I am beginning to feel just as you did. I always think about the many people who are in/have been in much worse a state than either of us and how they had to live out their fate. Makes my situation seem so much easier. I love the things that you do every year…it is like a thread that runs through your lives. I am glad that the subject-a-day is working. It works for us, too, because we can really get into the subject without feeling like we have to move on to something else. We get so much more out of each subject that way. The sea glass is SO beautiful!
AWESOME week!! I love seeing all the fun you guys have… and I had to laugh, because I said this week to my mom, “Man, I totally forget what the Spanish-American War was all about” as we were talking about the idea of learning stuff for tests and then forgetting it. Too funny!