Jan. 12-18, 2020
Khan Academy, Flu, Snow and Ice
Hello, Friends!
By the end of this week, winter weather has once again returned, but I really appreciated the break from the snow and ice last week!
Such a treat of nice weather I took lots of pictures of the chickens outside enjoying it.
At the end of the week, we had a winter storm, Saturday and Sunday, and received a lot of ice. Our old church canceled, but our new church was open, but I decided to stay home and watch the message on their Livestream online.
Chickens:
I've been going crazy whipping up all sorts of exciting foods, or as I call them, "casseroles" for the chickens. Apples were on sale at Aldi (for around $1.18 a bag) so I bought two bags and have been de-seeding them and dicing them into little pieces and mixing that in with various ingredients like:
brown rice, tomatillos, eggs, eggshells, frozen kale, and Swiss CHard, bread, left-over pancakes and biscuits, various left-overs (ham)... all good stuff that they go crazy for! I don't know why, but my chickens love left-overs better than their feed. When they can't go outside I try to keep things exciting with fun food surprises.
Bible Studies:
I successfully made it to both my Bible studies this week. I'm learning a lot, but wish it didn't take up SO much of my time. I just can't seem to do things at a surface-level; I have to go way too deep and into too much detail. A lesson might mention something like a location; for example: Asia Minor and I'll spend 30 minutes on various atlas and map books pinpointing exactly where Tarsus was in Asia Minor...it might sound funny but it can get really frustrating when I have to figure it all out before moving forward. I'd have straight A's in both my classes if these were graded, but I do have so much else I also need to fit into my week!
Khan Academy:
Now that I am thinking about my 'next chapter' or "next season" I've been thinking perhaps I'd be interested in some kind of medical job? Like EEG or Xray technician -- so I've started watching lots of Anatomy and Physiology videos to see if I'm interested...so far it has been very interesting. I'm learning a lot! I don't know what God has planned, but I'm trying to fill my toolbox with some good tools so I'm prepared.
Khan Academy Info:
BTW: Do you know about the awesome FREE website dedicated to educating all people on most subjects covering most grades? I've used it with my daughter for YEARS! and I have honestly used it even more myself!! I love to learn!! It is such an amazing resource---when my Dd had problems with math we would watch extra video's on her problem spots to help explain things. Now that she is preparing for her SAT she has been using Khan for SAT prep. I encourage you to google: Khan Academy and check out their website. I never get any bonus or anything by recommending things that work for us; I'm just sharing.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Furnace:
Dh figured out which part had died in our furnace. We ordered from Amazon and within one week he had the part and fixed the furnace!
Subaru:
Dd came in on Saturday night saying the Subaru wouldn't start. She had parked in our driveway and when she got out she noticed she hadn't parked back far enough and went back to fix it and when she turned the key it didn't start for her. Dh found the battery had a lot of corrosion on it and the battery was low too. He fixed it all up and we hope it will work better now.
Wood flooring/Treads on Stairwell:
This week Dh managed to get ALL the treads up, all the nails pulled out, and the tread put back with a few screws to keep the stairwell working while we start to focus on buying and finishing the replacement treads. The two options we have whittled it down to are: Dutch Oil and Polyurethane. He plans to buy the new treads this week, but we still haven't decided what we are going to finish the wood with---both options are very nice.
By the end of this week, winter weather has once again returned, but I really appreciated the break from the snow and ice last week!
Such a treat of nice weather I took lots of pictures of the chickens outside enjoying it.
At the end of the week, we had a winter storm, Saturday and Sunday, and received a lot of ice. Our old church canceled, but our new church was open, but I decided to stay home and watch the message on their Livestream online.
Chickens:
I've been going crazy whipping up all sorts of exciting foods, or as I call them, "casseroles" for the chickens. Apples were on sale at Aldi (for around $1.18 a bag) so I bought two bags and have been de-seeding them and dicing them into little pieces and mixing that in with various ingredients like:
brown rice, tomatillos, eggs, eggshells, frozen kale, and Swiss CHard, bread, left-over pancakes and biscuits, various left-overs (ham)... all good stuff that they go crazy for! I don't know why, but my chickens love left-overs better than their feed. When they can't go outside I try to keep things exciting with fun food surprises.
Bible Studies:
I successfully made it to both my Bible studies this week. I'm learning a lot, but wish it didn't take up SO much of my time. I just can't seem to do things at a surface-level; I have to go way too deep and into too much detail. A lesson might mention something like a location; for example: Asia Minor and I'll spend 30 minutes on various atlas and map books pinpointing exactly where Tarsus was in Asia Minor...it might sound funny but it can get really frustrating when I have to figure it all out before moving forward. I'd have straight A's in both my classes if these were graded, but I do have so much else I also need to fit into my week!
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| Agnes |
Khan Academy:
Now that I am thinking about my 'next chapter' or "next season" I've been thinking perhaps I'd be interested in some kind of medical job? Like EEG or Xray technician -- so I've started watching lots of Anatomy and Physiology videos to see if I'm interested...so far it has been very interesting. I'm learning a lot! I don't know what God has planned, but I'm trying to fill my toolbox with some good tools so I'm prepared.
Khan Academy Info:
BTW: Do you know about the awesome FREE website dedicated to educating all people on most subjects covering most grades? I've used it with my daughter for YEARS! and I have honestly used it even more myself!! I love to learn!! It is such an amazing resource---when my Dd had problems with math we would watch extra video's on her problem spots to help explain things. Now that she is preparing for her SAT she has been using Khan for SAT prep. I encourage you to google: Khan Academy and check out their website. I never get any bonus or anything by recommending things that work for us; I'm just sharing.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
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| Radagast, our Silkie Rooster |
Furnace:
Dh figured out which part had died in our furnace. We ordered from Amazon and within one week he had the part and fixed the furnace!
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| Honeysuckle |
Subaru:
Dd came in on Saturday night saying the Subaru wouldn't start. She had parked in our driveway and when she got out she noticed she hadn't parked back far enough and went back to fix it and when she turned the key it didn't start for her. Dh found the battery had a lot of corrosion on it and the battery was low too. He fixed it all up and we hope it will work better now.
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| Bunny, my hen that has been perpetually sick and I try so hard to help. |
Wood flooring/Treads on Stairwell:
This week Dh managed to get ALL the treads up, all the nails pulled out, and the tread put back with a few screws to keep the stairwell working while we start to focus on buying and finishing the replacement treads. The two options we have whittled it down to are: Dutch Oil and Polyurethane. He plans to buy the new treads this week, but we still haven't decided what we are going to finish the wood with---both options are very nice.
Dd's Academic Progress For the Week:
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| Ms. Lemon, my Bantam hen |
Reader:
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Franke: COMPLETED
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| Dickens |
Paper on Diary of a Young Girl: COMPLETED
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| Henny Penny |
Read Aloud:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
We are on the last chapters...I will miss reading Dickens! He is just such a great author to read aloud!!!
Grace Classes:
Science: Anatomy and Physiology (Apologia)
Art: Painting Studio (brought home an oil painting this week)
History: American Civil War (last class--turned in a paper this week after watching GLORY for research)
English/Writing: Analytical Writing for Essays and Research Papers (IEW)
Math:
Algebra II (Saxon) with a tutor
Work/Job:
Dd had her first difficult meeting this week. She was supposed to work on night when we were getting an ice storm. Many places were closed due to the weather---even our library---and she called in to say she couldn't come in b/c we didn't want her driving home alone at 11 o'clock at night in a storm, as a 17-year-old. Her boss gave her quite the lecture and warned her if she could get fired if she has 2 unexcused absences. Mind you, she makes about $8.00 an hour because she is only 17. This was the only time in seven months she has called off from a shift and he didn't take it very well. It is a good life lesson for her; bosses don't actually care a bit about you and the sooner she learns that the better. She handled it very well. She let him chew her out and kept a professional attitude.
Hair Salon:
Dd had some major things done to her hair this week. She has been going to the hair place in Walmart, but now she has moved up to a real salon! But, her hair is looking very nice.
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