We are needing a "LOW" week-- a "left-over's week" to get some other things besides just our Sonlight work done. We have LOTS of field trips this week. I think last year, I called this "Field Trip Week"; but this year it is two weeks full of field trips instead of one week of them! Hold on to your hats...
(reminder: we started Core E with Sonlight on August 6th, 2012)
Sept. 10-16th, 2012
This was suppose to be a "LOW" left-over's week; but really turned into a independent week. Dd did math and reading and a few other things on her own. We were really busy and I had a lot of planning to do.
What an incredibly busy week! On Sept. 9th, LHE had the Kick-Off Picnic and Dd got to play with her besties for a few hours. She managed to push 2 different little girls on the swings-- one 2 and one 3 years of age. Dd loves little girls! She also got to see and visit with the girls in her age range, too! The nice thing (in my opinion) about homeschooling is that she can play with girls 8 years younger and 8 years older! I love seeing the kids all playing together; not in small groups decided on b/c of their birth year!
Monday we had our Flag Education class for HBHE. This very large homeschool group asks each of us to put together one event each year. This was my one event for the school year. It was held at the Brownsburg Public Library; back in the Children's Dept. Dd and I went really early and posted signs up around the library telling people where the class was located. We talked to the librarians and told them the details in case anyone were to ask them about the class. Then we (mostly just me) moved all the tables and chairs and got the room all set up for the events.
Mr. Jones, from our church belongs to a Rotary Club; that goes to public schools and gives this presentation to the students about the American flag. He had offered to do it for our hs group--and I quickly took him up on it! My "event" last year didn't get enough participants and was canceled, after probably 48 hours combined hours of me working on it for 8 months. I was so glad to find an event that wouldn't have a limit or way for it to be canceled after so much work! There were about 30-40 people in attendance; and it was a lot of fun! I am so thankful for Mr. Jones and his group for sharing their stories of service to our country. One member; a nurse for the Navy, worked for 30 years of service! Incredible!
Tuesday, we went to the Anderson Orchard with HBHE hs group. We didn't know anyone; but had a lovely time. The weather was perfect for picking apples and walking around an orchard. They even had a pumpkin patch! How cool! We brought home 4 big bags of apples home with us! Delicious!
Wed. we had our light lessons--Dd actually worked pretty much independently! Amazing! She got her math and reading and spelling...and I don't know what else. And she actually cleaned up the house some! She really wanted to have a friend spend the night; and the house was getting cluttery - so she did all this on her own initiative.
Thursday- Our FIRST day back at LHE co-op classes!!! I woke up so early and was so nervous. Our classes start at 9am and we arrived at 8:20!! We were easily the first ones to arrive. We were almost all unpacked before another car arrived. I had loads of things to bring in.
Dd had: Gym, Nature in Art, and Geography. Then we went to Krannert Park for a lovely picnic and play time for a few hours.
Thursday night we had 4H and had a great time; and stayed up too late. We didn't get home until after 9pm.
Friday- we invited GG over to our house to play and have fun during the day. We went and picked her up around 1pm. Then after Dh came home we ate and went to see the Indiana Fever play.
They are the professional woman's basketball team for Indianapolis. It was a great game. We all = the whole stadium was standing up for the last 4 minutes of the game. We were down by 2 points and it was so very, very, very close! But, we lost. At least we had cotton candy and popcorn, and drinks to help us with our grieving! It was a very fun night. This was the second night in a row we didn't get home until after 9pm. Then GG spent the night.
Sat. While we were eating lunch at our dinner table we were watching a caterpillar that had attached itself to our napkin basket. It had a few threads to make it's 'hammock' and it was int that position it always gets into when it's going to be a chrysalis. While we were watching it (Dd, her friend, and I ) it started wiggling and wiggling and before too long it had wiggled it's skin off and it fell to the table! Then there was the pale green chrysalis! We got to see the whole process--yard sales and took GG home.
Sun- we went to our -church (van packed) followed by a WONDERFUL visit back to Shades State Park. We had a great picnic of Egg Salad sandwiches and chicken salad (with curry) sandwiches. Our homegrown tomatoes, peppers, and apples from Anderson Orchard! Then we hiked around the park with our dog and had a great time. What a week!
Caterpillar Update: We are finding chrysalis's everywhere! Somehow the caterpillars have left the fish tank and climbed up our curtains; on pictures, on baskets on our table, in a paper scoop cup, ......and turned into chrysalis's!!!! What is going on?? We have a few that stayed in the tank and sewed themselves onto a stick that I put inside; but many have gone awol! I have to keep looking for them; but really they must do it at night when I am not around b/c I check on them all the time!
