Feb. 1-7, 2016 **Middle Ages **
Sonlight Core G Week 20"C" (67th week on core)
BiblioPlan Week 5/6
This was a very light schooling week, so Dd and I spent a few hours on Saturday getting a bit closer to where I had aimed to be by the end of the week. We really needed a light week, but all-in-all it really didn't feel like it was as 'off' as I had hoped. It amazes me how much time I loose by us doing TWO activities a week. I won't drop band; that is such a blessing. The other activity we are doing again is the local homeschool co-op we are doing for another ten week session (six weeks to go).
Updates: GERD is doing better, but I can't have any dairy (besides yogurt/keifer), or grains. I am basically eating lots of veg and fruit, nuts, and a little meat. The bonus is that I've lost some weight, but, the bummer is every time I've tried a little dairy I start getting heartburn, though yogurt (plain greek, Fage and plain keifer) doesn't bother me. Dh made a fantastic clam/Tilapia chowder--that I can't eat...so not fair!
Dh's truck is still not running. He is having a really rough go of it.
Social: Band/ Choir, co-op, Friday was "Girl's Club," Library twice this week, a co-op friend, Michele, came over on Sat. and brought us Buff Orpington chicken eggs, and church/Sunday School on Sunday.
CHICKENS/EGGS:(Buff Orpington)
Thursday, Michele let me borrow her egg incubator that her husband had made about twenty years ago. Then on Sat., she came with the eggs, had a little visit and left. Checking on the eggs and preparing to turn them, before bed, I noticed the eggs were SUPER hot! I looked at the thermostat and it was close to 120 degrees!!! I worked hard to get the temp down, and got Dh to see if he could figure something out. We came to the conclusion the fan was not working. Dh and I drove to the Farm store, no fan...Best Buy...no fan, looked for a Radio Shack--couldn't find it; looked for a second Radio Shack---couldn't find it; went to a Wal-Mart---no fan!!! Dd stayed home to tend to the eggs. We went home and I messed with the eggs until I put just enough ripped paper towels on them that they would stay between 99-101 degrees--good for the night.
Sunday, Michele, called me and told me that I surely over-heated the eggs and she wanted to take the incubator back and have her husband fix it so we could try again. Dd and I are without eggs again; after one night of enjoying the challenge. Hopefully we can try again soon, and have better luck?
Dd is so excited and can't wait to for us to start building a chicken coop with me!! We have LOTS of books and idea's to ponder.
Bible:
Psalm 141: on of my favorite and most used verses: especially this bolded part: As a person who really needs to think before I speak, I rely on this verse often.
CHICKENS/EGGS:(Buff Orpington)
Thursday, Michele let me borrow her egg incubator that her husband had made about twenty years ago. Then on Sat., she came with the eggs, had a little visit and left. Checking on the eggs and preparing to turn them, before bed, I noticed the eggs were SUPER hot! I looked at the thermostat and it was close to 120 degrees!!! I worked hard to get the temp down, and got Dh to see if he could figure something out. We came to the conclusion the fan was not working. Dh and I drove to the Farm store, no fan...Best Buy...no fan, looked for a Radio Shack--couldn't find it; looked for a second Radio Shack---couldn't find it; went to a Wal-Mart---no fan!!! Dd stayed home to tend to the eggs. We went home and I messed with the eggs until I put just enough ripped paper towels on them that they would stay between 99-101 degrees--good for the night.
Sunday, Michele, called me and told me that I surely over-heated the eggs and she wanted to take the incubator back and have her husband fix it so we could try again. Dd and I are without eggs again; after one night of enjoying the challenge. Hopefully we can try again soon, and have better luck?
Dd is so excited and can't wait to for us to start building a chicken coop with me!! We have LOTS of books and idea's to ponder.
Bible:
Psalm 141: on of my favorite and most used verses: especially this bolded part: As a person who really needs to think before I speak, I rely on this verse often.
I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me;
hear me when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;
may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
hear me when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;
may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.
5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
8 But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord;
in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers,
from the snares they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.
in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers,
from the snares they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.
As a person who really needs to think before I speak, I rely on this verse often.
Veritas Press Bible: Gospels
Card 100: Birth of Christ: Matt. 1 & Luke 2: 3 BC: completed
we read both focused chapters with our Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary.
Dd finished her VP Worksheets for this card.
Journey Through The Bible:
pg's 203- 206
(We meant to get back to Do Hard Things this week, but didn't get it fit in...pinning our hopes on next week.)
Monks & Mystics by Mindy and Brandon Withrow:
*Gregory the Great
*How did the Pope Get His Name
*Boniface, The Good News of Christ in Foreign Worlds
(I feel like this series is part of our bible program, though it isn't matching up with history any more.)
Science:
I think this has been another successful week of getting our Science done! So glad!!! It is hard for me to put Science ahead of history, but we've been lop-sided for too long.
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science by Dr. Jay Wile
General Science Lab Kit
Module 3: How to Analyze and Interpret Experiments: completed!
We finished the Study Summary for Module 3, Test Module 3, and Student Notebook pages completed.
Module 4: Science, Applied Science, and Technology
pg's 83-102
Experiment 4.1: The Lever
A success, will do a post on it.
Experiment 4.5: A Simulation of A Series of Pulleys:
We got all the things ready, but it didn't take long to realize we needed a third person to be able to do this experiment, and we couldn't do it. But, we were able to watch it on YouTube- we watched this one, and recommend it:
History:
BiblioPlan Companion: Medieval History:
Ch. 7: the Islamic Empire, the Carolingian Empire
pg's 111-131
YouTube:
some video's on Clovis and Attila the Hun
Sonlight Timeline and Maps:
Week 19: completed
Reader: (not SL)
Archers, Alchemists and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Love or Loathe: In Process
pg's 12-23
Reader (SL):
Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver:
Completed
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia:
pg's 114-115
Favorite Poems, Old and New
pg's 414-17
Exercising:
Four days of 30 minutes for Dd.
Music:
Alto Sax: 30 minutes per day
Choir: 15 minutes per day
Piano: two hours this week, combined
Dd earned, and has been enjoying playing:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Music from the Motion Pictures Arranged for Easy Piano
LINK co-op classes:
Gov't class, with lots of homework, part of the Gov't assignment is trying to memorize Roamns 13:1-2.
Cake Decorating class, with no homework,
and volunteering at the Nursery each week.
Math: Math U See: Algebra I
Lesson 9 A, B, C, D, and test
A good week of math.
Rosetta Stone: French
Twice this week, we are aiming for three lessons per week.
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ CNN Student News:
Mon-Fri
Cooking:
Tuesday was Dd's kitchen day. I wasn't feeling well, and thought this was a great opportunity for Dd to get in some good cooking time. She made grilled chicken and steamed broccoli, using a Cook's Kitchen cookbook recipe. She made jello, and has made too many smoothie's to count this week! She made dinner for her and Dh on Thurs, and Fri.---some kind of 'wrap' with hummus, spinach, diced celery and carrots, etc. They both really liked them!
Fun Books:
I've checked out about ten books on chickens, and how to build chicken coops, and Dd is very keen on reading them. She's read more than I have! I better get busy!
Fun Audio:
DVD's:
with our slow week, Dd got to watch some movies---a LOTR, Nim's Island, Avatar: The Last Airbender (and book from the library).
Music of the week: each day.
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Wildlife in our yard:
A Pileated Woodpecker woke me up on Thursday! Right outside my bedroom window, banging on our deck!!! It was great to see him twice on Thursday. I went and got my camera; but was too late. Some of the other birds we saw this week---Wren (only one time), Blue jays, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, Dark-Eyed Junco's, Tufted Titmouse's, Black Capped Chickadee's, and the squirrel's have spread the news to relatives that we have black sunflower seed feeders and suet.
Veritas Press Bible: Gospels
Card 100: Birth of Christ: Matt. 1 & Luke 2: 3 BC: completed
we read both focused chapters with our Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary.
Dd finished her VP Worksheets for this card.
Journey Through The Bible:
pg's 203- 206
(We meant to get back to Do Hard Things this week, but didn't get it fit in...pinning our hopes on next week.)
Monks & Mystics by Mindy and Brandon Withrow:
*Gregory the Great
*How did the Pope Get His Name
*Boniface, The Good News of Christ in Foreign Worlds
(I feel like this series is part of our bible program, though it isn't matching up with history any more.)
Science:
I think this has been another successful week of getting our Science done! So glad!!! It is hard for me to put Science ahead of history, but we've been lop-sided for too long.
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science by Dr. Jay Wile
General Science Lab Kit
Module 3: How to Analyze and Interpret Experiments: completed!
We finished the Study Summary for Module 3, Test Module 3, and Student Notebook pages completed.
Module 4: Science, Applied Science, and Technology
pg's 83-102
Experiment 4.1: The Lever
A success, will do a post on it.
Experiment 4.5: A Simulation of A Series of Pulleys:
We got all the things ready, but it didn't take long to realize we needed a third person to be able to do this experiment, and we couldn't do it. But, we were able to watch it on YouTube- we watched this one, and recommend it:
History:
BiblioPlan Companion: Medieval History:
Ch. 7: the Islamic Empire, the Carolingian Empire
pg's 111-131
YouTube:
some video's on Clovis and Attila the Hun
Sonlight Timeline and Maps:
Week 19: completed
Reader: (not SL)
Archers, Alchemists and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Love or Loathe: In Process
pg's 12-23
Reader (SL):
Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver:
Completed
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia:
pg's 114-115
Favorite Poems, Old and New
pg's 414-17
Exercising:
Four days of 30 minutes for Dd.
Music:
Alto Sax: 30 minutes per day
Choir: 15 minutes per day
Piano: two hours this week, combined
Dd earned, and has been enjoying playing:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Music from the Motion Pictures Arranged for Easy Piano
Shore, Howard
 |
| Dd's flowers this week |
LINK co-op classes:
Gov't class, with lots of homework, part of the Gov't assignment is trying to memorize Roamns 13:1-2.
Cake Decorating class, with no homework,
and volunteering at the Nursery each week.
Math: Math U See: Algebra I
Lesson 9 A, B, C, D, and test
A good week of math.
Rosetta Stone: French
Twice this week, we are aiming for three lessons per week.
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ CNN Student News:
Mon-Fri
Cooking:
Tuesday was Dd's kitchen day. I wasn't feeling well, and thought this was a great opportunity for Dd to get in some good cooking time. She made grilled chicken and steamed broccoli, using a Cook's Kitchen cookbook recipe. She made jello, and has made too many smoothie's to count this week! She made dinner for her and Dh on Thurs, and Fri.---some kind of 'wrap' with hummus, spinach, diced celery and carrots, etc. They both really liked them!
Fun Books:
I've checked out about ten books on chickens, and how to build chicken coops, and Dd is very keen on reading them. She's read more than I have! I better get busy!
Fun Audio:
The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
Throne of FireDVD's:
with our slow week, Dd got to watch some movies---a LOTR, Nim's Island, Avatar: The Last Airbender (and book from the library).
Music of the week: each day.
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Wildlife in our yard:
A Pileated Woodpecker woke me up on Thursday! Right outside my bedroom window, banging on our deck!!! It was great to see him twice on Thursday. I went and got my camera; but was too late. Some of the other birds we saw this week---Wren (only one time), Blue jays, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, Dark-Eyed Junco's, Tufted Titmouse's, Black Capped Chickadee's, and the squirrel's have spread the news to relatives that we have black sunflower seed feeders and suet.
.........
Love hearing all these fun details about your life!!! So glad you are making progress with GERD but sorry about no dairy. I think no dairy is what made the biggest difference for me too. SO impressed with the decorated cupcakes!!! WOW!!!! And very excited that you might be hatching eggs!!!!!
ReplyDelete