Notes: Sept. 5th - 20th Field Trip, Surgeries
Saturday was spent chipping away at errands. An oil change on one vehicle. Grocery shopping. Fall/Winter clothes shopping for a couple kids. Birthday shopping for cousins. Library book pick up. In...
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Catching Up, Sort of - Late September to Late October
Late September: Sunday was still a very structured day of ice and elevating Mason's legs. We had church at home, which I love. Our lesson was about prophecies and restoration. Monday was the first day...
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Catching Up: Four Weeks from October to November
Blocks never fail to entertain.Monday, October 26th was the day Mason finally got his cast off. Nearly six weeks in a cast was a lot of work, and a lot of working around things. It also posed risks for...
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November 2020-January 2021: Catching Up On Life
It has been months since I blogged. I found this post sitting in my draft folder and decided to add a few more notes and post it. Enjoy!Sunday, November 22 was home church and family time. Rest and...
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Feb. 1-Feb. 11: Mama Out of Commission
February has been eventful in a not so fun way. On February 2nd I broke my right foot. There is never a good time for a mom to be out of commission, is there? The break is pretty bad, the fifth...
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February 12-19th Notes: In Which We Get Sick
Our simple Valentine's TableFriday: We had a pretty normal school day. Kids finished math for the week, language arts, and so on. Everyone chose a topic to notebook about and made a page for their...
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Saturday I made a list of projects to do. Of course, most of it I needed help from other people to do, which didn't thrill my family members very much. In the end, we skipped most of my project list....
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March 9 - March 26: Making it to Spring Break
Last week was a quiet stroll through the usual routines. We had seminary early each morning, then homeschool after breakfast. We read, write, studied, and explored. Kids dove into new books, new art...
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March 27 - April 2: Easter and General Conference Prep
Saturday we had a family cookout with some extended family. Lots of talking, family time, and laughs. Later that evening we began General Conference and Easter prep. Both events happen next weekend,...
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April 3 - April 30: Catching Up
General Conference was full of inspiring, encouraging talks. I have so much to go back and study! So much counsel to take in and apply to my life. Easter was pretty quiet as it was also Conference. We...
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May 1- May 21: Summer Break Begins
The first half of the month felt like pure anticipation! We were waiting for Makayla to come home from college for the summer. She arrived the evening before Mother's Day, so we were able to attend...
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May 22 - May 31: Finishing May
Water Play outside The weekend was a large helping of running errands and a dash of family time. Sunday we had another day of church in person, and yet again, I was grateful for the lack of meltdowns...
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The first day of June (Tuesday) the kids all signed up for the library's summer reading program and got a bag with crafty nature projects to work on this month, too. At home there was Lego building and...
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June 7th to the End of June
Rebekah's mad face is ridiculously cute. Monday kicked off with four dental cleanings and three eye check ups. Definitely a busy morning and afternoon! We also cleaned out refrigerators, Daniel made...
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July 3rd - July 10th: Tie Dye!
Saturday morning we did our annual family tie dye day. Everyone had clothing already folded and rubberbanded, ready to dye. We always use Tulip dyes, and this year the kids chose two color packs:...
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July 11th- July 20th: Theater Camp, Painting, and a Baptism
Sunday we celebrated Samuel's 8th birthday with our usual family party. His dessert of choice was cupcakes, and the icing covered faces on some of my younger kids were quite hilarious. We also enjoyed...
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End of Summer and Homeschool Plans 2021-2022
Daniel finished this articulated albino catfishmade from his imagination and a bin of Legos.We really have spent the end of July just soaking in the end of summer fun. Family time, visit to the park,...
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Aug. 2 - Aug 15: First Two Weeks Back to Homeschool
First Week of the Homeschool YearRebekah gathered a lot of supplies when she was ready to 'read'.Monday, August 2nd, was pleasantly smooth for a first day back to homeschool. I woke up at 5:40am (no...
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Aug 16 - Aug 20: Homeschool Life
A couple of the boys areworking on learning coding.Another week has come and gone. I wanted to quickly remind readers of a few things:Our weeks are very often repetitive. It's just a fact of this slow...
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Aug 23 - Aug 28: Break Week and Life Lessons
Random photo on my phone fordog appreciation day - no real dogs herethanks to allergies, but lots of stuffed animals.Monday kicked off with our first day of seminary for the school year. At 6:10am I...
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