I found out that one of Paul's photographs has been selected to be printed and put on display at Michaels Camera Store in Melbourne.
I have also enjoyed collecting cards to make up packs of cards from the Woolworths Aussie Animals. If you are in need of a card join the Facebook Group Woolworths Aussie Animal Card Swop There are a wonderful bunch of ladies on there willing to post out cards to people who need them. If you want an album you can now print the pages from the Woolworths site.
Please pray for a baby boy called Benjamin. He is a few months old and had open heart surgery today to repair his heart.
The highlight of this week is having my friend come to stay for two nights. She was my first neighbor in New Zealand and we've been friends for 15 years. It's going to be so good to catch up :)
In our home school this week…
- Paul finished reading The Twenty-One Balloons to Sir N. I loved listening to the way he giggled in all the fun parts and I have enjoyed the imagination this book has sparked in my son. They have now embarked on another Spindles journey and are reading the first book in the series: Spindles of the Dusty Range
- We are really enjoying Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle although I was a little taken aback by the mention of witches in the first chapter there is clearly no witch craft in this book and it's just good fun helping children to take ownership of their own behavior and make right choices.
- Sir N is enjoying The Usborne Time Traveler discovering the ways of Ancient Egypt. So far I'm impressed with A Child's History of the World.
- I've enjoyed listening to Sir N read I Can Read It! Book 2this week. He has definitely turned a corner and it's becoming easier for him to read out loud. He is even attempting to read signs and packages by himself with more confidence.
- As for math we have now reached double digit addition with carrying in Exploring Arithmetic 3. It's been an interesting week but am really grateful for the manipulative resources I do have to help.
- Charlotte's Web Memory Making {Sonlight Core B} over at Delightful Learning
- 5th Grade Math Resources over at Love 2 Learn 2 Day
- Mesopotamia Unit Study Resources over at Highhill Homeschool. If you are looking for Ancient History Resources this is a wonderful blog to follow.
- Why Is a Baker's Dozen 13?
- Notebooking Guest Posts: Cut Out the Busywork: Try Notebooking over at As we Walk Along the Road
- This is incredible! Giant Ant Colony Excavated, You won’t believe what they build underground!
- All the new Mom's who have joined our home school support group. They are inspiring and encouraging me.
- When It’s Hard to Find Time for God and Prayer
- The Voice of Winnie the Pooh Calls Sick Kids in Character!
- 20 Things I Will Not Regret Doing With My Kids
- When Your Partner Parents Differently over at Ben and Me
- Term four has started and this week we were back at Tennis and Kelly Sports.
- Sir N's cousin came over for a play date on Friday
- It was my friends birthday on Monday and we spent the afternoon with the home school support group exploring Point Cook Coastal Reserve.
- Counting down the days till my friend arrived from QLD for a visit :)
- Reading the Homeschool Mom's Bible If you are a homeschool Mom take some time to have a look at this devotional.
- Dad's Helping Hand in our Homeschool
- The unit study provided by YWAM to go along side the Christian Hero's Then and Now book Jim Elliot - One Great Purpose.
- Embrace Your Post-Baby Shape
- Astronaut’s worst fear: ‘floating off into space’
- When Rich Westerners Don’t Know They are Being Rich Westerners
- Looking for thoughts and insights on the Carnival of Homeschooling
- Loved Matt's perspective when he wrote “You’re a stay-at-home mom? What do you DO all day?”
- 20 Marriage Tips Everyone Needs to Know written by a divorced gentleman. Insightful.
- Breaking the Silence ~ Weaning off Effexor love reading the courage of this gentle lady and her honesty is encouraging.
- US government shutdown: our experts predict how it ends . We asked political analysts: how should it end and how will it?
- I don’t wait anymore. beautifully written insightful post of a twenty something who has removed her purity ring ...
- Teen arrested for trying to help struggling Goodwill shoppers even though his heart was in the right place he still did wrong.
- The day my son tried to commit suicide beautiful story. I have embedded his YouTube clip at the end of this post.
- What ever I can find in our freezer. I'm trying to run the stock low so I can spring clean.
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Blessings
Chareen
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