A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

Linking up with Tristan at Our busy Homeschool . The month is nearly over.  I've meant to chronicle one day of this month since the month began, but somehow the days simply got away from me.  It's now or never! I wake before my alarm goes off at 5:10 am.  That's nice; I find it so much more pleasant to wake on my own than to the sound of loud beeping.  It's my turn to drive the seminary carpool.  I pull on the clothes I laid out the night before, comb my hair, and head to the kitchen for a snack.  I hear the shower turn off and a door open and close, so I know E14 is up and getting ready for the day. I spread some peanut butter and honey on a couple of graham crackers, pour some milk and sit down to eat in front of the computer as I check my email.  In a few minutes it is 5:25 am--time to leave.  I grab my scripture bag, call E14, wake M12 so she can climb into my bed to be available to I2 when he wakes while I'm gone, and climb into our ...

Our adoption homestudy was approved, and the final copy was accepted by the licensing agency.  We're now waiting for the invitation to join the adoption placement email list. H5 spun in circles in the kitchen, fell, hit her head on the kitchen floor and has been listless and pale for 3 hours.  She threw up and is now sleeping it off.  She had a concussion last fall, so I remember what the instructions were for keeping her home versus seeking medical care.  She's still okay to keep home, but I'm tense and watchful. I2 is becoming quite the little brother; he has discovered significant joy in hearing his sisters scream.  He actually says with a big grin after they squawk at him, "I wuv dat!" I saw my midwife on Monday and had a nice, normal, boring appointment.  Baby's heart rate is good, and I'm measuring textbook perfectly. We found out that we have to update the electrical hookup to our old house (the one we're renting under a lease-purchase c...