A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

 We made graham cracker houses on Sunday afternoon.  Only 9 kids home for that this year . . . I love Belle's tiny string of lights. Nature Angel opted to make an extra tiny village. Something about Lola's snowy yard makes me smile. Monday Our week started like this: And it continued through the week.  This is Li'l K's work on poor Sugar Bear through a long-sleeved shirt and a puffy winter coat.  He's strong and biting intentionally, and he's proud of himself for doing it. His parents are awesome, and they're working so hard with me to get this biting to stop.  We're trying to be very boring about it when it does happen, separating him quietly, and giving him nothing to play with or do for a long time for a 3-year-old--15 or more minutes.  We welcome him back to group activities with zero fanfare, and we make sure he sits or plays with either a distance between him and the rest of the kids or with an older kid between him and the other littles. But he...

The tree is up. And nobody fought or cried as we decorated it. Yay! The kids frequently turn off all of the regular house lights and dance by the light of the tree. The outdoor lights aren't working.   Boo! But Sir Walter Scott has Monday off work, so maybe he'll troubleshoot and get them working again. Monday Nature Angel helped Ladybug learn a new crochet stitch and understand the pattern she was trying to follow.  How grateful I am for a patient, loving big sister and a little sister who is eager to learn. (The project Nature Angel is teaching Ladybug about is actually Ladybug's present to Nature Angel.  But she doesn't know!!) After Morning Meeting and our walk, we settled at the table to write thank you letters to our friend who gave us tickets to The Nativity Puppets . This is Beowulf's card. While they were writing and drawing, I pulled out a set of printed tree patterns for cutting and folding to make 3-D Christmas trees.  The kids watched me and were de...