I Love My Valentines

 The kids' meeting for Island Fest didn't get me the information I wanted that day, but it did get us into the GroupMe chat, so now we know what's going on.  The kids will be learning a variety of songs/dances in Tahitian, and they will be taught what the songs mean, as well, so they can perform with intent.  

I volunteered to be on the sewing committee . . . because that's what I know how to do.

After the meeting, we had dinner and our family Valentine's Day treasure hunt/valentine exchange.




Most of the cards have too much identifying information to include here, but here are a few fairly anonymous photos:




The absolute hit of the evening was Ladybug's inclusion on each person's card--a hilarious pick-up line.

I laughed until my sides hurt over the various lines she included because she pegged each family member so well.  For example, Sir Walter Scott had to pay a number of ticket fines in 2025, and Ladybug's line for him was, "Are you a parking ticket? Because you've got FINE written all over you."

The evening ran late, but it was worth the hassle because we soaked up much love and laughter.

The rest of the week was pretty simple--babysitting, check-in with our case manager, school routines, library day, therapy for Ladybug, church activities, playing with friends, CAP, a dance performance, and a birthday party for the kids to attend.







I've got several of the kid working in Christian Light Education workbooks, and they're working through them well.  I think Ladybug started math 507 this week, and various other kids finished old and started new language arts booklets.  

This formal, workbook kind of school is working well for us right now.  It's allowing the kids to develop independent school skills as well as giving concrete start and finish lines, so they have a sense of accomplishment.

We're up to Bill Clinton in our US presidents memorization project.  I hope to complete the list in the coming week.

We're also almost done with a couple more of our read alouds.  They've been engaging, thought-provoking books that have inspired quite a lot of conversation and research.  I'm tired of stopping to look up answers to questions, but I'm also grateful that the kids want me to stop to look up answers to questions!

As for the teens, they have their money on Miss Havisham as Pip's benefactor, but Little Princess actually mentioned the convict as she thought it through!  

I am not giving them answers!!

I said it before, and I'm saying it again--it's really fun to experience a book for the first time again with them. :)

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