A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

 All is well. I'm taking my meds and getting exercise. The kids are doing mostly well--some issues, but nothing startling. I just feel . . . flat. It's hard to do the things that need to be done. Things that usually give me joy. Eh.  It will probably pass. The teens and I took the semester exam for The Mystery of History vol. 4 .  As usual, we laughed until we cried as we tried to remember what we learned (me for the second time, and I have the answer key!).  At one point the answer was George  Müller , and I unconsciously echoed the teacher in Ferris Bueller (the one who says, "Bueller?  Bueller?  Bueller?" saying in a deep and nasal voice, " Müller?" and my girls almost fell off their chairs laughing. Honestly, I can't give any of us a very good grade on remembering facts, but I do know from conversing with the girls that I can give them honors in discussing intelligently what we've learned from history and how it affects us today. We've alrea...

 I don't have many pictures of the kids outside, but they spent hours outdoors every day!   Basketball Bike riding Reading Walking aimlessly (Mister Man says so) Sunbathing Walking pets Archery Furniture refinishing (that's Lola) She found this little table on the side of the road and asked if she could have it. I was reluctant until I realized how little it really is, so I changed my mind and became delighted with this project to share with her. We are sanding it together now.  Next steps will come soon. There was a teeny bit of continued convalescing, too. I've been out in the garden. I ordered raised garden beds because our current layout is really hard to work with. The kids put them together. I took Nature Angel to apply for a passport! We finally had an American Rhythm show! Rock and Roll is Here to Stay Rockin' Robin Surfin' USA Rocky Top There are so many more dances to get pictures of! The kids did a great job, and the audience was so, so pleased to watch t...

Nature Angel said, "Every day lasts forever, but then suddenly the week is over." Yup. She's neither the first nor the last to feel that way. And I can't figure out how the days can be long and short at the same time.  They seem to go on and on, but at the same time, we can't fit as much as I'd like into them! Things that are working: *Morning table time for the babies--having a prepared activity for them to just walk right up to is a blessing.  This week I put out the following:      Mon--large pompoms and foam cutouts in muffin tins      Tues--playdough and laminated mats      Wed--Beans, bowls, scoops      Thurs--wooden puzzles and stacking blocks      Fri--Calico Critters The favorite by far was the bin of Calico Critters.  They fell into the world of make-believe so easily and lasted so long.  The beans were the messiest, beating the playdough by a narrow margin. :)  Nothing on this ...