Okay, so I'm slipping this one in a little past midnight... must be a Sunday night!
I ordered about a bajillion-and-a-half books from Amazon last night with some Christmas money. I am SO excited to get them and start reading. Following the lead of some people who inspire me, among other things I purchased "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis, "Anima Christi" by Mother Mary Francis, "The Four Cardinal Virtues" by Joseph Pieper, and "Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis. Yeah... I'm going to be a busy girl this year!
After Mass today (where Ira sang loudly in my ear while I was trying to play piano, which is adorable and distracting all at the same time...) we started getting ready for the week by catching up on some laundry (that was still in baskets from when I didn't finish it 10 days ago...) Then I got it in my head that we needed to go through our closets (I like to declutter at the beginning of the year... last weekend I went through our storage room and got rid of about 8 boxes of stuff.) So we did that and did the hall closets as well. 3-4 More boxes of stuff! Now I just need to work my way through the living room and kitchen and we should be good to go!
Tonight was back into the routine of lesson plans! I am actually VERY excited to get back to school - our curriculum is SO AWESOME! It is a rather eclectic curriculum of
Mater Amabilis with some additions/substitutions (
Logic of English,
Noeo Science,
ALEKS Math,
Handwriting Without Tears,
I Can Do All Things Art Curriculum and various religion books to supplement for Sacrament Prep.) I have been
thoroughly pleased with the Mater Amabilis book recommendations. We have found some
true gems that I'm sure we never would've come across otherwise. And Mater Amabilis charges NOTHING for their plans (you have to buy all the books, but still, Michele Quigley has done a TON of work/research/etc. to create this beautiful curriculum and then offer it free of charge!)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I am astounded at how much we are loving homeschooling. It has been SUCH a good fit for us! And I am astounded at the grace God has given me to stick with it and be consistent. I am usually neither of those things (which was one of the reasons I was worried about
me homeschooling
anyone... I really stink at perseverance/fortitude and consistency...) alas, His grace ABOUNDS!
Anyway, that was our today... Tomorrow will be here soon, so I better get to bed! Before I go though, I'll leave you with a couple pictures from dinnertime. Never a dull moment 'round here, I tell you what!
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| Look at those GUNS! |
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| And look at that pretty princess in her homemade tiara! |
