Our homeschooling and home building story.
We finished off January strong. Ari finished her 31 day reading challenge and so she and I went on a mommy/Eden date to Barnes and Noble. We went to one section of the store and both buried ourselves in books, then moved to another section and did the same...a couple of times. Then we each... Continue Reading →
This week both kids earned multiple rewards. Ari earned two rewards for her read aloud challenge: Choosing what we had for dinner one week and a movie night. She chose fruit salad for her dinner and Aristocats for her movie night. She also earned us donuts for dinner one evening by taking her iReady test... Continue Reading →
We had a good week. Cas has gotten using the potty down well enough that we were able to return to our routine this week. Playing with our awesome Duplo marble run set. This set gets nearly daily use around here. We've been spending more time inside right now and so I joined the 5... Continue Reading →
We've taken some big steps this week. Cas started potty training and Ari started Sound of Music practices. Both went really well. Cas is doing well enough we can go back to our regular schedule and he's able to go places again. Those two things took up most of the week and Ari continued her... Continue Reading →
We got to celebrate Christmas three times this last week. First we went to my parents place in Oregon, then we did our small family Christmas at home, and finally we celebrated Christmas with my in-laws. Christmas break means time for some gaming! Working together on Ring Fit Adventure was something my kids hadn't tried... Continue Reading →
We had another very busy week. One exciting part was we went to the Christmas party for the Sophomores because my husband is their sponsor and they requested that his kids come too. Ari absolutely loved being in the middle of a bunch of teenagers and jumped right into their conversations and games. They were... Continue Reading →
Our second week of Advent was a very busy one. My husband and I helped chaperone his academy banquet on Sunday. On Monday the kids and I ran out to pick up our new building plans and that evening my husband and I went to a very long (3.5 hours) constituency meeting on the future... Continue Reading →
Christmas and Advent is one of my favorite times of year! Yay!!! We've been full on enjoying it. The two bookshelves in the kids room are well stocked with Christmas books. Both Ari and Cas enjoy the books. Ari a bit more because she can read the easier ones herself now. They also got to... Continue Reading →
Having some snuggle time with Cas in the ER. He was having a rough time breathing so we took him to the ER for some steroids and the next day he was good as new. Cas was the best little trooper. He took his breathing treatment, meds and his x-ray without complaining. Nothing better than... Continue Reading →
This was a busy week! From the fall festival and the convalescent home to getting our property surveyed and getting septic bids it was all go-go-go. I am very thankful to my second family for coming up and helping on days I was completely overwhelmed so we could get things done. Gotta eat fair food... Continue Reading →
Returning to Paradise 