it's all fun and games: February 2022

school!

i thought i'd do a quick school round up. its great for me to have records on line...this is what im doing with the girls. we have a good groove going. school takes about 3 hrs. we do our group work together, then i spend an hr with each girl....

for this quarter (jan-march) we are studying poetry! the girls are enjoying it more than i thought so ive decided to carry this until june.

each day we study a poem, read one, and write our own. i spend a week on each style. the girls write their poem on a balloon and we add it to the wall

i found this to use on character until quinn can get me the course he's making for me :)

we talk, i ask questions and we discuss a character each day...i slip in some bible time as well

joey working on her poem

our read out loud for jan was! PIPPI! the girls really enjoyed it. i did too!

a simple map book for geography and other cultures

im taking a break from science and focusing more on language arts for this quarter

Joey is in Gr 2 and is moving along in her math

reading comprehension

i use 2 programs with her for spelling

she's a great speller and i find all about spelling is a bit too easy for her, so we mix up some spelling work out which also provides a lot of printing practice

we started this writing course. and i really like it!

her book pile of quiet reading after im done with her 1 on 1

ellie is in gr 4 and is on schedule! who would have thought that i'd not only be on schedule BUT a bit farther than i pegged to be!

ellie enjoys math the best and we use grammar as a time to practice keeping a good attitude. i started giving her 3 sentences a day that she needs to break down into categories. that seemed to help her grasp grammar a bit better and i actually enjoy working through the sentence with her

spelling

and i started a writing program with her. she doesnt like it at all. but too bad! you gotta learn how to write my child! ha we are working on personal narratives

she also reads a chapter book every other wk. she's reading "Nim's Island" at the moment and enjoys it! even with the older style english words

joey playing with her math blocks. ha

i redid the girls pin boards last wkend for a change and the girls decorated them

Joey's

Ellie's

im almost done purging the school room for the move! I got my sister to pick up 2 more IKEA book cases for the cabin. i need a place to store the school books!

feb's read out loud (i read to the girls) quinn picked it out this summer. it is SO cute. i think it's my fav book so far. i scheduled 2 wks to read it. we started on monday and im 1/2 way through it! the girls beg me to keep reading it. it's a super cute book

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Posted by mel at 4:02 PM

the last of jan

meeka hides under my bench when they kids get too loud for her. she is the CHILLEST dog. ever!

we had a credit for the comic hunter store. we decided (we as is me) go spend it on NEW family games...we havent played them yet! but with the storm coming, im hoping we can! i want to turn us into a "family board game family" as long as it's not competitive or strategy, im good to go! i still have therapy regarding MY childhood family game nights....stop yelling at me.....hahaha

the office is almost done! since this pic the dry wall is up, electrical in and fixtures done! we are going to lay the floor down later and crack fill next yr

meeka approves of the lower windows so she can see

i had the kids out last wk for a few days. i took meeka for her daily walk. some days i went alone, they were the BEST. ha other times one or both girls joined me

i went to check the logging road and saw this pile! les has been working away at clearing the back lot

miss merry meeka!

it is SO nice out there. quiet! we heard the birls singing....reminding us that spring will come again

joey and ellie stopped at EVERY snow pile and wanted a picture. i will spare you all 25 pictures....and meeka enjoyed running up and down each hill

meeka is a winter dog. she LOVES laying in the snow. here's some pics of my baby!

ellie trying to get her to go play

nope. just wanna chill on the snow

and we visited the PUPPY park. i was able to put her in a caged area with only females. she's done her heat but i wanted to be extra careful. i take Meeka everywhere i can, even just to get milk. i love this dog! and im loving the breed!

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Posted by mel at 4:02 PM

last of jan pt 2

can you guess who parks where? bawahhhh

ellie set up a store for her friends. she labeled each candy and had prices set

then she made money and gave her friends baskets/purses to put the candy in...too bad it was MY candy! haha

working into the evening to finish our pippi reading activity. after each book i make up some activity to do with it

ellie!

chris has been taken in with my dog. he likes her....she fell asleep tucked into his body and SNORED!

i gave the girls a day off of school to go check out the truck convoy! it was GREAT a HUGE turn out! but it was SOOOOOO cold. we stayed for about 30 mins in the -28...then found out the convoy was delayed for an hr....so we did a Canadian thing...we went back to the car and got tim's for the drive home to warm up! ha

i finished my journal! i started last april and finished it last wk. from now on ill stick with moleskin journals. they are amazing to write in!

someone left me some pics....

turkey!

we've been hit with snow the last 3 WKENDS! meeka is in snow heavan! one morning i left her outside with her bone for almost 2 hours. she would not come inside!

she would come to the door make sure i was there. then when i opened the door she would run off

laying in the snow!

on her snow hill

this is how we school. pj's and amazing socks! ursi sent a box of socks for the girls...i went through them and discovered they fit me! so i took them ALL! hahaha