nature

we hit a trail yesterday, it was nates choice of activity

it was so beautiful!

nate was excited to get going on our "journey"

vibrant colored leaves on the ground

and on the trees

i turned and busted nate eating the bread for the ducks

in the middle of the field this burst of color among the green

it was beautiful

me

nate and i played

he was the hunter, we had to find the monsters and save ourselves

this burnt much of his never ending energy

every stick, tree, rock was turned into a cannon, gun, machine gun, blaster, grenade...he used his super powers of flying, disappearing, hiding when ever he saw danger....human or animal
sigh to live like a child
we were out for 4 hours
it was a tiring day for sure!
i wish i was able to spend more time out side this fall, but i know as with everything this is a season. next yr i'll be back out there with both kids!
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Posted by mel at 10:08 AM

dontcha wanna dance?

dance
like a kid with no cares in the world
dance 0 comments

Posted by mel at 11:34 AM

laundry&nature!

hee hee

not impressed!

she is getting SO big!

we had out first coop today, before i left i ran out of time to finish the laundry, so i put it aside to finish when i get home

instead i did this

the note reads

fold me AND out me away

BEFORE mel gets home

i wanted to clearly communicate

and it worked

i came home to a SPOTLESS house, floors vac'd and mopped, everything put away and not left in piles for me to put away

clutter gone!

AND

our bedroom was gutted and cleaned AND the furniture was moved around, i had wanted to do that for a long time

AND ellie was fed, cleaned and napping

i have the best husband. ever. i love you!

our first co-op was nature. i was very impressed by it. the gal who lead it was very prepared, props we brought in, lessons planned she went way out of the norm and brought it down to the kids level. there was a lesson, activity, a story then a nature walk...where I learned SO much. seriously it rocked. n and i had a blast!  we needed it!
nate with his nature bag
then we went to the 2nd coop, sign language! it was a bit long for nate, so i am thinking we will skip it and i will forfeit the tuition cost.  there is a sweet park on the property so i have already booked a coffee date with a friend for next week.  we will do the nature class then take nate to the park where my *poor socially deprived son can play with someone his own age while i chat, sip coffee and dine on carbs. ha. 

* i am being sarcastic with a bit of cheek in tongue on the biggest myth of the home schooled, the social topic. ha  but i will admit i LOVE home schooling in our jammies and a coffee :) 0 comments

Posted by mel at 8:15 PM

he finally got it!

last wk i decided to make school time more fun. cause i like fun.  i made up a 'game' everyday that nate has a great attitude and does his work the best he can, with no or minimal complaining i drop a bouncy ball in the glass jar. he can earn 1 a day or 2 at most. once he gets 4 (i said 5 but chris said that was a bit steep) he can choose a prize from the prize box. 

i took him to the $ store to pick his own prizes

i am going to put a clause in this wk to stop ASKING for the toys. silly kid

so finally! after 5 LONG days he got his prise yesterday. above. he was SO excited

i went for a walk with a friend yesterday afternoon and came home to this

nate though i wouldn't notice is he out 4 more balls in the jar and a new prize for today
bawahhhhhhh silly kid!
he has to work for it! like we do!
a man must work for food you know and school is his job!
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Posted by mel at 9:30 AM

silly shanagans

ellie wanted to go to bed last night, she took her blanket and tried to put it over her head. silly girl!

she's in a mega growth spurt, sleeping lots (yeah sleep training) and eating like her dad

i was cleaning up after supper and looked over to see this

nate was dancing to his phonics dvd. ellie was laughing at him

this afternoon we had art. ha

while cleaning out the playroom, purging and cleaning, i took out a lot of broken, unused toys and brought my printer box down

this box has been in my living room for 4 days now ans so far it's been

an airplane

a tool bench

a house

but most of all a rocket ship that he takes to the moon

so we painted it!  took an hour! nate actually stayed with the job for an hour

and now it's back in the living room....sigh.....from now on, he's only getting books, garage and boxes to play with! ha

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Posted by mel at 9:02 AM

flowers fade

a sobbing nate came and got me
he was so sad, crushed and depleted
i asked him "whats wrong bud?"
he said "mom, i have to show you something, outside, it's really, really bad. you are going to be sad. come i'll show you"
wondering what i the world had happened, nate took my hand and with quiet cries he took me out side
to my front flower garden
kneeled  down by my old ago bloomed lily bush that was, well, dead looking
nate looked down and said "mom, they died. i tried to save them for you"
out of the corner of my eye i saw my green watering can, on it's side, with a few drops of water beside the spout
"i said oh bud! that's ok! these are perennials they come back every year!"
nate said :mom, are you not sad?  or mad?"
i laughed and said "no! they come back, they are like bears the close up and sleep all winter long then (with my hands raising to the sky) come back, bigger and stronger and prettier!"
nate said while throwing his tiny body into may arms "oh mom, i am SO glad about this. i was so sad for you, i thought your flowers were dead and dead forever"
i told him how much i love him and how my heart is so happy that he watered those dead flowers for me with all his might doing everything he knew to make them better

reminds me of my fav verse (the very first one i memorized)

the grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of the lord lasts forever

makes me wonder what will come of me, us this winter season.  will we grow and come back stronger as we hibernate? will be burst this coming spring? will we make it, survive and bloom?  how about you? how will you spend your winter?  what will you look like this spring?

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Posted by mel at 12:52 PM

how are you doing?

i'm fine

heehee

not impressed with her tummy time
love her!

a friend of mine told me this and i had to share it!

we are all individuals and unique and I am not supposed to do life like you , but with you....

how awesome is that! 0 comments

Posted by mel at 12:06 PM