Operation Christmas Child

Every year I see this and think what a great idea but the kids usually do one through church or some other organziation so we don't bother. This year though I decided we would and I'm quite sure we will continue to do so.
It was so much fun shopping for the little girl and boy that we actually had to stop because everything we wanted wouldn't fit in the box. I guess next year we'll need more boxes ;)

This is what the kids had to say:

Corey- It was fun. We got to give gifts to other children and Matthew and Jordyn participated in the event too. I can't remember where the gifts go but it was across the Atlantic Ocean. I had a really fun time.

Kianne- It was fun. We put presents in a shoe box we went to the store to get things for a boy and a girl. The boxes are going to a boy and a girl who don't get presents and items. These boxes represent that people care across the whole wide world.

First Snow

Yesterday was one of the days where we really appreciated the freedom of homeschooling. The snow was flying and instead of being stuck in a classroom the kids were dressed in their winter gear at the crack of dawn playing outside. No worry of schedules or timelines just plain freedom to enjoy the wonder of snow.
They were so excited they thought they should decorate so out came the scissors and paper for some good old fashioned paper snowflakes.

Getting back into the groove

Well after quite a hiatus we are finally getting back on track. The kids learned about fractions while Jay was home because Lord knows math is not my forte. They are really catching on which is fantastic. Now that he is back at work though I'm not sure if I can keep it up :p

We got our new list for field trips and we are all so excited there is so much going on plus with the upcoming holiday season there is tons of excitement to go around!

This week will be a busy week but I really want to get back to blogging and recording milestones and fun.

Self Doubt

Well it has finally happened.... I'm finally starting to doubt myself after weeks of success and good times. Yesterday and today have been a gong show. I understand Halloween just passed and the kids are hopped up on sugar and I'm feeling exhausted. I have a good network of about 20 teachers and they all agree that the week before and after Halloween is a gong show so I'm sure I'm not alone in this.

I seriously started considering looking for schools for the kids this morning. I know this will pass and actually just writing about it is making me feel better.
We finished up a full unit on the solar system last week that I know the kids really enjoyed and this week we are digging deep into Canada. It's history, stories, government, economy and I'd like to go province by province as well.  Now I just need to find the motivation :p

Not much point to this post other than to admit self doubt which I knew would happen at some point and which I'm confident will pass.