Summer's Past

Lots has happened since I was on here last.

We moved to Louisiana… a year ago. Just this month we bought a house! 

My husband is deployed and I bought and moved while he is still away. 

I am homeschooling my ds (almost 7) and dd (3).

I have never been one who is well with words. If you know me then you know how little I really have to say. It is all jumbled up in my head and I hope to one day get out of this introvert skin. I found something to help me to organize our homeschool days while getting our house together. Found on hsclassroom.net 10 Ways to Make Your HS Day Run Smoothly…

1. Get up before your kids (That's a hard one for me right now)
2. Have supper planned each day (also something I don't have down)
3. Create a routine…
  Morning Chores
  Breakfast
  Family Bible Study
  Take turns working w/ each child independently, same order every day
  Free time after work is finished
  Reading before lunch w/dd
  Lunch
  reading after lunch w/ds
  quiet time in rooms
4. Tidy school area each day
5. Tell kids "Plan of the Day"
6. Don't answer phone during learning
7. Stay off computer during learning
8. Have schoolwork planned
9. Serve snacks daily, mid-morning and mid-afternoon
10. SMILE OFTEN!!!

Can't sleep!

I had a Butterfinger before bed and I think it might have been too much sugar for me. I have been thinking about homeschooling for over a year now and just don't know where to start.

Five in a Row sounds like a great idea to start with.
Charlotte Mason Series  is something to look into, although it will take a lot of reading.
Homeschool Highlights  has some interesting things for preschoolers.
More Charlotte Mason but this looks like there are many ideas.
Whimsy Way has her curriculum put out there to look at. It starts for kindergarten though.
Here are some preschool and kindergarten learning activities.
I need to read this!
And this...
I also cannot forget that I signed Aiden up for Nick Jr. Boost program which he loves. I think that I better let him do that tomorrow!