Today was a good day!

I suppose that most of the time when it is not a good day the last thing I think about doing is blogging about it! Nonetheless it was a good day!
The girls got lots of book work done. Grace did math, a bit of phonics, she even was sounding out some simple words (with LOTS of help). We did a bit of our Come Sit By Me unit as well. Olivia worked in her journal, she did handwriting, a big spelling test, which she received 24 out of 25 correct! She worked a bit at her novel study, and then we decided after lunch to go outside and look for fall leaves. We had a great discussion about leaves, why some of the trees are already bare, and some are still almost completely green. We talked about tree seeds, and the protective covering they have (given by God)...it was really neat. Then we collected some leaves to use for a craft tomorrow.
This afternoon they just dressed up, and played. Then at supper time Olivia realized that she didn't get a chance to do any math drills on the Math-U-See website, so she asked if she could "just quickly go do one drill, or two, or three?". Oh the joy of homeschooling! I know that she knows that it is math, but for some reason she is just loving doing her drills online. Firstly she gets to use the computer, and secondly she is so competitive that drills really appeal to her. She is trying very hard to get it down to all 20 questions right in under a minute. I timed myself the other day just to have a benchmark of someone who knows the times tables, and I got 20 right in 23 seconds. So I think her goal of a minute is just awesome!
If you want to check your time, go to www.mathusee.com and click on Online Drills from the menu on the left side. Choose the multiplication (all the factors) and then click start! Leave us a comment if you do it, so Olivia can know how fast YOU are!