a week is done

Sometimes if I don't post for a few days, I have to really think about what we have gotten accomplished since the last post.
I think I am getting the hang of having 2 school aged kids at the same time! We'll have to see how it actually goes when we get Olivia's math curriculum. Someone phoned tonight to tell me that he has a package for me from my friend in Calgary...so that means that what we have been waiting for is actually within the city limits! Yeah! He offered to drop it off, but didn't call or arrive, so I guess we will have to wait until tomorrow! I just can't wait to get it and take a look at it.
I was speaking with another Mom today at ARCHE who switched to math-u-see a few years ago, especially for her middle child who really struggles with math. Well he is almost caught up to grade level...in only a short time. I have heard that so many times from so many moms! I can't wait to get this box and hopefully it will help Liv "get" math on a new level.
I said earlier that she has really improved on simple multiplication by doing the online drills. That is so important. Now we need to be diligent in helping her with flashcards and other memory tools!
Grace got so much done this week! She loves her math book, she works on her alphabet pages, and she has been making collages with magazine cut-outs for the letter that we are working on. She is still working at her autobiography as well, I can't wait for it to be done....I know that she will love showing it off.
We are learning about cells in Science, and Liv has been working with Grace on their science memory verses! I love to see them working together.
Oh speaking of that...I have a great homeschooling moment to share. The other day we were just talking in the living room...the girls were actually supposed to be unloading the dishwasher, but whatever it was that Liv had to say was just SO important. So anyway all the girls were in the living room with me, and Amelia started saying "husha husha"...and within a few seconds, she grabbed Liv's hand, reached for Grace's and they started playing Ring around the Rosy (which has become Amelia's favorite game! Maybe it's because Tracy and I do it with the preschoolers every week at ARCHE). Anyway, I got tears in my eyes, and Liv asked what was wrong. I simply told her that it absolutely melts my heart to see them play with her, and if they were at school right then, that impromptu game of Ring Around the Rosy could never have happened. And they would have been. BOTH of them. And Amelia would have been making circles by herself! [not to mention I would have had to unload the dishwasher myself!!! ;) ]Man I love having them with me!
C