on coming and going... and stuff

I met myself yesterday, but I wasn't sure if I was coming or going. 

I thought it was Tuesday, which would have been wrong anyway...  So, I must have really thought it was Monday's schedule.  That confusing statement is only to say that I showed up at piano an hour early yesterday, on Wednesday.  Ugh.  It's the second time I've done that.  Better than late, right?

So, I seized the moment, as any good mom would do, and took us 3 gals to Panera for a late lunch.

During that lesson, I begged asked if we could change our time... and now we have 2 1/2 more hours every Monday, and 30 minutes on Wednesdays before piano to get more schoolwork done.  Or eat a proper lunch.

I think the angels sang a chorus from Hallelujah.

Having said all of that, please don't judge the quality of these pix.  Just marvel at the cuteness {not the mess... or picture blur} which lies within.  *grin*

Some have asked about the workbox system we just started using.  I really do like this system.  You may even be able to catch a glimpse of our boxes in the background {in 1 of these pix}... If you can see past Jasmine's sleepy head. 

Don't let her fool you, though.  She can go from 0 to 90 in 2.8 seconds.  {yes, we timed her in math.} ;)

We are doing some of our subjects, lying on the floor, in the loft again.  We do a few major subjects together, but the girls have still enjoyed putting their numbers away.  It gives them such a sense of accomplishment.   I'll post more on the system later.

My only challenge is making it work with our curriculum.  Everything is so time intensive...  Honestly, I've got to learn that it does not mean failure if we don't get to science, etc, etc. every. day.  As of late, if we get past 4 boxes, I feel like an overachiever.

Science will have to wait till next week.  We've been too busy studying the Nomads and Roman Kings in history.  {Oh, and we -all- love the timeline we chose.  Gracie says it's like a history scrapbook.  Muy cool, no?} Oh, and we're making our way through the presidents, too.  We're just now wrapping up John Adams. Like I said, I'm an overachiever. ;)

I'll work on a more definite schedule soon.  You know, history on MWF and science on TTh??  Then alternate. You know, something like that.

Are you still with me?

Have you figured out who the class clown is?

My computer keeps having hot flashes overheating, then shutting down, so it stays propped up on one of Gracie's headbands, which is sitting on an external computer fan thingy.  So, I'm anxious to see which comes first... carpal tunnel or a new computer?

I make a lot of these.. :) ;) :D :.) :-/.  If only you knew how many times I go back and edit to remove some of those silly faces. :)  Maybe I do that because text can be so easily misinterpreted.  I never intend to come across harshly. :D  I should stop over-analyzing now. ;) 

I'm now getting up a lot earlier than the girls, so I can get a head-start on our day.  Thus the blog post. ;)  My body will only sleep 6 hours on a good night... and when we drift at 10, early mornings are the result.  Long gone are the days when I could sleep away my mornings.

 
She's a cool cat, my lil' book lover.  Did I mention that her favorite princess is Belle?  She covets her library.  Gracie's favorite is Aurora.  She covets her pink dress.

If you guessed Jasmine as our class clown, you would be correct.  She likes to lie between us, and many times, stretches out across our books and papers.  She's 22 feet long when she does that.  Yes, we measured her in math. ;)

So, sometimes, she must go in time-out.

What was your favorite subject in school... or which is your favorite to teach?  If you teach, do you alternate your subjects?  {*closing eyes*  please say yes, please say yes}