12/2/2012
jeff & i decided today that jace is ready for some basic structured learning. tomorrow we’re going to get a few things for a learning board for him. i plan to do letters, numbers, shapes, colors, & an animal each week. then some religious stuff on sundays. probably work in a rhyme or song too.
i’m really excited because it means something to focus on with him, where right now i feel like i spend a lot of the days floundering around, wondering what to do to fill our time.
the trouble with the car appears to be fixed. my grandma luckily was available to cart us to town a couple times to get the starter replaced. it’s what jeff replaced in october, so it was still under warranty and free for a new one. it starts fine now, lets hope it stays that way.
jeff was like ‘told you not to worry!’ and i’m like… it’s just one more thing, ya know? on top of everything i have on my mind all the time, i dont need a car that wont get me to the doctor or hospital, too!
i’m on my ipod and it’s making my hand tired, so that’s probably good enough for now.
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I know cash is tight but if you get a little extra, the curriculum from http://www.handsonhomeschooling.com is awesome. We’ve been doing the 2 year old curriculum and I love it. Very flexible, easy to do, etc. She has lots of sample lessons on her website. The curriculum for the whole year is $85 + shipping.
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Phew, glad the car is fixed. I also hope it will stay good for a long, long time! I think teaching Jace those things is a great idea.
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I have the hands on homeschooling curriculum too, and it IS amazing.
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Glad the car was an easy fix. We are such a car centric society, it is difficult to try and manage without one.
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Home schooling’s cool. I kinda wish I’d been home schooled – I might have been a better student earlier on. RYN: thanks. 🙂 I adore Portland,but the rest of Oregon is kinda crap. And I’m glad you got the Muppets reference! They’re my heroes.
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