Latest Happenings

The making and erupting of Mt. Koo-Koo Head.

Our new house!

Since I posted last we have moved into our new house. We are officially home owners! We really like it here. All of the neighbors we've met seem to be really nice and inviting. Selah and Eli now have their own room. It was rough at first. Eli kept calling out for Selah, but now seems to be fine. Selah on the other hand still asks for Eli periodically. Overall she says that she likes our new house, but is sometimes afraid of going to a different level in our home by herself. Her fear has transitioned into any social event as of late. We are working on bravery.

Currently we are trying to re-do our yard. We had an old above ground pool that someone came and got, and are thinking about replacing that space with a play structure of fire pit.

So many new projects as home owners, and I have been told the list never ends. Well, here we go!

In other news, the children's summer program has begun for me. The theme this year is Big Apple Adventure. Things are going well and smoother than last year for me. This year we also have our garden ministry project, which the kids are LOVING! I had quite a few skeptics in the beginning, and still do, but one's initial perceptions of whether something may fail or not do not matter if it is being led by the Spirit.

I recently purchased a set of26 books for the kids and they have been so beneficial. The books cover various topics (earth, space, people, time, science, animals, etc.) and include lessons, stories, and art projects with each unit. It is not intended as a curriculum, but I am using it as such. They give me a base to start from and I can expand how ever way I want. They can be used all the way up to 6th grade.

I am pondering the thought of home schooling. Although, people find it odd that I am not even sending the kids to preschool, but teaching them at home. Here is my thinking on the home schooling front so far...I am going to try and enroll the kids in a local charter school. If we aren't accepted then I will enroll them in a local district that is doing very well. However, since we are not in this other district there are quite a few hoops we would have to jump through in order to get our kids enrolled. If neither of these options work I am most likely going to home school. I feel as though these other schools can offer something I can't, but I can offer more than the school district we are currently in...does that make sense? I am researching state requirements and most importantly support in the area.

If you are wondering what the pictures are of up above, they are the making of Mt. Koo-Koo Head (as named by Selah). Selah has been fascinated by volcanoes, and so we decided to make our own volcano. All you need is an empty plastic bottle, newspaper, glue, paint, baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring...and voila you have an erupting volcano. Selah's words before it erupted, "This is not a sleeping volcano, let's make it erupt. Bring on the lava!"