rough draft for 2011-2012 school year

First 6 weeks:
Countries and crafts with countries
~Sweden
~Germany
~Egypt
~Bahamas
~Canada
~Italy
~australia
~India
~Russia
~France
~uk
~USA

Health~ work on character building, respect, feelings

study each country, spelling words about country, craft,history,library books, YouTube videos, chance can draw photos each week of countries, micheal can write small report on them. This should take up first 6 weeks if school lessons in spelling, grammar,history, geography. Do first country on Monday and Tuesday, second country on wednesday and Thursday, Friday will be catch up day. Field trips for first 6 weeks could include museums,zoos

Second 6 weeks concentrate on community workers
~police officers
~fire fighters
~mail man
~doctor
~military

Health~ make drawings of body, hands, feet, lable parts Library books, work sheets, crafts, spelling words, chance can draw pictures and micheql write a small paper on each. Field trips , post office, fire house, police station, doctor office, museum on post, YouTube videos
3rd 6 weeks Work on famous people, inventors, leaders, artists

health~ discuss body functions, reasons, illnesses, diseases

4th 6 weeks Work on gemstones, minerals, rocks, learn differences,

Health~ brain functions, what happens to cause brain damage, how it affects the brain, treatment

5th 6 weeks Work on means of transportation, bikes, cars, trains, planes, boats, history of hem, types etc.

Each 6 weeks, papers/reports should be written, crafts, research, field trips, art work, should be done, typing skills should be practiced once a week for chance and twice a week for Mikey, click n spell, once a week, math should be practiced twice a week and science once a week other than health with a science experiement at least once every 2 weeks.practice life skills twice a week, etc. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, bathing, menu planning . Work with zach with identifying objects, people, pictures, colors. Read to him daily. Work on getting him to talk, make requests, draw/color
Health~work on bones, muscles, how they work, why we need them, problems that can occur
Each 6 weeks, papers/reports should be written, crafts, research, field trips, art work, should be done, typing skills should be practiced once a week for chance and twice a week for Mikey, click n spell, once a week, math should be practiced twice a week and science once a week other than health with a science experiement at least once every 2 weeks.practice life skills twice a week, etc. Laundry, cooking, cleaning, bathing, menu planning . Work with zach with identifying objects, people, pictures, colors. Read to him daily. Work on getting him to talk, make requests, draw/color

whoop whoop!

Its been a few days since I stepped on a scale, and today I decided to give it a whirl, well I'm down 3-4 more pounds! That makes right at 20lbs gone since march-ish timeframe! Happy dance!

More good news for our household, Harold got a call back about a possible job, they are flying him to Oklahoma next week for training, sounds good, crossing fingers! He is also attending a job fair today and has been following up on other leads. Things are looking up.:)

stepping into the light

Since I'm putting negative things, and negative people behind me, its time to get my head back into the mindset I'd rather be in, time to use my energy in positive things.

In December and January timeframe I had spoke about doing weight loss surgery, well I didn't. Not saying I wont ever, but right now isn't the time, I'm not doing any crash diets, but small gradual changes in food preparation, meal planning, portion sizes, being mindful of what goes into my body. Now its not a huge loss like I would have seen with surgery but since March timeframe I've lost about 17lbs. I'm happy, I'm content knowing I am getting healthier. My next goals are to get more active and to work on my water intake. Small changes seem to work better for me so I'm staying with what works.

My mood has been better with my boys, we still have bad days but were dealing with meltdowns and getting thru them. They are still doing school, though we have been on a 2 week break. I'm met with more willingness and less resistance, I love it!

I'm slowly working on better menu planning, more homemade food, more bulk cooking, purging things from our home and keeping only what we need and use, and finding contentment with simpler things. I feel wonderful and plan to continue. I hope to be paying off debt in a big way soon and living debt free. Life is about more than what you have, wear, or drive, I don't need these things to feel good about myself. Also working on lowering bills, and conserving energy, protecting earth one kilowatt and 1 can recycled at a time. Yes I admit it, I'm a tree hugging hippy, and if you call me that ill take it as a compliment.

Peace-love-and stress less

life goes on

So I've had many trying moments with a certian person in my life, a person I thought was a true friend, a shoulder, a sister. I suppose I was wrong, I suppose unless I put her on a pedastal, and am at her side every time she needs that I'm just not a good enough friend for her to waste her time with. I'm at a place that I'm okay with that, I'm okay with not trying to jump thru hoops, not feeling guilty, not getting emotionally drained, I'm at a point that its okay to have her as an acquaintance and nothing more. It is a relief actually I suppose because I was so emotionally wrapped up in pleasing her and wanting to be friends, I feel a weight lifted and feel a new sense of renewal and a more optimistic outlook on life. I guess its true, life goes on...

Thank you to a very special friend for helping me realize its not worth my energy and my life will be brighter. I'm blessed to have the wonderful beautiful friends in my life. She is a ray of sunshine, and I get to spend 40-60hours a week with her. Blessed beyond measures.

My advice to you today, if there is something or someone in your life holding a negative impact on you.....let it/them go.spread your wings and fly away.