Well, it went better than expected...

I introduced History and Science books to the kids yesterday and had them both read a certain amount in each subject. My 11 year old had to also answer the review questions after her history chapter. There was no complaining... I couldn't believe it. The 7 year old actually said he enjoyed the history and was looking forward to what he had to read today! The 11 year old enjoyed her science the most, but that doesn't surprise me. She doesn't care much for history, but I never did either, up until the last few years.

We had a great day yesterday. It was the 11 year old's birthday and we went out for lunch and did a little shopping after school. She got to pick out some pants and a pair of shoes. She had asked for gift cards to the stores we went to so she could shop, but I thought it would be more fun to actually let her shop on her birthday, instead of just giving her the gift cards. She also got her own Wii controller and green sleeve to put on it.

We had all the kids and their significant other's here, along with my dad and his sister and her husband, who come down each January for a couple of months. We ate dinner and then had a great cake - Cookies and Cream - from Target. She had a good day and I was enjoying having all my kids here for the evening.

The kids stayed up late last night, so they are still asleep at 8:45 this morning. You'd think I'd have gotten more done with the extra quiet time this morning, but all I've done is read my bible and get on here to update my blog, looked at a few coffee maker's (I want a thermal one... dh gets up much earlier than I do and by the time I get up, the coffee tastes terrible!), and read my mail.

Well, I'm off to try and find us another Field Trip to enjoy. That's the best part of homeschooling, in my opinion, and I'm wanting to be sure we have something planned for February.

Thanks for checking in with me, and until next time,

Have a Blessed Day in your Homeschool!