I like to take time on Sunday evenings and get ready for Mondays.
Monday brings a work day for me, a new school week and a new week of menus. This evening was nice. In addition to having chicken and garlic pizza – a treat around here - I got a lot of planning done for the upcoming week. I also managed to declutter and clean up the girly-girl mantle in our bedroom, the place where all my hair thingys live.
It was hair pins and clips gone wild, but now all is under control, I’m happy to report. I threw things away that were no longer usable. I fished out a few nails and safety pins (gasp) that had gotten mixed in with hair pins and put them in their proper places. I got really inspired to try to do more with Michaela’s hair on Sunday mornings, rather than just let her fly out of the house with a ponytail. Yes, it was pretty bad.
An assortment of combs wait in an old tray that came out of the house I grew up in.
As far as school, I have copywork lined up for this upcoming week. Michaela will be copying from Matthew 5, verses 3 through 11. Joseph will be copying from Robert Louis Stevenson all week. Math lessons are ready.
For Five In A Row, Michaela will begin studying
Grass Sandals : The Travels of Basho
I am really excited about this book because Joseph is studying Japanese and I think he will enjoy listening in on some of Michaela’s lessons, and I think Michaela can learn some things from Joseph. It should be fun!
I am also planning to start teaching Michaela to play the piano tomorrow. Our budget really only allows for one type of lesson at a time, and that is going to karate, which we are enjoying immensely and don’t want to give up. I don’t play piano myself, but played the clarinet and bassoon in school, so I think we can learn together. I found some very simple books at the thrift store and we do have a nice keyboard, so here we go!
It’s time for bed now, and I’m confident I shall sleep more peacefully knowing that all of my pretty hair pins are nail-free and where they belong. 
Good night!
Lynn
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Good morning Lynn
I’m in the process of organizing my things into catagories too. I think it’ll make the move easier, but when I told this to Annie she pulled every single thing out of her closet to go through it and now we have a mess. Thank goodness we have another week LOL
Back to packing for me….
hugs,
rue
Hi Lynn;
I thought of you when I was in Sam’s Club this past weekend because they were selling BBC video packs of Shakespere. The pack included: Romeo & Juliet, Othello, MacBeth, Julius Ceasar and Hamlet for $39.77. I thought you might be interested based on a previous post you wrote. (BTW, Sam’s Club is like Costco. I don’t know if you have them out there in NC, but I’m sure you can order through Amazon as well.)
Hi Lynn,
I had to smile about your comment on Monday being a work day. We work hard everyday but when we are involved in the activities that open our spirits to soar it never feels like work! I love teaching but sometimes I think about life as a writer, at home to work, setting my own schedule and choices I don’t currently have.
It may come to pass yet!
As for your concern about Joseph being ready for the future remember that you have given him the tools he will need to met and overcome any obstacle that comes his way. He is not only academically rich but has learned life skills that you have taught him directly and indirectly through your response to life as it has presented itself.
Be proud of him and blessed that you were chosen to guide him.
Letting go is not easy but God has a plan for him and I’m sure you will delight in it as it unfolds!
Have a day filled with adventure and discovery.
Diane
Rue, I cannot imagine packing to move. I have been in the same house for nearly 21 years!
Luana, thank you. I do have a Sam’s membership. I have not decided yet how to incorporate the film. I’ll take a look.
Diane, thank you so much for your very kind words. As a mom, it’s sometimes hard to remember to just trust that things will be okay. I appreciate your input.
Lynn