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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, October 5, 2009
Our week off
We recently took one of our weeks off, and I took the opportunity to get a few things done.
1. I decided on the colors for Mary for our Nativity set.
Now, I just need to get her started. :)
2. I deep cleaned and organized The Professor and Velcro Boy's room. Not there was much to do mind you. There wasn't really anything I could get rid of.
3. Planned our activities in Year With God up to Advent. That's going to be a whole other ball of wax, so to speak :)
4. Planned our October/Halloween crafts.
5. Picked up my new glasses.
6. Bought hubby a "new" car and got it insured and registered.
7. Updated the kid's photo albums.
8. Send the portraits and regular prints to out-of-town relatives.
9. Found Halloween costumes for the kids!
Doodlebug's going to be a teddy bear (used costume from Velcro Boy)
Velcro Boy is going to be a UPS driver (I found brown pants, shirt and a hat, I just need to dye the hat and make a "nametag")
The Professor's going to be a FedEx driver! We have pants and a hat already, so I just had to find a shirt. And I also need to make him a nametag. The pants and shirts are things that the kids can wear again, so I didn't mind spending the money.
I also got them canvas bags (inspired by my SIL) that I'm going to decorate for Halloween loot bags. I'm tired of trying to find storage space for those big plastic pumpkin buckets :)
10. Of course I spent some time in the kitchen :) I made banana bread, graham crackers, salad dressing and several other things.
11. I found room darkening curtains for the boys' rooms. I got them hung Saturday night and they really do block a lot of light. (It's hard to tell if they help, we've all been sick and no one sleeps well when they're sick). I did this in anticipation of the time change November 1. My kids already get up before 7 (I know it's not the crack of dawn, but still...). I hate to think of that becoming waking before 6. I try to get up before them to shower, dress and have some prayer time BEFORE they wake up. I'm rarely successful, but I can't imagine having to get up at 5 to get all that done.
12. I also did our regular cleaning and gave the van a good vacuuming out. It needed it. It's been ~8 months since it's been done.
1. I decided on the colors for Mary for our Nativity set.
2. I deep cleaned and organized The Professor and Velcro Boy's room. Not there was much to do mind you. There wasn't really anything I could get rid of.
3. Planned our activities in Year With God up to Advent. That's going to be a whole other ball of wax, so to speak :)
4. Planned our October/Halloween crafts.
5. Picked up my new glasses.
6. Bought hubby a "new" car and got it insured and registered.
7. Updated the kid's photo albums.
8. Send the portraits and regular prints to out-of-town relatives.
9. Found Halloween costumes for the kids!
Doodlebug's going to be a teddy bear (used costume from Velcro Boy)
Velcro Boy is going to be a UPS driver (I found brown pants, shirt and a hat, I just need to dye the hat and make a "nametag")
The Professor's going to be a FedEx driver! We have pants and a hat already, so I just had to find a shirt. And I also need to make him a nametag. The pants and shirts are things that the kids can wear again, so I didn't mind spending the money.
I also got them canvas bags (inspired by my SIL) that I'm going to decorate for Halloween loot bags. I'm tired of trying to find storage space for those big plastic pumpkin buckets :)
10. Of course I spent some time in the kitchen :) I made banana bread, graham crackers, salad dressing and several other things.
11. I found room darkening curtains for the boys' rooms. I got them hung Saturday night and they really do block a lot of light. (It's hard to tell if they help, we've all been sick and no one sleeps well when they're sick). I did this in anticipation of the time change November 1. My kids already get up before 7 (I know it's not the crack of dawn, but still...). I hate to think of that becoming waking before 6. I try to get up before them to shower, dress and have some prayer time BEFORE they wake up. I'm rarely successful, but I can't imagine having to get up at 5 to get all that done.
12. I also did our regular cleaning and gave the van a good vacuuming out. It needed it. It's been ~8 months since it's been done.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Love this vacuum!
I can't believe I'm saying that I love a vacuum cleaner, but I do! The old one finally died, part of it melted while I was using it (boy did it stink!), so we had to get a new one. Off to Target I go. I finally decide on a Hoover deluxe Elite rewind. Regularly $120, on sale $89. It was more than the other model I was looking at, but it also has a lifetime HEPA filter which go for ~$25 each year. So, I figured it was worth it! It works GREAT!!! I couldn't get over the amount of dirt/lint it pulled out of the carpets the first time I used it, and I had just vacuumed a few days before with the old machine. It's still pulls a ton of stuff out of the the carpets every time. The carpets feel so clean, the clean you get after a steam cleaning, they almost feel new!
The boys love it too. They both want to use it every time I pull it out. Velcro Boy even asks daily if I need to vacuum.
The Professor (it's even his favorite color!)
Velcro Boy
The boys love it too. They both want to use it every time I pull it out. Velcro Boy even asks daily if I need to vacuum.
The Professor (it's even his favorite color!)
Velcro Boy
Monday, September 7, 2009
Our week off, updates, etc
We took last week off, actually the week before - I guess I'm running a bit behind :), and I got a few things done around here. I've been falling a bit behind lately. Velcro boy's toddler bed was busting at it's seems, literally, so we decided to separate the bunk beds and set him up in his own "big boy" bed. We got the mattress, comforter, etc (I already had sheets) and got to work. We redid the room, came out quite nice I must say. After a couple days of making it myself, Velcro Boy has learned how to make his bed all by himself!!!! (Less work for me :) !)
I also did some decluttering and deep cleaning in the master bedroom. We didn't get rid of much, I try to keep up with it as we go, but we did clear out some space in hubby's closet and dresser.
Last Advent we purchased a new Nativity set. Hubby had the idea of getting one with lots of pieces that I could paint. Of course, he knows that I love to paint figurines, so I was all for the idea. To give him credit, he has offered to paint an inconspicuous piece, but I flatly turned him down. It's something I enjoy doing and I don't get to spend much time on hobbies anymore. This covers it for quite a long time to come :) So, while we were on break, I painted the baby Jesus figure. I think it came out fairly well.
Before...
After...
Not too bad. One down, 18 more to go... I'm going to try to get the Holy Family done by Advent. Wish me luck :)
I also got a much needed haircut! I had her go shorter this time. It's up to about my shoulders now.
Of course, knowing me, some time was spent in the kitchen. I made another batch of colby cheese crackers. They're almost gone now, so I need to make more soon. I also took a crack at making graham crackers. Given the rapidity with which they disappeared I would say they were quite good. They really were, and the kids LOVED them! I need to make another batch soon too. The boys have been bugging me about making bagels lately. I've been putting it off since it's a fair amount of work, and I already have enough to do. And I don't need the caloric temptation hanging around.
School is going well. The professor was giving me such a hard time about his spelling (turns out he was bored), so we went through the rest of the 2nd grade book and he knew all the material! We only needed to review one set of sounds. He nailed those, so we've moved on to the 3rd grade book. The work is harder and much more on par with were he is. He's also in the 3rd grade grammar book. We're onto a quick subtraction review in math. We took a while on the addition review because he managed not to learn his math facts last year. We drilled on those for a while and did some review work and I think he's on top of the problem. He still doesn't have them all down cold, but he's getting better and now knows when to count (fingers). We covered Reptiles, herbivores, carnivores and herbivores so far in science, now we're on to the skeletal and muscular systems. We'll spend quite some time on these areas. We're wrapping up our study of North America this week and then we move on to South America.
Velcro Boy (and Doodlebug) are working on the unit for letter "I". Velcro boy surprised me the other day. We were reading and he recognized several letters we haven't covered yet! I was amazed. He's also getting better in his number recognition lately.
And...someone can open doors now! Bet you can't guess who! He can turn the knobs and push the door open into a room, but can't turn and pull the door open (yet). I'm sure it won't be long.
I also did some decluttering and deep cleaning in the master bedroom. We didn't get rid of much, I try to keep up with it as we go, but we did clear out some space in hubby's closet and dresser.Last Advent we purchased a new Nativity set. Hubby had the idea of getting one with lots of pieces that I could paint. Of course, he knows that I love to paint figurines, so I was all for the idea. To give him credit, he has offered to paint an inconspicuous piece, but I flatly turned him down. It's something I enjoy doing and I don't get to spend much time on hobbies anymore. This covers it for quite a long time to come :) So, while we were on break, I painted the baby Jesus figure. I think it came out fairly well.
Before...
After...
Not too bad. One down, 18 more to go... I'm going to try to get the Holy Family done by Advent. Wish me luck :)
I also got a much needed haircut! I had her go shorter this time. It's up to about my shoulders now.
Of course, knowing me, some time was spent in the kitchen. I made another batch of colby cheese crackers. They're almost gone now, so I need to make more soon. I also took a crack at making graham crackers. Given the rapidity with which they disappeared I would say they were quite good. They really were, and the kids LOVED them! I need to make another batch soon too. The boys have been bugging me about making bagels lately. I've been putting it off since it's a fair amount of work, and I already have enough to do. And I don't need the caloric temptation hanging around.
School is going well. The professor was giving me such a hard time about his spelling (turns out he was bored), so we went through the rest of the 2nd grade book and he knew all the material! We only needed to review one set of sounds. He nailed those, so we've moved on to the 3rd grade book. The work is harder and much more on par with were he is. He's also in the 3rd grade grammar book. We're onto a quick subtraction review in math. We took a while on the addition review because he managed not to learn his math facts last year. We drilled on those for a while and did some review work and I think he's on top of the problem. He still doesn't have them all down cold, but he's getting better and now knows when to count (fingers). We covered Reptiles, herbivores, carnivores and herbivores so far in science, now we're on to the skeletal and muscular systems. We'll spend quite some time on these areas. We're wrapping up our study of North America this week and then we move on to South America.
Velcro Boy (and Doodlebug) are working on the unit for letter "I". Velcro boy surprised me the other day. We were reading and he recognized several letters we haven't covered yet! I was amazed. He's also getting better in his number recognition lately.
And...someone can open doors now! Bet you can't guess who! He can turn the knobs and push the door open into a room, but can't turn and pull the door open (yet). I'm sure it won't be long.
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