{Thoughts} January 31

Where in the world has this month gone?!?  I can't believe it is over already.
In my life this week:

• I'm fighting off what I hope is just a cold! Right now it's just a sore throat and the sniffles. I need any illness to hold off for a few more days!!
• Emma's first dance competition of the season starts tomorrow {and I'm more nervous than she is}.  

In our homeschool this week:

• We watched 'The Indian in the Cupboard'.  The whole time she watched it, Emma kept saying "well, that's different than in the book." 
• Science - We started our study of water animals. 
• History - We learned about the Northwest Passage. 
• Art - Picasso - Emma loved doing this project:  http://www.teachkidsart.net/picasso-portraits-kindergarten-style/
• Music - Bach
• Read-alouds - Anne of Green Gables (general reader), The Last of the Mohicans (history reader), Wind in the Willows (science reader), and Sebastian Bach The Boy from Thuringia (music reader)

Places we're going and people we're seeing:

• Dance classes
• Jiu Jitsu classes
• Celebrity Dance Competition in Arlington, TX

My favorite thing this week was:

• Watching Isaac stand up for a friend who was being accused of something she didn't do. I'm so proud of him!

What's working/not working for us:

• working:  A lighter school load… Just by choosing to alternate science/history (instead of trying to do both on the same day), our day flows so much better. 

Things I'm working on:

• dance costumes and props ~ I have just a few more things to finish before the competition this weekend...

I'm reading:

• Praying Circles Around Your Children
• It Happens Every Spring
• To Honor and Trust

I'm cooking:

• very little these days as dance prep consumes every free moment… We have had nachos, spaghetti, and leftovers this week. It'll be better next week! 

I'm grateful for:

• I'm so grateful that Logan can drive. He is a big help getting Isaac to and from BJJ when Emma's dance classes conflict.  That's my biggest challenge with Matt gone. 
• Great no-drama dance mom friends who rally together to support the kids instead of being nasty toward one another! It sure makes this dance mom gig so much more pleasant!

Some day-to-day pics from my week:

I finished decorating Emma's "Dorothy" house for her solo!

Our trip to the library

Ground beef on sale for $1.47/lb! Yippee!!