A Glimpse at our week!

I have had many people ask me what our homeschooling schedule looks like, particularly with me working 2 days a week. Well, it's all over the place, for starters. Every week has some constants and MANY free-radicals, if you will. Here's a sample: MONDAY - Mom works. Jax schools with daddy in the a.m. (Social Studies, Reading Comprehension, Spelling review and Violin practice). MONDAY EVENING: We alternate between Cub Scout Meetings and Tae Kwon Do. TUESDAY - Mom works. Jax goes to our neighbor's house with a backpack full of work the morning and then spends the afternoon playing with the other kids. TUESDAY EVENING: Violin practice, 70 min., homework review, reading WEDNESDAY: School day in the morning (Math, Language, Spelling, Writing, Logic). We sometimes do ALL of these subjects, sometimes just a few. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON: P.E. class at the park with a HUGE group of other homeschoolers. It's a different sport each month with GREAT coaches! After P.E., we head home for more school work and then leave for IRISH DANCE LESSONS. Wednesday night, we practice Violin FOR 70 min and relax. THURSDAY: School day in the morning - same core subjects as Wednesday (every 4th Thursday we have a meeting with our Educational Specialist from our charter school - we meet at the library and give samples of work to show we're keeping up with things. She is VERY helpful and a close friend). THURSDAY AFTERNOON: I go to the doctor every Thursday afternoon for my 5 allergy shots. It takes up about 1 1/2 hours of our day but it's worth it. Jax brings a book OR works an educational app. on the iPad while we wait. THURSDAY EVENING: Tae Kwon Do, then home for violin practice and relaxing! FRIDAY: (Okay, now I'm getting tired. Lord help me get thru another day! LOL!) Art Class @ Biola University for Jaxon. Every 4th Friday, we visit Acacia Villas with our homeschool group, HEART. Jax plays violin for the seniors, we play "name that tune" with them, some kids do Irish Dance for them, play piano, sing and act for them, etc. It's an awesome way to serve! All other Friday afternoons we work on Science and/or History and do violin practice. FRIDAY EVENING: Tae Kwon Do, dinner, reading, movie, relax! SATURDAY: Science and/or History (whichever one didn't get done on Friday) with experiments and journal projects. Tae Kwon Do for 1 1/2 hours, Violin practice and then PLAY TIME!!! We usually cook something fun or bake on Saturdays and play some Ping Pong with dad! SUNDAY: Church in the a.m., lunch w/dad, Violin lesson in the afternoon, dinner, t.v., EXHAUSTED!!!!! Darren and I love to watch HGTV at night and learn how to do all kinds of neat home improvements, none of which we've had the courage to try, yet! MONDAY: Man, the alarm goes off earlier and earlier.....I'm gettin' old. Here we go again!

We're still alive!!

I think it's time to start updating this, again. With all of my free time, I should have some great Jaxon updates for you all to enjoy....NOT! I'll do my best, though. He's growing just way too fast!