11:01
Been a chaotic morning. Woke late, got really involved in planning Am. Studies for next year and didn't get anybody up until almost 9! They've been staying up so late at night. Bad habits rearing their ugly heads!
Said 2 decades of the rosary. Really hard getting everyone settled. Had spat with H over college and her not working hard enough on her studies. I just don't want to spend all that money so that she can have a good time but not really work at her studies. So I told her the ball was in her court. If she wants to go to a private Catholic away college, she's has to make good grades in her high school coursework. That must have left me in an irriated frame of mind. Then poor B is constipated so she's been suffering great melodrama from this. I wound up putting her the tub. Then when we went downstairs to start school, we uncovered the garter snake that's been living in our basement. W tried to catch it. I lost my temper badly about everything, basically motherhood. Then I calmed down and said we were just going to play. But B wanted to put the sundials out again (didn't do it yesterday because the pool table truck was parked in the driveway most of the morning/early afternoon.
H showered and I have no idea what else she's been doing. (she told me later she'd been working on Spanish).
W practiced guitar, did some math and goofed off, besides catching and releasing a snake.
J practiced piano, did some Latin and also some math.
At some point earlier, S did read to me from his reader. I just read this to B.
We are leaving for noon mass in about 25 minutes.
3:06 p.m. Before mass I read B the book 12 Ways to Get to Eleven, which is a fun adding book. We were late for Mass (again!) BUT the priest was 15 minutes late so it turned out okay. H was really sad and cried on the way. I feel paradoxically too hard on her and too easy at the same time. Mass was very uplifting. Remembered to finish saying the rosary on the way home.
Got home, showered, did history with J on St. Benedict and Pope St. Gregory the Great.
Took J (and B) to VT but Dr. Malhotra wasn't there! Did she cancel or tell me beforehand????? Very unlike her. But I did a tiny bit of reading with B while we waited. I always bring her little reader with us just in case she wants to do a little one on one reading with me.
H is learning the theme song to Beauty and the Beast on guitar. The guitar teacher is here now. W's lesson is over. W's making himself a sandwich then hopefully he will now do Latin or math homework.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
10/16 Tuesday
10:39 - got up at 7. Finished reading The Wife of Bath's tale. Got everyone up at 8:15. S took shower. Said 2 decades only. . . .sigh. Put on laundry, unloaded dishwasher.
At breakfast read the story of St. Margaret Mary Alocoque. H and W went to mass and chemistry.
We put out our sundials again at 9:30 and shaded in shadow.
J - practiced piano and did a little Latin.
S and B sang songs, did mental math. S told time from classroom clock. B did number sentence houses for 8 and 9 in her ML book.
S did some VT and spelling words on white board and a word search for spelling words. Read just one page of reader before the new pool table arrived. Right now all is chaos because the workman are putting the table together and B, S and J are really excited. R is home from work today.
Had Lit class. Everybody discussed the Canterbury Tale they read and then we took a sparknotes quiz. Watched next show on dvd series, Black Death. Very interesting.
After class I started my own timeline of Brit History which I was supposed to be doing all along. then took shower. Didn't make it to Curves. Got Chinese carry out for dinner. H went to her Theology of the Body for Teens class at church. W didn't want to take the course.
I am reading Mrs. Piggle Wiggle to B. R finished reading Spiderwick series to S. J is still working away on Rolf but is also rereading Encyclopedia Brown books. W fooled around on the computer. R and I watched the last two episodes of The Office. Now were are all caught up with the rest of the world.
At breakfast read the story of St. Margaret Mary Alocoque. H and W went to mass and chemistry.
We put out our sundials again at 9:30 and shaded in shadow.
J - practiced piano and did a little Latin.
S and B sang songs, did mental math. S told time from classroom clock. B did number sentence houses for 8 and 9 in her ML book.
S did some VT and spelling words on white board and a word search for spelling words. Read just one page of reader before the new pool table arrived. Right now all is chaos because the workman are putting the table together and B, S and J are really excited. R is home from work today.
Had Lit class. Everybody discussed the Canterbury Tale they read and then we took a sparknotes quiz. Watched next show on dvd series, Black Death. Very interesting.
After class I started my own timeline of Brit History which I was supposed to be doing all along. then took shower. Didn't make it to Curves. Got Chinese carry out for dinner. H went to her Theology of the Body for Teens class at church. W didn't want to take the course.
I am reading Mrs. Piggle Wiggle to B. R finished reading Spiderwick series to S. J is still working away on Rolf but is also rereading Encyclopedia Brown books. W fooled around on the computer. R and I watched the last two episodes of The Office. Now were are all caught up with the rest of the world.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Monday 10/15
Woke at 7:00 - put on dishwasher, tidied up a bit, started laundry. House is a wreck!!!! Heated up rolls for breakfast. Got kids up: W, J and S all showered/washed hair. R went to work early.
Read All of a Kind Family, said two decades of rosary. W working on math, J too. Didn't do any math homework for tutor, Yikes, how'd that happen????? S and B school - sang songs, worked with telling time with S. Reviews adding -ed to words ending in -y, introduced new spelling words and reviewed capitalization and punctuation rules. S did loose lens exercise with reader, read two pages. Also did Brock string exercise. B played with Montessori objects and beginning sound cards. Also wrote capital and lower case Fs in her MLbook.
Made trail mix for snack. Tutor got here 1/2 hour late. Still working with J at the moment. Then will work with W. Need to check with him. B, S and I are going to do sundial project now.
Had lunch; completely forgot to say the rest of the rosary then! Worked a lot with J after lunch. Latin, Classical Writing. H and I sat and worked through her lesson in Spanish then she made vocabulary cards. She also prepared her lesson for tonight's RE class. I took shower. W was suppposed to be working on his chemistry. He got a 66 on his last chem test. He is flunking out of the class. I spent time trying to organize things for J and riding on W to keep working. He also did some Latin. I just have to keep better oversight for those two kids! J read his history and practiced piano. I read for my RE class.
We checked our sundials twice more before I took them in as it was getting dark.
Made penne alfredo and italian sausage. I just sliced up some apple for a side dish. Ate out on the porch. Read about St. Teresa of Avila. to everybody at dinner.
J, H and I all left for RE class. The boys were rude and disruptive in class but I still think they listened somewhat. J is completely quiet in the class.
Came home, R was working on chem with W. S was watching Harry Potter II movie. B was putting herself to bed! She'd gotten into her nightgown. She announced was tired. I made her brush her teeth and then read her a chapter from Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. Said prayers with her. Now it is very late 10:01 and S is still up! But the movie will be over in a couple minutes. Then it's off to bed with him.
J needs to finish Rolf up. Let me go find him. I need to read more Cantebury Tales.
Read All of a Kind Family, said two decades of rosary. W working on math, J too. Didn't do any math homework for tutor, Yikes, how'd that happen????? S and B school - sang songs, worked with telling time with S. Reviews adding -ed to words ending in -y, introduced new spelling words and reviewed capitalization and punctuation rules. S did loose lens exercise with reader, read two pages. Also did Brock string exercise. B played with Montessori objects and beginning sound cards. Also wrote capital and lower case Fs in her MLbook.
Made trail mix for snack. Tutor got here 1/2 hour late. Still working with J at the moment. Then will work with W. Need to check with him. B, S and I are going to do sundial project now.
Had lunch; completely forgot to say the rest of the rosary then! Worked a lot with J after lunch. Latin, Classical Writing. H and I sat and worked through her lesson in Spanish then she made vocabulary cards. She also prepared her lesson for tonight's RE class. I took shower. W was suppposed to be working on his chemistry. He got a 66 on his last chem test. He is flunking out of the class. I spent time trying to organize things for J and riding on W to keep working. He also did some Latin. I just have to keep better oversight for those two kids! J read his history and practiced piano. I read for my RE class.
We checked our sundials twice more before I took them in as it was getting dark.
Made penne alfredo and italian sausage. I just sliced up some apple for a side dish. Ate out on the porch. Read about St. Teresa of Avila. to everybody at dinner.
J, H and I all left for RE class. The boys were rude and disruptive in class but I still think they listened somewhat. J is completely quiet in the class.
Came home, R was working on chem with W. S was watching Harry Potter II movie. B was putting herself to bed! She'd gotten into her nightgown. She announced was tired. I made her brush her teeth and then read her a chapter from Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. Said prayers with her. Now it is very late 10:01 and S is still up! But the movie will be over in a couple minutes. Then it's off to bed with him.
J needs to finish Rolf up. Let me go find him. I need to read more Cantebury Tales.
Recap of weekend 10/13, 10/14
Sat. - No piano lessons. Curves. National Basilica for 2 hour mass. Stood the whole time. B and S were great! Beautiful ceremony led by bishop. Planned for school. Read Canterbury Tales.
Evening H had her friend Emily visit. R and I watched movie, Marty.
Sunday - I went to 10 Mass because I still don't have substitute. R made breakfast at home. R watched football games. I went to Michael for craft stuff and then did a quick shop at grocery store just for dinner. Read more Canterbury Tales. Really dislike Wife of Bath story. J and S played at Joseph's then H, W, J and S went to teen youth mass at 6:00 p.m. made sandwiches for soup kitchen afterwards. I read stories to B including OM story for letter F. She also colored picture for coloring contest and played with beeswax.
Evening H had her friend Emily visit. R and I watched movie, Marty.
Sunday - I went to 10 Mass because I still don't have substitute. R made breakfast at home. R watched football games. I went to Michael for craft stuff and then did a quick shop at grocery store just for dinner. Read more Canterbury Tales. Really dislike Wife of Bath story. J and S played at Joseph's then H, W, J and S went to teen youth mass at 6:00 p.m. made sandwiches for soup kitchen afterwards. I read stories to B including OM story for letter F. She also colored picture for coloring contest and played with beeswax.
Friday, October 12, 2007
10/12 Friday
What a great day!
Only got a decade in this a.m. Went on a nature hike with Waldorf group. Beautiful day. B was in much better mood than yesterday morning. H and W got up early and went to 6:15 a.m. Mass. I couldn't go because R's not here. He's coming home tonight.
Bought lunch at Whole Foods and then went to tennis. I am a rotten tennis player but I still like playing it. J went with Manuel to Mattie's birthday party. W came home after tennis and played computer game. H lost her wallet this a.m. but police called. Someone had turned it in. However, it must have gotten run over because all the cards, etc are bent/chipped. Ugh! But at least no one stole anything which is a miracle!
R gets in around 5:30 or 6:30. S is busy picking out klezmer tunes on recorder. He really has a gift for music.
I love days where the weather is lovely and we spend hours outdoors.
Only got a decade in this a.m. Went on a nature hike with Waldorf group. Beautiful day. B was in much better mood than yesterday morning. H and W got up early and went to 6:15 a.m. Mass. I couldn't go because R's not here. He's coming home tonight.
Bought lunch at Whole Foods and then went to tennis. I am a rotten tennis player but I still like playing it. J went with Manuel to Mattie's birthday party. W came home after tennis and played computer game. H lost her wallet this a.m. but police called. Someone had turned it in. However, it must have gotten run over because all the cards, etc are bent/chipped. Ugh! But at least no one stole anything which is a miracle!
R gets in around 5:30 or 6:30. S is busy picking out klezmer tunes on recorder. He really has a gift for music.
I love days where the weather is lovely and we spend hours outdoors.
10/11
Didn't say rosary, boo hoo! Another snake in basement! This one slithered into the little pump closet when I tried to stop it with a broom. Will stuffed the bottom of the door with old blanket. Have no idea if that will contain it. Maybe they come in through the pump closet??????
Took S and B on Claude Moore Colonial Farm Fieldtrip.
J and W did math with Mrs. Boyd.
In p.m. worked with J on Latin, history, and Classical Writing
B & S played all afternoon: screen, played outside, played with neighbor, gymnastics
W did some Latin, he's not working steadily enough on that, no momentum there. He practiced guitar a lot and played his new computer game, whatever it is!
H????? Don't know what she did all day at all!
Read The Red Shoes from Hans Christian Anderson to B & S also the story of Abram from Bible.
Read more about Sir Lancelot to J. He practiced piano and then read lots of Rolf. Told him to finish by Monday. S started writing a lovely little piece on piano.
Went to Curves finally. First time this week! I am really enjoying Joan of Arc by Twain.
Took S and B on Claude Moore Colonial Farm Fieldtrip.
J and W did math with Mrs. Boyd.
In p.m. worked with J on Latin, history, and Classical Writing
B & S played all afternoon: screen, played outside, played with neighbor, gymnastics
W did some Latin, he's not working steadily enough on that, no momentum there. He practiced guitar a lot and played his new computer game, whatever it is!
H????? Don't know what she did all day at all!
Read The Red Shoes from Hans Christian Anderson to B & S also the story of Abram from Bible.
Read more about Sir Lancelot to J. He practiced piano and then read lots of Rolf. Told him to finish by Monday. S started writing a lovely little piece on piano.
Went to Curves finally. First time this week! I am really enjoying Joan of Arc by Twain.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
10/10 Wednesday
10:53
Said decade at breakfast
Read from Book of Marvels about Grand Canyon
W and H took their chemistry test
J-piano practice, lesson and half of math, Latin translations re: accusative case also vocab review.
B and S - sangs songs, S read two pages in reader, played outside.
Went to noon mass. Came home, made grilled cheese for lunch. Worked with Josh on his Classical Writing. Took S and B to VT. B read a little in her reader but then tired of it quickly. Saw Jeanmarie Devolites Davis coming out of the building! Told her I was going to vote for her. She said thanks very nicely!
Came home, told J to read his history lesson. Took a shower. Norm the guitar teacher was here. W practices guitar all the time, H never. Maybe we need two guitars? H was working at piano though practicing music for her choir event this weekend.
Took B and S to gymnastics. S and I went to Starbucks as is becoming our routine, while B was in her class. He talked and talked about music. While he was in his class B and I ran to Marshalls and got her some fall clothing which she direly needs. J went to chess club. Picked him up on the way home. H got dinner for us, roast chicken, fresh baked bread and fruit salad.
Yummy. H just took W to CLC.
B, J and S are in front of the tube now. I'm chillin'! 7:40 p.m. R is in California for the week.
H called me from where she was waiting for W's CLC to be finished. She wanted to know which Canterbury Tale to read. She's got the Miller's Tale.
Read more Sir Lancelot to J. Read Why Noah Chose the Dove to B and S. J read more Rolf.
I started reading Mark Twain's Joan of Arc.
Here's my reading schedule. Brit Lit reading: F, S, Sun, M. T, W, Th other reading. I still want to spend 10 minutes a day in spiritual reading. I am hoping that starting off with just 10 minutes will make it happen and then somehow I can expand on that.
Said decade at breakfast
Read from Book of Marvels about Grand Canyon
W and H took their chemistry test
J-piano practice, lesson and half of math, Latin translations re: accusative case also vocab review.
B and S - sangs songs, S read two pages in reader, played outside.
Went to noon mass. Came home, made grilled cheese for lunch. Worked with Josh on his Classical Writing. Took S and B to VT. B read a little in her reader but then tired of it quickly. Saw Jeanmarie Devolites Davis coming out of the building! Told her I was going to vote for her. She said thanks very nicely!
Came home, told J to read his history lesson. Took a shower. Norm the guitar teacher was here. W practices guitar all the time, H never. Maybe we need two guitars? H was working at piano though practicing music for her choir event this weekend.
Took B and S to gymnastics. S and I went to Starbucks as is becoming our routine, while B was in her class. He talked and talked about music. While he was in his class B and I ran to Marshalls and got her some fall clothing which she direly needs. J went to chess club. Picked him up on the way home. H got dinner for us, roast chicken, fresh baked bread and fruit salad.
Yummy. H just took W to CLC.
B, J and S are in front of the tube now. I'm chillin'! 7:40 p.m. R is in California for the week.
H called me from where she was waiting for W's CLC to be finished. She wanted to know which Canterbury Tale to read. She's got the Miller's Tale.
Read more Sir Lancelot to J. Read Why Noah Chose the Dove to B and S. J read more Rolf.
I started reading Mark Twain's Joan of Arc.
Here's my reading schedule. Brit Lit reading: F, S, Sun, M. T, W, Th other reading. I still want to spend 10 minutes a day in spiritual reading. I am hoping that starting off with just 10 minutes will make it happen and then somehow I can expand on that.
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