Sticking to the Schedule

A few weeks ago we decided to try something different. We created a schedule for each day of the week and so far it seems to be working pretty good. The kids don't whine as much when I announce it's time for lessons and picking up. They can look at the schedule and see what is supposed to happen and when.

Of course, there will be days when things have to be a little more flexible or we have to exchange one day's schedule for another. I am very happy so far with the results. I feel like I am accomplishing more and have more direction to the day.

Take a Hike

Today we took our cubscout pack on a hike at the nearby State Park. The weather was beautiful and we had a fun 2 mile hike. This was the first hike for some of the kids but they did great. The area was a little more hilly than we expected but it didn't bother the boys although it wasn't fun for the parents. Everyone packed a lunch and we ate beside the lake halfway down the trail.

After the hike we took them to a playground and they still had enough energy to play for awhile. Oh to be young and full of energy!

In the Local Paper

A week ago Bunkie had its annual Christmas parade and fireworks. Vinson took pictures of the parade for the local newspaper. I shot a few pictures at the fireworks show just to see how they would look. After I downloaded them to the computer I showed Vinson one firework shot that I really liked. He agreed it looked great. The following Monday Vinson was at work and asked me to email his pictures to the paper and he told me to throw in the fireworks picture too.

I just received a call from him telling me my picture is on the front page of the Bunkie Record and the news editor has been getting good comments about it from readers. While Vinson has been published in the paper numerous times (he even won an award for a fire picture he took) this is my first time.

Parade Time

It's Christmas parade time! On Saturday our Cub Scout Pack was in the Bunkie Christmas Parade. The kids had a great time riding on the float and throwing candy. It was pretty hot for December so most of the kids were in shorts (in a Christmas Parade! ). It doesn't feel like Christmas when you are sweating in the sun! Guess I should be glad it wasn't raining.

Since my kids didn't get to watch the parade or catch any candy (like they need candy). We spent Sunday in the hot sun so they could watch the Cottonport parade. They came home with a bag full of candy. All in all the kids were very happy with their weekend.

New Homeschool Website

I am currently working on a new website. It offers homeschool stories from various news sites, support group listings and more. I still have much to add to the site but it is well on its way. Check it out here: Homeschool Daily Report and feel free to pass it on.

We Lost the Cricket...

My children love to catch crickets. They put them in a bug box with leaves and twigs and special cricket food bought from the store. The bug box of course comes into the house. My one rule is do not let the bugs out of the box inside my house.
Well, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised yesterday but I was when my daughter said “We lost a cricket!”. I said, “What do you mean you lost a cricket?”. “Well mom we were having a cricket race and we lost a cricket” says Kaia. I looked at her serious little face and asked the dreaded question “Where were you racing crickets at?”. She innocently looks at me and replies “In the living room, but I’m pretty sure he went under the couch”. Tanek chimes in with “ It’s okay mom we still have the other cricket”. I guess having only one loose in the house was supposed to make me feel better. I stood there for a minute and thought to myself well at least it’s a cricket and not a worm or some other slimy creature. All I could say to them was “No more cricket races inside. If you want to race crickets take them outside.”
Hey, you gotta choose your battles and this could have been SO much worse!