Maiden Karly Week 1

I had a great time with Karly. We got everything done but her sewing. We will probably do that Saturday.
We used this book. I have wanted this book and wanted this book forever! When I went to pick up The Pearables book at our local homeschooling store I grabbed this one as well. I had the money and knew it would be a good investment! Its a great investment.
I was not raised to be a keeper at home. I am excited to learn through this book with my daughter.
Here she is reading about eggs.

Here is the recipe for french toast and scrambled eggs. It was a very simple recipe. I hardly helped at all.
A great tip for beginner or clumsy cooks was to crack your egg in a small bowl first and then transfer to a larger bowl. It will be easier to get any eggshells out.
Mixing up the eggs and milk for the french toast.
French toast cooking.

Turning the french toast.

MMM! Doesn't that look good?
Scrambling the eggs.

A million times I fought the urge to grab the spatula. You know how easy it is to just scramble up some eggs. She wanted it perfect so she was slow and methodical. LOL
Plating the eggs.

Getting ready to do our devotional over a snack and some apple tea. The apple tea was her cooking assignment for the week. Delicious and easy to make. I will give the recipe later.
The flowers in the Garden that the Gardener created to be beautiful. This is from the first chapter of the Raising Maidens of Virtue book.
One of the two verses from the first chapter that Karly decided to focus on this week.
Karly's Maiden binder. It says Maiden Karly Rose and she decorated with the foam sticky hearts.

A few other mom's have said they are doing the book as well. I am curious are you doing the scrapbook?

Be Blessed!

Gracious Kelsie and Tamara Week 1

Our little friend from church did not get to join us this week, but next week she should be here. The girls said they loved it!
We started with this book. Today we learned how to say hello and goodbye politely. How to introduce ourselves and others. And how to shake hands. It was good stuff. I love, love, love the illustrations in this book!
We learned how to greet one another and then colored a picture. Here is a challenge. Try to find coloring pages for manners... I was searching for two hours.
Here is a principle I pulled from the book and copied onto a paper and let the girls use stick on foam hearts to decorate.
She really did have fun doing it. Ignore that face!!

Next I wrote out the list of "How to have a happy handshake" and put the only coloring page of shaking hands on there for the girls to color.

Here is the book we are using for our Home Economics. It is so cute and sweet.
Here we discussed nutrition and what our body needs. The book listed Junk food as a need (though it did talk about how we should not eat too much!) the girls got a kick out of that. They are drawing pictures of the different foods. Look how Tamara is concentrating. Too cute!



Sorry about the blurriness for this picture and the next. I am still learning how to use this camera.

Here they colored the pictures in their books. The girl in this book is named Faith and we are learning with her.

The girls talked non stop about the fun they had. I am so thankful!!

I just realized I did not get a picture of their Bible verses. I will have to get that next week.

Be Blessed!

Responsible Adrian Week 1

I am still learning how to use our camera so some of the pictures are a little off. I am so thankful for the camera from my friend Michelle! I love sharing pictures on my blog.
Here is Adrian's Responsibility day... (since Daddy said we can't call it his home ec day. LOL)
This is the cutest book and I am so glad I found it. Click on the book to go to the website that sells these books. It says 6 and up but I am doing it with Adrian. He picks up things pretty quickly and if we need to slow down or even go back through the book that's ok!
Here I wrote the definition of Responsibility on a piece of paper and at the bottom Adrian drew a picture of him being responsible. I did not get a final pic but it was of him helping his sister clean up the toys.
I let him color the pictures in the book. It revolves around a boy named Ben. Adrian is coloring Ben.
He is left handed! I think his brother is going to be too, isn't that wild!

Good night! Look at those finger nails. I better trim those bad boys. Sorry.


Here is the memory verse for the week. I cut out a heart and wrote the verse then clued it onto a piece of paper. I had some stickers of bugs and little boys so I let him decorate it with those. I need to go the dollar store and pick up some more stickers.

He said he really enjoyed it. He seemed to pick it up pretty quickly and I was surprised by some of the mature answers he gave when we talked about how to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength!

Be Blessed!

Today

We are going to start our Wednesday Life Skills day. We are waiting on a little friend.
I plan to take lots of pictures of little girls learning to be godly young women.
And a little boy learning to be a great and wise leader someday!
I will be participating in the sewing with my oldest. I will be a novice seamstress before this is over.

I will go to my mom's tonight and upload all the photos I have promised for the past week as well as pictures from today.

Stay tuned!! :)

Be Blessed!

I set out on a narrow way, many years ago

Hoping I would find true love, along the broken road

But I got lost a time or two wiped my brow and kept pushing through I couldn't see how every sign, pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream, led me to where you are Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms
This much I know is true That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you

If You Want Me To

This is a song by Ginny Owens that was made real to us awhile back when DH started this long journey toward a new career. We had no idea why God was calling him this far.

It's become even more real this past month as we came close enough to touch the new job and then saw it pushed back further. On top of some other difficulties we have faced just this last week or so it's a timely tune. ;)

We just thank God that He is real to us! That He loves us! And He has a plan!

The funny thing is that DH's career plans were not squashed, only put on hold again. God is God.

Be Blessed!!