Kind of an off day today. Cold, some snow showers, but warm inside. So, we are opting to stay in.
My almost 7 year old granddaughter decided it was a good day for paper dolls. Not the ones you have to buy, but the ones I cut out of newspaper. I cut several out for her and she is now making clothes for them. I think I am going to call this art class this morning. :)
Of course the two younger ones, 6 and 4, needed their own dolls. I was sure to make BOYS for the boy because, he keeps wanting to make SURE whatever he plays with is a "boy" thing.
He is so funny. This morning he was jumping from room to room, which he does constantly, and is told, constantly, "STOP!" My son's room is in the basement and this old house doesn't have any insulation between floors, so it sounds like a herd of elephants running though when the kids run and jump. Today he is not at home, so I told the 5 year old to come into the kitchen to jump. I set up the egg timer and made him jump until all the sand was at the bottom. He was beginning to slow down a lot before the sand hit the bottom. BUT as he told me, "I'm built for jumping." So, nope that didn't slow him down for long.
Here he is at Christmas in his pirate hat. AARRGGH
I admire moms who have more than one boy and actually stay sane, not to mention their successful homeschooling. One of my friends has a great blog about raising boys. Here is one of her blogs: http://www.noisecoveredindirt.com/dream-bathroom/
Now this blog reminds me: How do you teach a boy to remember to do things like, flush the toilet? Wipe? I can't remember having that trouble with my own son, but then he is 29, so maybe I don't remember.
As always, your input is welcome.
This is a new adventure for me, as I have never written a blog before. However, having been encouraged by a couple of friends to write about something I know, I'm taking the plunge.
I'm actually a "seasoned" homeschooler, having homeschooled my three children through graduation. I now have six grandchildren, and with their mothers' help, we are homeschooling the children.
Here they all are on Christmas morning this year. They are now ages 4 through 10.
We have a special group of kiddos, with various "issues" as they say now. Three were preemies, the smallest being only 2 lb 10 oz, and as a result we deal with some things that relate to delayed development in several areas. I will be addressing some of these issues and what we do in future blog posts. The other three children were full term, but two of them still ended up in the NICU because of breathing problems, one with a small hole in one lung. Only one of the children was able to come home with her mother three days after birth. And we have only one boy, so I am always looking for ways to allow him to "just be a boy'. Those of you with boys know what I mean.
We have put some of the children on special diets, and I plan to discuss this too later on. I am always on the lookout for different things to use with the children as they learn in different ways. It is an adventure every day.
Hoping to make some new friends as I go along, and am always interested in your input.
