"Snuffalufaguses"

All my little lovelies have stuffy noses and it sounds like a herd of snuffalufaguses here. LOL! Do snuffalufaguses travel in herds? So tomorrow all learning with take place while laying down.

Matching Cases

We are working on matching upper and lower case letters so the pack of alphabet cards just "jumped" out of their pack and needed to be matched. Pre-K did a great job.

(pics are upside down, I did rotate the final one)

Every week Pre-K gets a new little reader that adds onto the high-frequency words that he knows. He now knows this whole list:
When I give him his new book, I usually read it to him first. I did not read this to him and he read it right off the bat!

Okay, so I tried to upload a video again using blogger, but it just will not work for me, so I used my Youtube account....





Ok...I know it's a little "MJish", but ya know...gotta protect my youngins!

Aaarrrrggghh

My cousin called me last Thursday and said she found a dog at the shelter that was really cute. She and her husband currently live in an apartment with their baby and cannot have a dog, but are planning to move to a house in the next few months. She was convinced that the dog would get adopted before they moved and she couldn't bare to leave the dog so she called me to ask if we were interested in the dog. Our beloved Rottweiler died last June, so we thought that maybe it was time to adopt another pet.

Being the homeschooler that I am, we researched the new breed, Googled images and called our vet (that we have known since 1989) to get her take on this breed and our family. All was a go, my cousin picked up the dog, e-mailed pictures, said she was so happy that the dog was going to a good home and told me that my aunt would bring the dog on Monday, February 1st.

We brought up our dog cage, scheduled a vet appointment and started the duty of voting on names. Sunday morning, just as I was walking out the door for church, my cousin called and said they had fallen in love with the dog and decided to keep it. My kids were crushed. How sad we all were. So now we are on the search for a dog for ourselves. We are looking for miniature Schnauzer that is less than 1 year old, but does not have to be a new puppy. I would prefer a male.

The dog that almost was.

Dates Are Back In Session

I use to take my kids out on "dates" with just mom and kid all the time. Summer before this past I had 7 kids in the house (my 4 and 1 foster, and 2 summer cares) and well...dating got pushed aside. Last Tuesday 6th grade and I went out for dinner at Applebees and enjoyed the 2 for $20 deal. Today 2nd grade, Pre-K and I went to all-you-can-eat-pizza at Cici's.

They are all individually planning our next date!

Y

Usually, Friday is "Y" day, but we went today because the rock wall is open in the mornings on Wednesday... or it is suppose to be. We were disappointed that they could not climb today, but we had a great time in the pool. The water was very warm today and I enjoyed jogging. I even got a chance to sit in the whirlpool for 2 minutes. (I get nauseous in them so can't stay for very long).

Ok... I got a weird e-mail today from the author of the book that I mentioned in Monday's post. It looks like she googled her own name and then on page 5 found my post mentioning her book. She states that she liked the skeleton that was made and said she was glad "that Pre-K enjoyed the book."

Princess Puppy posted today.

Dem Bones

Pre-K is studying bones and skeletons in science class this week. For science this year I am kinda using the Little Otter Science for preschoolers by following the suggested weekly themes and borrowing the suggested books from the library while making up our own worksheets. This week we are reading the book, "Young Genius: Bones" by Kate Lennard and Pre-K really likes the book. Today he cut out a skeleton and used little brads for the head, arms and legs. The skeleton's name is, Woody.

I do joint compressions and massages with Jackson. During this time, I have started naming parts of the skeleton along with the names of body parts that are not mentioned as often such as ankles, wrist, hips and jaw, etc... I am surprised at how well he is learning the names of bones and I find I have to do my homework to keep up with what he can learn. ~Smile_

Maybe You Know Her....

Lisa over at Life In the Grateful House is looking for a young lady by the name of Elisabeth (Liz) that may live in the Kansas area.

Lisa writes:

"Wondering does anyone read my blog from Kansas? In 2007 I made several inquiries about a girl named Elizabeth (Liz). She was almost 16 then and she wanted a family. I sent my study several times, filled out paperwork that was sent to me and never heard anything back. I assumed that we were not chosen for her and they had found her a family. Friday night I found out that she aged out of the system without ever having have someone claim her. It just about broke my heart. I would really like to find her. If nothing else to let her know that there was a family that wanted her and that tried their very best to be her family. To show up, to be a touch stone, to have someone to count on. I tried sending an email to her worker and leaving a message on her voicemail. Email was returned and the voicemail didn't work.If anyone has any connections in DCFS in Kansas please email me. lisaamos@payco.org Please. I'm begging shamelessly. If anyone would link this or put out requests on their blogs I would be so eternally grateful. The more people that read about her the greater the chance that I may find her or someone to talk to in Kansas. Praying so anyway...."

Lisa is a wonderful mother that has a big heart for children. If you don't live or know anyone from the Kansas area, would be willing to link her post to your blog. Working together...

Peace