Back To School!

Everyone in my household is going to school this fall and I have to admit I'm jealous! I loved school and hope I pass that love along to my kids. It's important to me that they know that you never have to stop learning, so I decided to send myself back to school. I'm going to try and learn something new (or refresh my memory on something I learned long ago) each month.

With the exception of the English/Literature, I'm pretty confident that each of these "assignments" can be completed in an afternoon or less. This is crucial because I obviously still have three kids, a husband, and a household to run! I want to challenge myself, but not set myself up to fail.

Riley started first grade today, so I'm giving myself until September 15th to complete the following list:

English/Literature - Read To Kill A Mockingbird & To The Last Man (This ties into my history study, but it's over 600 pages long. I'm going to do my best to read this one!), Blog three times a week
Home Ec. - Finish a simple dress for Brenna (Extra Credit - Finish Pajama Pants for Riley!)
Physical Education - Attend a Zumba class
"Foreign" Language - Learn 50 words in sign language (Learning sign language is on my bucket list and will also help me teach Grace different ways to communicate.)
Math - Study adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions
Science - Make homemade laundry detergent
History - Study the events of WWI.


What would you like to learn? Join me going back to school! Leave me a comment and let me know what you'll be studying.

In Her Own Time

I love giving (and getting!) books for Christmas. I believe you can never have too many books, especially when you are little! This year I've carefully selected books for the young ones on my list and hope they enjoy them. The book I've picked for Grace is one that I originally picked up at the library and fell in love with it.

Ruby in Her Own Time is about a duck that hatches late, doesn't like to eat and won't swim. Father duck worries that she'll never do these things, but Mother Duck assures him she will "in her own time." And she does!

It's a bit hard to find (I don't want a used copy, but also don't want to pay $40!) but I will find it. There are a few other Ruby books that may be added to our library as time goes by.

I'm sure I don't have to explain why I love this book for Grace. She has delays now, but she can and will do anything she wants....in her own time.