In my life this week...
This has been a really busy week. We started baseball practices for two of our boys this week. Riley and Ethan both started Little League last year, and are continuing for this year. Riley is in the majors, and Ethan is in the minors this year. Between the two of them this month, we have practices every evening during the week, and on Saturday mornings. This will go on through June, and makes me wonder why we do this to ourselves. I do feel that the boys gain some valuable things from this experience, and Riley in particular always uses his time in baseball to be a witness to other boys, so we plug on...
I have also made a decision to work on my own ungratefulness and negativity, and can hopefully in turn, change the tone of my entire household. I started a journal of Blessings that I am journaling here, that is helping me remember my blessings and the good things in life. I am praying that I will continue this and keep remembering all that God has done for me and how eternally grateful I am.
In our homeschool this week...
Pretty typical week this week for homeschooling. The kids are playing a little bit of catch up with their subjects. I made a proclamation this week as we come towards the end of the school year this year, that they really focus on Math and English, and everything else will still get done, but not be a priority. I want to see them be at a certain spot by the time the school year ends.
Places we're going and people we're seeing...
See above....baseball all the time!! Lots of little boys in baseball clothes trying to catch, run, and hit a ball for hours on end! We did have both of our Dad's over for dinners on last Friday and Saturday nights. We were glad to be able to do that.
My favorite thing this week was...
I can't remember what night it was, but one night this week, Annie slept through the night from 11:30 to 7:00! She hasn't done it since...but it sure was nice for one night of sleep!
What's working/not working for us...
I'm having difficulty with my two little girls who are 2 and 3. During the time I spend feeding the baby, they are running a tad wild. Admittedly, I end up doing way more shouting at them than I would like. It's definitely not working for me. During another long pregnancy, my little girls became far too untrained, and we need to spend some time retraining them to behave even when mommy is busy with the baby. I did discover this week that they really don't like being made to sit on their beds...so that's been working for me in the last week. I used to do this often when my 3 oldest boys were littler, but have gotten away from it in recent years. Funny thing is, they may not stop jumping on the furniture when they are told, but when I say go to your bed, they go right away (big crocodile tears and all!). They are released from the torture whenever they are ready to ask mommy's forgiveness and obey.
Homeschool questions/thoughts I have...
What do you DO with toddlers/preschoolers when you are homeschooling AND have a baby to feed every three hours. You would think with 8 children, I would be the one with all the answers on this, but it seems everytime I try something new to keep my little ones out of trouble when I'm busy with something else...it lasts a couple days before it no longer works. I also now have two destructos only a little more than a year apart, which is presenting a special challenge to me.
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“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
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