Hhhmmmm....

I forgot all about this blog. Maybe this will be the year that I actually do something with it.... Yeah right. :)

Good morning all, We have started a new year. It, of course, is not going so well. :) I can only hope that it will get better. My 13 year old, Inventor, threw fits on the very first day. Cissie keeps begging to do more and cries when we have to pass the computer off to the others. Pester, the second oldest, is the only one that has been open to sitting down with the computer. It is going to be a long year. Bubbles, the third boy, has been okay, but I have to stay on him to get finished. We will press on. We will excel. We will triumph! Hope everyone else has had a smoother start than us.

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Internet Blahs

I had decided to switch internet providers. The new provider sent a technician out today to install our new hardware. Guess what? They could not do it because we sit too far away from the hub. The house is approximately 303 feet from the road and power pole where the hub is. They will not install if it is more than 300 feet. I understand why, but that makes it no less frustrating. So we have been without internet for almost a week. The curriculum we were supposed to start using Monday is exclusively online. So.... today is NOT the day. Neither is tomorrow. Not even Monday. On a brighter note. Check out the awesome giveaways that some of the other wonderful bloggers are hosting. http://ourabundantblessings.com/2012/11/19/what-would-you-do-with-250-cash/ http://ourabundantblessings.com/2012/11/20/31-days-of-thanksgiving-and-a-giveaway/

Today is the day

Today is the day. Actually, tomorrow is. No, wait. Monday is the day. We have sort of been hanging in limbo as far as schooling is concerned. We have been taking things easy and working on detoxifying from the public school system. Now, finally, we are going to officially start school. Don't ask me why I decided Monday. I really have no clue. It just seemed like a good idea at the time. It is between the two major holidays that we are so fond of, so I think that they will be more willing to sit and do something since they know that they have to be good for Christmas. (There is no santa claus in the picture here, more on that later) I have not been able to settle on a curriculum that we could sink our teeth into. Everything is just so expensive. I was planning on waiting until February to buy the curriculum with my tax return. However, I have found an amazing online *free* curriculum. We have all looked through it and it really fits where we are right now. It is at allinonehomeschool.wordpress.com I still cannot get that stupid link button to work. UGH!!! Easy Peasy (all in one homeschool) is an awesome blog by a woman who homeschools her own children. She has developed a curriculum using all free online resources. She has it set day by day. It is student led and requires as little or as much attention as you want to put into it. You can let your student work completely on their own with almost no interaction (every once in a while the curriculum tells them to go to mom or dad for a pat on the back), or use all of the resources that she has linked to as a supplement to whatever it is you are already doing. I, myself, do not have time to develop lesson plans and schedules since I work, so this is a God send. I am so thankful that I have found Easy Peasy.

maybe this button will work. :)

AARRGGHHH!!!

I have no clue what I am doing wrong with the links. I guess you will still have to copy/paste since it will not let me link the site here. www.corestandards.org/the-standards This one has a list of state standards for all grades. www.onlinemathlearning.com This has some great interactive lessons. www.education.com/worksheets I love, love education.com.