I will reactivate it some time after the new year. When I am gone, I don't want my kids to read how I felt about them on my FB page. I want them to know that I did my best every day to show them how much I love them, and they deserve some less divided attention...because lets face it, with 3 kids, a husband and the rate life moves it will always be divided to some degree.
We attended our first home school group outing yesterday. It was a handmade Christmas gift exchange at the park. Minus the wind, the weather was beautiful, especially considering it is December and was in the 70s. All three girls had a blast. The girls worked so hard on the gifts that they made. Halie made a tutu, bracelet and hair clip and Emma did the Box O' Princesses, (from the tutorial posted by Little Blue Boo.) They both came out perfect. I loved seeing how hard they worked and how much pride they took in their gifts. Both big girls LOVED the gifts they got. Emma got an adorable pink apron with a cute owl on it and Halie got a beautiful box with some bath fizzies. Handmade gifts are always better. They were also excited because they each made 2 new friends. They met more, but really clicked with a couple. It made me happy. It's a wonderful start to our new journey. Friends always make things better. I was introduced to a couple of really sweet Moms and one brought us all some handmade lemon hand scrub (that is wonderful) and some shower discs that are PERFECT for the winter months!
I completed Halie's PAL admissions orientation for public home school today. I know it's not "real" home school, but I feel like she needs something more structured than I can give starting in the middle of the year and with Emma coming home as well. We need to build a foundation before I try to finish the whole house, if that makes sense. Halie will officially be home for school after the Christmas break. Her orientation week and skills evaluation will begin on Jan. 7th. I am praying that she is not nervous and this is a great thing for her. She is so bright and I know that there are no limits to what she can accomplish, but even still- change can be hard.
My plan with Emma is to start the same day- the 7th. I know it's a little longer Christmas break than everyone else has, but Emma will go into the summer because my plan is to start with day one of 2nd grade. She needs to relearn a lot of it and now I am learning that there is so much that for whatever reason, she was never taught. It will be good. By then, we will be burnt out on having fun and I will be hearing the B word (bored) quite often I am sure.
Today we just enjoyed each others company. H and E have been going between teaching each other art and playing outside for the majority of the day. We went next door for a bit to "help" the movers pack up our neighbor/friend's house. Boo was being a ham. Our friend's name is Andrea, but Boo can't say it, so she calls her Annie. She ran around the house saying, "Annie, I here." When Annie never came out or responded, Boo came to where we were sitting, on the couch with her little head lowered and her pouty lip out. :( It made us all a little sad because we realize that our very loved friends won't just pop out when we call them anymore. With that being said, we know that they have amazing opportunities in front of them and we are very happy for them.
After that- Boo went into total ham mode, as you can see.
Who needs a chair when you have a comfy big sister?
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And this...the infamous "diggin." I try to tell her Daddy that while he thinks she's funny, I am NOT going to have fun undoing all of these things she is learning. She was running around in circles saying in her gruff voice, "I dig gold, I dig gold." On the other hand, I would like to say thank you, Brenna. For giving Mommy more than enough blackmail pictures to ensure that you will never date. ;) Love you honey!
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