Dog beds

When we moved here, we wanted to keep the dogs off the furniture.  So we bought them each beds.  We bought Gizmo a smaller bed, because he is a pipsqueak.  Well, Gizmo loves cuddling with Widget.  Widget has learned that if he gets in the bigger bed, Gizmo will join him.  But if he chooses the smaller one, he gets to be alone.  There are many times that Widget will just opt to get in the little bed to be by himself.  It makes us giggle.

Valentine Service Project

One thing we have missed since being here is serving.  We had a homeschool group in AR that did a service project once a month.  Then we did some through church.  Then we did a few on our own.  We are finally getting plugged in to groups to serve with.  Last week Eric made 15 Valentine cards.  Then we delivered them to a nursing home with a group of other homeschoolers.  Unlike our group in AR, we really didn't know these children.  But, it was fun to serve together.

Doggies

This is what the doggies like to do while we work.  They have a hard life!

Science results

There is a lot of pressure to being the sole source of your child's education.  There is no backup in the form of parents or teachers.  Just you.  I was pretty nervous about E being graded.  His science class is 5th-8th grade, so he is very young in that class.  How would he do?  

Cave poster

First quiz

He ROCKED it!  Whew!  I think I kind of like this grading thing...

Science projects

At Eric's new one day a week school, his science class is pretty intense.  They have daily homework, occasional tests, and projects.  Last week we did an experiment with steel wool to see what causes rust.  This week they had to do a poster on a cave.  There is a part of me that likes it.  He is experiencing real homework and projects.  And there is a part of me that doesn't.  He is experiencing real homework and projects.  But, here is my cutie pie with his poster.

Old video

I was sent this video yesterday.  Does it get any cuter?  It was someone's high school project.  

Gravity walk

Yesterday we went to Main Event with a group of 5th and 6th graders from the church we have been visiting.  There were 9 children with our group.  Eric had a great time.  We bowled, played laser tag, and then he did this.  

They had a gravity ropes course that was around 15-20 feet off the ground.  E had lots of fun maneuvering through the course.  Some of the tracks were very easy, and he would fly right through them.  Some of them were quite difficult.