A Very Good, Well-Written Sensory-Related Link

This blogger really hits it on the head....


Follow the link to read what she has to say:


http://lemonlimeadventures.com/5-reasons-to-ban-fidget-spinners-from-every-classroom-in-america/


And, for the record, since I am still not burdened by most social media including Fakebook, I wasn't even aware that pinheads all over the place had time to take to the interweb to complain outwardly about fidgets in the classroom.  But apparently, some have.


A regular update post coming soon.

Till next time,

Your toe-tapping, leg-wiggling, pen-chewing, doodling, cover-your-hands-in-glue-and-then-rub-it-off, daydreaming blog author, who just happened to get fantastic grades despite all that fidgeting, or perhaps, because of it...

Homeschool Blog update!

It's either one or the other, I ain't got time for both!

Check out our latest homeschool update here.

Blame It On The Baby....

Hey!!  It's been a while!!  We'll just blame it on the baby.  There's no point in saying we are busy; I think it's just assumed now.  And we are.  I am actually multi-tasking as we speak:  attending a webinar on parenting gifted children, and writing this blog post!  Although, to be honest, it's more because I cannot just sit and focus on the webinar, I HAVE to have something to do in order to be able to pay full attention.  Kinda backwards-sounding, I know.  But here I am!

The end of January brought our first time at the Great Wolf Lodge, and we got a great rate through connection with a homeschool group.  Even though it wasn't crowded much, we barely saw the other homeschoolers at all, kind of a bummer.  But our friends that we booked next to hung out with us in the evenings, so that was super fun.  We are absolutely planning a return trip soon!

About to get off the bus and go into the Lodge.... we are excited, can you tell?

Cuteness!  We ate at the $4.95 per 2 people breakfast place, of course.  

Wheeee

Hey, look, there's Mom, trying not to get her phone wet...

The obstacle course that kept them busy for HOURS

Shelby found something fun to do

Everyone loves a Lazy River

Self-explanatory

Over the course of most of the winter, we repainted the boys' room and the homeschool room.  Which meant a whole lot of packing up, switching around, unpacking back, re-configuring.  All good, of course.  We made space for some hooks in the boys' room that could be used for a swing, a trapeze, or RJ's little "Cozy Corner" as he calls it.  

A nice place to calm down

It snowed.  A little bit.  Not a lot.  Enough for the kids to have fun.  And for me to have to go up to the attic and dig out 5 snowsuits and 8 pairs of boots (for figuring out current sizes).  Hats, scarves, gloves, etc.  Which then came in all nice and muddy because we only got a wee bit of snow, which quickly melted under the heat of 4 bodies, and became mud.  Oh, so fun!!

Shelby wants to know why she can't go out and play

Do not let this snowball fool you, it is pretty much made up of ALL of the snow we got that time!

We played indoors and out, LEGOS are allowed in the boys' room only, away from Shelby's hands and mouth.  Riley and RJ are building their skills to match their bigs.  

It's always a train car bottom with train wheels, and at least 2 motors.  This one got some wings so it can fly as well.  Boy, is he proud!

Big and little

A haircut and some pink!

We eat and eat and eat.

Valentine's day cookies and decorating!  I can't wait to hand this off completely to Indigo; it just ain't really my thang.

Wearing pants backwards; only the cool kids do it.

OUTSIDE!  This child bangs at the back door ALL DAY LONG. 

I finally hunkered down and took everything out of the homeschool cabinets and closet.  Totally reorganized.  Ahhh.  I can breathe!  And I found a lot of good stuff! 

They dug a hole.  Everyone wants to know why.  Well, just because.  

Roger has been working hard to get us one working piano.  It sort of meant bringing in a 2nd piano, deciding which one was better to fix, which was the new one.  But, it's working!  And they are learning, so fast!  Someone is playing something every day, it's beautiful.  It started with me knowing chopsticks and Heart & Soul... and they quickly overtook and surpassed me in ability, especially our musical lady, Indigo.  

This thing turned 11 months.  It's walking all over the place and continuing to get into trouble.  

And it's still winding up in my bed by morning.  But, I can't say that I really mind.  It's cute, warm and snuggly.  I'll take it!