Back on the net

Well the carpets and floors are all completed.  So I can finally get back on the net.  Next are the windows.  I Love the way everything looks.  It looks so much better now. 

Monthly Dinner menu finally done

 

Well I have finally completed the monthly menu

 Pork Chops and Noodles

 Beef Tacos

 French Toast and Bacon

 Calzone

 Roasted Chicken and Veggies

 Sirloin Steak and Veggies 1

 Strip Steak and Veggies

 Country Ribs and Veggies

 Boneless Chicken Breasts & stuffing

 Mac and Cheese with Ham

 Seafood Pasta

 Sirloin Steak and Veggies 2

 Short Ribs and Veggies

 BBQ Chicken legs and Veggies

 Crockpot Beef Roast

 Meatloaf and Corn on the cob

 Manicotti

 Shrimp and Tortellini

 Hotdogs and Fries

 Hamburgers and Fries

 Soup and Sandwiches

 Pancakes and Bacon

 Homemade Mini Pizzas

 Ham and Cheese bread and Salad

 Fajitas

 Lasagna

 Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

 Chicken Enchilada

 Lasagna

 Manicotti

 Eat Out ( this is once a month)

It took a couple of months to come up with menu we have been trying out recipes over the summer and making them just right.

My new Dell

Well hubby bought me a new Dell, so I have been spending the days trying to set it up.  It is a lot different then my HP.  Plus I have a whole bunch of new programs for it.

Sorry I have been gone so long

There are just times when its gets so busy.  We  spent the summer simplifying our lives. 

--I have simplified the house(de-cluttered it).  We have passed on quite a bit of our stuff. 

-- We have simplified the curriculum for the kids.

-- We are also living  better, we are cutting down on the extras in life that drove us all nuts.  We have less activities, less clubs, etc. 

 

We got tired of the rat race running from place to place without breathing in between.  Well that is what we are doing now.   

That is our new life motto, “ stop and slow down and just breath in the world.”

Donna Young is a really great place for all homeschoolers. I happened onto this site about a week ago when I started to try to simplify our learning style and items we use for learning. Now I am going through the site with a fine tooth comb to see what we can use.

If anyone has hit the rut like we have, take a break and do a little surfing to see what you can come up with like I did. You never know what you will find.

Planning My New School Year

OK I think I have hit a rut, I have to find ways to simplify my homeschooling. We are in our third year and this year we have definitely bitten off more than we can finish this year.

So next week we are just doing fun arts and crafts and reading. No regular learning, we need a week of doing fun things. Then during the week off for break, I am going to figure out what exactly has to be taught for the youngest for the fall term and find simple and easy way to teach and learn those things. I am going to try to ditch the workbooks, and find other ways to teach the things. We have fallen back to workbooks this year. And the youngest and I both hate them.

Monthly Organization

Well I have made my New Years Goals-- My first one has been met.
I organized my kitchen and pantry. It looks great and I am happy now that I can find things. Now if my kids would help out and put the dishes away where they actually belong instead of on my counters and stove. I would be so happy.