Bell Horses

Ainsley is enjoying Kindermusik. She has learned to read music (notes: C, A, D and F) and play the glockenspiel.

Here she is playing "Bell Horses".

A "sick" joke

Ainsley has been sick this week. She has had strep throat and a strep rash.

Even though she has not felt good, she has still kept her sense of humor.

Here is a joke she shared with me yesterday:

"A pony came to see me today. He said he couldn't sing.
I said, "That's ok. You're just a little 'hoarse'."

ha! ha! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

Harlem Globetrotters

On Sunday, March 15, Dan and I surprised Ainsley by taking her to see the Harlem Globetrotters. (It had been years since I had seen them so I was as excited as Ainsley was to be at the game.)

Ainsley thought watching the Globetrotters was "very fun." Her favorite parts of the game:

~ "when (it sounded like) one of the guys from the Globetrotters pooted."

~ "when the referee was coming to see a 'baby' (one of the Globetrotters was holding) and got sprayed with Silly String."

~ "when one of the players couldn't get down from the hoop...he was holding on to it...and then one of the other players picked him up and he started crying like a baby."

~ "all of the Globetrotters' tricks."

Happy St. Patty's Day!

An Irish Prayer

May God give you...

For every storm, a rainbow,

For every tear, a smile,

For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.

For every problem life sends,

A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh, a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer.

3 years ago today...

...I began my journey in blogging.

Click HERE to see my first post.

Wordless Wednesday

Ten on Tuesday: Homeschooling in February

Here is an overview of February and a few of the things Ainsley did/learned:

1) Memorized three Bible verses:

"Fear not, for I am with you." ~ Isaiah 41:10

"By this all men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another." ~ John 13:35

"I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are your works and that my soul knows very well." ~ Psalm 139:14

2) Read the books "Very First Last Time" and "Who Owns the Sun?" (We did activities with these books using "Five in a Row".)

3) Covered the letters "R", "N", and "M".

4) Found northern Canada on the map and discussed the land and climate there.

5) Continued to learned about pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. (how much each is worth and what is on each coin) With this, she has also learned how to count by fives and tens. My friend Lisa also let us borrow this fun game that helps children learn how to count money. (Ainsley has really enjoyed playing it.)

6) Discovered the artistic style of "pointillist". (tiny dots that make a picture)

7) Learned about simple machines. (lever, inclined plane, pulley, wheel and axel, screw, and wedge)

8) Discussed slavery and its role in history.

9) Learned about question marks and how to make one.

10) Learned the colors of a rainbow using "ROY G. BIV" and how a rainbow is made.

Neat Numbers

I had to show off Ainsley's number penmanship.

Such nice, neat work!

(You can click on the photo to make it bigger.)

A B See: "D" is for...

DAN

My loving, caring, funny, thoughtful, kind and handsome husband.

Happy 13th anniversary, Dan. I love you!

"Mom" interview

I saw this idea on Facebook. I had fun interviewing Ainsley and loved hearing the answers she gave.

1. What is something mom always says to you? “I love you, too.”

2. What makes mom happy? When she sees me.

3. What makes mom sad? When she doesn’t see me.

4. How does your mom make you laugh? When she tickles me.

5. What was your mom like as a child? Definitely had glasses. Had fun in Kindergarten and first grade and second grade and third grade and fourth grade. And very loud.

6. How old is your mom? 38

7. How tall is your mom? 145 feet long

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Go on the computer

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? She usually works out.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Taking care of me when I was a baby.

11. What is your mom really good at? Working out

12. What is your mom not very good at? Coloring very quickly

13. What does your mom do for a job? Does schoolwork with me

14.What is your mom's favorite food? Kashi crackers (I eat these everyday!)

15.What makes you proud of your mom? She is an American.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Sponge Bob

17. What do you and your mom do together? Go to Wal-Mart, play games, do puzzles, color in “doodle” book , read books

18. How are you and your mom the same? We both have brown eyes.

19. How are you and your mom different? Her hair is black, my hair is brown.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? She always gives me hugs and kisses.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? She loves him and she married him. He is funny and we like to pick on him. (Very true!)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? Wal-Mart (Probably because we are there almost everyday.)

Swap

I recently participated in a swap through The Homeschool Post.

My swap partner was from Learning by Living. She was VERY nice!

Here is a photo of the scrapbooking/card making goodies she sent me: ~beautiful ribbons, much needed card paper and envelopes, handmade stickers, neat metal words and a cute little Americana scrapbook kit~

I will definitely be using all of these supplies soon.

She was also thoughtful to send Ainsley two gifts:

~ A paper doll set and a "Living Like Jesus" Sing and Remember Bible storybook and CD~

Ainsley was happy to receive something, too.

She has enjoyed playing with the dolls and reading/listening to the book and CD.

(Such a fun way to learn about good character traits.)

In addition to the wonderful gifts my partner sent, she also let me know that she was and is still praying for me. What a blessing to have met such a caring fellow homeschooler and blogger!

Another snow day

We got over 7 inches of snow at our house yesterday...which is practically unheard of...so we played outside for a long time today.

Ainsley and I made a "Grizzlies" snowman complete with a Grizzlies hat, a Mike Conley replica jersey and a Grizzlies flag. Ainsley named him "Conley the Snowman".

We also improvised by making a sled out of the top of Ainsley's toybox. (It is a Little Tykes and made of hard plastic.) It was perfect!

Ainsley went DOWN the hill...

...and UP the hill many, many, many times!

We also had snowball fights and made snow angels. Dan joined us, too, but was a little "whimpy" about getting out in the snow too much.

We had a great time!