Update on Life

Well, we are winding down on this school year...only 28 more days to go...GA requires 180 days documented attendence.

Last week, we had a field trip on Friday to a place near us called Sawnee Mt. It was a 1.6 mile hike to the top of this "mountain." It was worth every step, with a spectacular view of the countryside for a reward at the top.

Monday, we had a mini field trip, letterboxing. We went to a place with hiking trails that had 5 letterboxes on the property. After 2 hrs, we had only found 1! Kinda disheartening for me and the kids....

We have been doing our first "official" unit study the last two weeks. The subject- owls. I felt like our science work for the rest of the year should be from animals found in the Bible. I let my ds pick 2 animals. He picked owls and bears. We should be completely done with the owl in another week. We are still waiting on our owl pellets to arrive in the mail. We are also going to make an attempt at lapbooking with the owls.....Do I have the patience?

In April, we should be receiving our caterpillars in the mail also. This gives me a chance to segway into my next subject- thrift stores. A couple of weeks ago, I went into a local Goodwill and saw one of those
caterpillar kits- the ones that are supposed to come with a coupon to mail so you can get them in the mail-----Well, I spotted one, it was $2.32, and it contained everything it was supposed to, even the coupon! I was so excited!

Today, I went to another local church thrift store today, to just browse. I found an old "Hangman" game (1988 Milton Bradley). I have found many old games that are quite educational there. My son and I played and he amazed me at the words that he came up with....7 and 8 letter words. And I was worried about his spelling.... The game was $1... I found another logic game called "Rush Hour". It was $2, brand new in the box. I had wanted to buy one of these games, but didn't want to pay...There are so many other things I can do with $10-12. Like go to thrift stores and buy 6 or 7 games for the price of one!!!!

I'll close with this...I believe God led me to those games today...The bible says that , "He supplies all our needs according to His riches..." He love me and my kiddies and knows things that can help them learn and have fun. And....because He is God, He knows where to find them (Hee! Hee!) ....I started out today to run errands and had talked myself out of going to the thrift store...But as we got nearer to it, I felt God say, "Just go, even just to browse." He is my sweet Abba Father.....