Things to write about soon...
1. Disrupted adoption and how incredibly selfish "parents" are who choose this. There is really no justification for returning and adopted child because "it is not working out." When you agree to parent a child--either through pregnancy or adoption--you have to deal with what comes your way. ANY parent who is worth anything knows this. Yes, there is a story here.
2. How stinkin' cute Lovie looked today with her new/old dress (used to be Mimi's) and tights. CUTE!!!!! And no, I did not have my camera. Because I am a loser.
3. How awful we feel when one of our kids is sick--yesterday Mimi. Today Vinny.
4. How much fun we had at "Outdoor Movie Night" with our friends, the Sims! They have four girls 8 and under...it is a riot when we are all together!
5. How excited we are that our Halloween will be this Friday and then Nana comes!!!!! The two are not related (much).

Turn up your volume!
Sometimes you have to go with the flow and that's why today's Phonics lesson is brought to you by...
"Diagraph WH" (click the link)
My kids will NEVER forget this lesson!!

And this afternoon...

Recap:

Yes, we dressed up Domino--this could be why 

it takes FOREVER to get laundry sorted and put away!!

Kids remembered our doughnut-making a 

few years ago and we revisited...looks messy but were DELISH!

"Kids-at-Heart" is an organization which provides fun (FREE) activities for families of kids with CHD--this time it was five minutes away at a local farm.

Here they are in the corn maze...

 "Just keep going left!"

Mock confusion!

 Mmmm...S'Mores!

Fake cattle roping!

Makeshift go-cart type fun!

Awesome "Cow Coaster"

Tuckered out from all the fun!

THIS is from last night. 

Vinny was sound asleep and I suggested to Mimi 

that we color on him. She didn't hesitate and we had FUN!! 

He saw it this morning and thinks it's pretty cool!

During Social Studies yesterday:

Me: "OK, review! Who landed in and settled Georgia in 1733?"

George (with conviction): "OGLEDORPE!"

Mimi: "No, George, KING Ogeldorpe!"

Oh, my...we have work to do!

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Natan: I changed mymind."

Me: "About what?"

Natan: "About being famous."

(pause...wait for it...)

Natan: :Instead I will be a fireman and pour water on everything."

Reason I home-school Number 524...I would miss all this if they were somewhere else during the day!!!

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Loving October  which I have given up arguing over. Yes, kids, it is Halloween Day ALL month long!!!!

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