Headin' Out

Today we are heading out for a field trip with some amazing homeschool families from our church. If you'd like to see where we're going, please click HERE!

See ya soon!

20 Great Reasons You Homeschool

It is a glorious fall day here in VA. I am drinking a cup of Almond Vanilla coffee while watching the chickens run around the yard........................................LIFE IS GOOD!

I was over at my friend Bobbi's the other day and found this great little comic and just had to share it with you.

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My favorite reasons are; "School prayer is encouraged" and "Your family is right where they ought to be..........HOME!" Although I have to admit, I have taken "You can wear your pajamas to class and not get kicked out" a little bit to the extreme! lol

So, what are the some of the reasons you homeschool?

Today. . .

. . . has been a GREAT day! Things are getting accomplished, school work is getting done and with hardly any complaining. WOO HOO! I felt Kiddo's head to see if he was running a fever and then asked him, "Who are you and what did you do with my son?" There was nothing that made me happier today than to see him smile and hear that little chuckle at my question! "I'm right here, Mom, sheesh!" lol Gotta love him!

Spelling and Vocabulary - Lesson 6

I'm sorry that there were no words posted last week but I decided to take a week off from spelling to work on some other things that I felt needed more attention.

Last week's spelling test grade: 100% AWESOME!

Here is our spelling and vocab list for week 6:

1.anathema (n) Someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned

2. assuage (v) 1. To satisfy 2. To lessen or reduce the intensity of

3. avuncular (adj) Like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent

4. convivial (adj) Sociable; concerned with good company and festivities

5. eclectic (adj) Combining elements from a variety of sources

6. epigram (n) A short, witty poem or saying

7. expound (v) To explain in detail; to set forth

8. intrinsic (adj) Relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual

9. inveterate (adj) Habitual or deeply rooted; persistent

10.mogul (n) A very powerful or wealthy person; a magnate

11. munificent (adj) Extremely generous; liberal in giving

12. nascent (adj) Beginning to exist; emerging

13. perspicacious (adj) Clear-sighted; shrewd

14. philistine (n) One who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values

15. propitious (adj) Tending to favor or assist; encouraging

WOW!

It's hard to believe that we have been schooling 5 weeks already. Where does the time go?

Kiddo has finished up Lemony Snicket's, "The Bad Beginning or, Orphans!" He really enjoyed this book and I found him sometimes ready past the assigned chapter(s), something he has NEVER wanted to do before. WOO HOO! He is now reading "The Mystery Of The Midnight Dog" Gertrude Chandler Warner. So far, so good!

Spelling is going great and I have to give credit where credit is due..........THANK YOU, Wordly Wise 3000!

History, one of his "BLECH" subjects as he calls them, is going very well also. We started using "Drive Through History" and I have to say, I am IMPRESSED! Not to mention that Kiddo will crack up watching it. The host of the show, Dave Stotts, is hysterically funny and takes you to some of the most beautiful places. Kiddo has even expressed an interest in going to Italy. That is AMAZING coming from a kid who doesn't want to go anywhere!

In Science we are doing the ocean. WOW.....talk about some eerie looking creatures! lol

On the home front, we have been cleaning up the yard and trying to get the girls (chickens) ready for winter. It has been in the high 40's and low 50's here at night but this week it will be in the low 40's. We already have the heat lamp in but are going to have to install another one and clean out the coop again this week as well.

We have been very blessed that our hens have been good layers. We had one day where all 7 were laying but that was short lived! lol

So, how are things going with you?

Spelling and Vocabulary - Book 11 Lesson 5

Last week's spelling test grade: 93% (Great job, Kiddo!)

Here is our spelling and vocab list for week 5:

1. abstruse (adj) Difficult to understand

2. accrue (v) 1. To arise or increase as a natural result or growth, usually used with to or from 2. To come as a regular addition

3. acquiesce (v) To accept as inevitable; to comply passively

4. besmirch (v) To stain or tarnish; to make dirty

5. explicit (adj) Fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied

6. histrionic (adj) Purposely affected; theatrical

7. impropriety (n) 1. The quality or state of being improper or unsuitable 2. Something that is improper

8. inveigle (v) To lure or trick into doing something 2. To obtain by flattery or trickery

9. penitent (adj) Sorry for having done wrong

10. probity (v) Honesty; trustworthiness; adherence to virtue

11. purport (v) To give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something

12. repercussion (n) An unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event

13. revelation (v) Something that is made known or revealed, often coming as a surprise

14. surfeit (n) An overabundant supply; an excess

15. unsavory (adj) 1. Having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell 2. Morally offensive