New Glasses

We had such a good day yesterday! We spent the day, at least partially outside, ok it was about 20 minutes, but considering it was about 20 degrees, I think that's pretty good. Anyway, we were outside while A tried her first and brand new sled on our little hill. Didn't quite get a picture of that one.

Then once Daddy came home from work, it was off to the eye doctor's to get our new glasses. A was getting her first pair, as was I, Daddy's had them forever.

She was so excited. She's cleaned them with the cloth about 50 times. Daddy and A had a very long discussion about how to handle glasses during dinner, and she had them on almost as soon as she popped out of bed this morning.

Here are a few of the things she has said about them
"I can see things bigger and straighter."
"I am proud of my glasses."
"I won [my glasses] because I was the prettiest."

I would say that they are a hit. :)

Little Blue Riding Hood by A

Little Blue Riding Hood lived with her grandma. She wobbled when she stood on one leg. She saw a cow. When she looked in a mirror, she saw Little Blue Riding Hood.
She just poked herself with a needle. She played with a ball of yarn with a cat, and then she played Slammy, by baking stuff in a toy kitchen with toy food and then she gave it to a customer.
Then she got dressed. She ate chocolate and cookie. She played with a nothing because she was playing Hide and Seek with someone. Then she was eating kitty food, it tasted good though.
The kitties said meow meow, and the grandma gave the kitties more food. Grandma was ok with LBRH eating kitty food.

Important information before bed

A just had to get up out of bed to tell me something she forgot...this just in, she has hiccups.

Thermometers

A took my temperature today. I either have a temperature of 4920, 2094 (we're still working on reading from left to right) or 1.

Revelations

Apparently now deoderant keeps your armpits from combusting...
"Mom what happens if you don't use that protecting thing for your arm?"
"I don't know. What protecting stuff?"
"The stuff that goes under your arms?"
"Oh, it just keeps you from getting stinky."
"No, it keeps the fire from coming out from under your arms."

Sorry TARDIS

We were at the grocery store today and I was telling A that we needed to hurry since we were going to the library before we went home (it's 35 degrees outside so I wasn't worried about the food). We had a few minutes to kill, but when it was time to hit the library, A asked me if we were out of time, I said no, and she responded with, "Does the car go faster than time?"

I guess I'm magic

A is still working on the concept of being an Only. She's getting to that point where she knows how to play with others so she wants other to play with, whether cousins, friends, or even a sibling. She has started talking about certain characters being her Invisible Friends, and I let it go because it means I get a few minutes to myself while she plays and uses her imagination.

But this morning was great. She had a baby doll out while we were having snack, and she decided that he needed a nap. Then she went into a lecture about how her baby doesn't have any siblings because God thinks the family is good the way it is (yeah, she totally came up with that on her own...no), but then she quickly decided that she was the baby's sister.

She then went on to tell me that when she dies, I will get another baby. It might be a boy, or it might be a girl again. I asked her why she was going to die. She said she was going to get old and die.

I then questioned about the possibility of my getting old while she got old. She dismissed this off hand, and proceeded to talk about how when she dies of old age I will 1) still be alive and 2) still young enough to have more children. I guess I'm magic.

Back on track...sort of

Well, it's been a while, but I think things are getting to a sort of normal.
We found out last Wednesday that our sewer was disconnected, so we have been busy dealing with that. We're still working on it, but we've developed some systems to get through the day and still be able to crazy things like bathe.
We might be able to get it fixed by Thursday, or at least get things started Thursday.
But we're back in school. We took last week off to deal with the sewer, but we're back now.
I've started using Homeschool Skedtrack, and that has been nice. It gives me some of the familiarity of classroom lesson plans. That has been going well.
I've also decided that we're going to have school everyday. It mostly just gives us something to do. We'll see how things go if and when I start working again, but for now A and I need planned time together.
Today we played Musical Hands from Theme-a-saurus. We listened to Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73. It is a great piece for this activity. While the entire opus is 41 minutes long, the first five to ten minutes has a nice variety in tempo.
Below is the lovely fingerpaint artifact A created as she listened. We also had a nice discussion about mixing yellow and blue.

Grr

My bread is not rising. I guess I shouldn't be to shocked given that it is November, but I do have the bowl in a cabinet above the heating vent and the bowl is warm to the touch.

I am kind of concerned that the milk I put in was too warm and cooked the yeast early... hmm we'll have to see I guess.

Breakfast time Thoughs about our Cats

"Vladimir is King of the Shy Cats because she is shy."
"Vlad is a boy."
"Well he's still shy."
"Yes he is."
"Well Genny's Queen of all the Cats because she's not a boy."

Life Happens...What I got done today

Ok, time to look at my goal list from today...

1. Send mail- even though it is closed today, that gets the mail out of my house and off my list- Done
2. Hit the store, get eggs, cereal, and items to make pizza this week- Done, not by me, but done
3. Clean the kitchen- Done
4. Make bread- Not done, moving to list for tomorrow
5. Put away fancy kitchen items- Done
6. Wipe out a few cabinets- Done
7. Take books downstairs- Not done
8. Read to A- Done
9. School for A, we're working on H this week- Not done
10. Put away clothes that are still boxed- Not done
11. Pick up in the basement- Done
12. Print a few substitute applications- Not done, still waiting on transcripts anyway
13. Vacuum the stairs- Done

8/13, over half along with sorting my old Mary Kay products, getting some knitting done, playing Candy Land, returning a shelf that was too wide, trying to reverse the purchase A made on my phone, and figuring out the leak in our basement.

Yeah, we have a leak in the basement. While we were away while DH was on assignment our water was turned off, and apparently now our line to the sewer system is blocked or something. So now I have to find a plumber tomorrow...in addition to taking A to the dentist. Fun days to come, but today was not too bad.

Candy Land Win!

We decided to play Candy Land. I won in 5 cards, gotta love that gumdrop card.

It Finally Happened

Well, I downloaded the My Little Pony app for A, and after months of playing on my phone with no issues, she managed to purchase $99.99 of in game money. Talking to game developers.

Moving To Do List

DH and I have several lists of things that need to get done around the house, but for now I've got my own list of goals that mostly entail cleaning and organizing. I would like to post goals and accomplishments here each day, we'll see how that all goes.
So here are my goals for today:

1. Send mail- even though it is closed today, that gets the mail out of my house and off my list
2. Hit the store, get eggs, cereal, and items to make pizza this week
3. Clean the kitchen
4. Make bread
5. Put away fancy kitchen items
6. Wipe out a few cabinets
7. Take books downstairs
8. Read to A
9. School for A, we're working on H this week
10. Put away clothes that are still boxed
11. Pick up in the basement
12. Print a few substitute applications
13. Vacuum the stairs

I've already spent some time sorting through my left over Mary Kay products and samples. We'll see what else happens today.

Introductions

This is a place to write all the crazy things my little one, A, does, the crazy things she says, record progress on our house, garden, and the little things that happen throughout the day as we work to be a family.

About Us:
Me
I was a full time teacher, but then my husband got transferred out of state, and after 10 months apart, we decided that I would quit teaching to stay home with A who was then 3. We tried a bit of homeschool preschool, but got off track. We are trying again, and with the help of Homeschool Skedtrack, we're doing better.

Soon, I will be starting to sub a few days a week. Hopefully this will give us a bit more disposable income so we can afford to decorate the house, take vacations, and buy all those school supplies that just make life easier.

A
Our daughter, and author of most of the random saying that will eventually be posted up here. She is four, very active, and just a bit stubborn.

DH
My Dear Husband works for a government contractor doing something or other with submarine engines. He's been working there 6 years, but can't talk about his work, so I really don't know what it is he does. He's a very DIY kind of guy and since we got back to our house on October 29th he's put up a shelf, changed the hardware in the bathroom- including the toilet paper dispenser, added a towel hook and towel rod, put up curtains, and sold a great deal of our duplicate and extra items on craigslist.

Us
My DH and I have been married over 6 years and together 11 years as of January. A was born in 2009 and keeps us very busy. We both have family in the Midwest. As a family we are working to simplify our life, mostly by getting rid of unnecessary items. I would like to work a bit towards self-sufficiency, but we take little steps.