I had a busy, busy weekend! It took me most of the weekend to get prepared for this week. Now that the week is in full swing, I barely have a moment to spare.
I was reminded of this verse on Monday and it was a great encouragement to me.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
I was reminded of this verse on Monday and it was a great encouragement to me.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
It takes work to plan meals out for the week, find deals on the groceries needed, grocery shop (sometimes at three different stores), in order to gather up the necessary food for the week. The work doesn't end there, no sir, that is just the beginning. The daily food prep, cooking, cleaning it all up, three times a day, seven days a week. Yep, preparing twenty-one meals a week, fifty-two weeks out of the year will keep one quite busy. :D
I spend some time over the weekend working out the meal, deals.
I spend some time over the weekend working out the meal, deals.
I also spend about 2.5 - 3 hours, over the weekend, preparing things for the school week ahead. Homeschooling is a full time "blessing" that requires my full time attention. I have science activities to plan, supplies to gather up, lesson plans to read over, paper work to organize, test packets to put together, visuals to prepare. Yep, I am a busy girl!
With all the work that is involved, I try not to get lost in it and miss the blessing of it all.
We did some neat things this week already. Sydney was learning about her sense of smell and taste in science. She learned that taste and smell go together (they are bff's) and that we are much more sensitive to what we smell, than what we taste. She was surprised to find out that "smells" (odors) are made of very tiny particles called molecules, in the air. These molecules bring odors to us as gases or vapors in the air. We did an experiment to see how long it would take the tiny molecules to bring the odors to us. How long would it take for molecules to travel across the room? Well, from the time I sprayed perfume into the air, until it made it's way across the room to noses, it only took fifteen seconds. That was a fun experiment.
Another experiment we did was to find out whether a wet or dry tongue would help your taste buds taste food. I had Syd stick her tongue out and pat it dry with a paper towel. She placed a piece of candy (lemon drop) on the tip of her tongue. She couldn't taste it right away. Next, she stuck her tongue out but didn't dry it off this time. When she placed the candy on the tip of her tongue she could taste the candy immediately. A wet tongue does indeed help your taste buds taste foods. :D
We did some neat things this week already. Sydney was learning about her sense of smell and taste in science. She learned that taste and smell go together (they are bff's) and that we are much more sensitive to what we smell, than what we taste. She was surprised to find out that "smells" (odors) are made of very tiny particles called molecules, in the air. These molecules bring odors to us as gases or vapors in the air. We did an experiment to see how long it would take the tiny molecules to bring the odors to us. How long would it take for molecules to travel across the room? Well, from the time I sprayed perfume into the air, until it made it's way across the room to noses, it only took fifteen seconds. That was a fun experiment.
Another experiment we did was to find out whether a wet or dry tongue would help your taste buds taste food. I had Syd stick her tongue out and pat it dry with a paper towel. She placed a piece of candy (lemon drop) on the tip of her tongue. She couldn't taste it right away. Next, she stuck her tongue out but didn't dry it off this time. When she placed the candy on the tip of her tongue she could taste the candy immediately. A wet tongue does indeed help your taste buds taste foods. :D
We also tried some weight training this week and by the expression on Syd's face, you can tell that I have my work cut out for me with P.E.
Aaron is plowing his way through his classes. I got a kick out of one of his vocabulary words this week - chortle. Chortle, a joyful chuckle!!! Chortle combines the two words chuckle and snort.
Later this week I hope to post a couple videos of Sydney. She already knows her memory verses for the month and has also has been practicing some hand movements to help her remember the different kinds of sentences.
Later this week I hope to post a couple videos of Sydney. She already knows her memory verses for the month and has also has been practicing some hand movements to help her remember the different kinds of sentences.
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