Alaska living, home education, gardening, hunting, fishing, trapping and preserving the harvest
Benjamin put on my husband's football jersey from high school today. I got him to stand still long enough to snap this picture.
I also received this cool measuring spoon in the mail this week. I.love.it!!!! The size is great, all measuring spoons should be this long. You'd think so if you tried one this size.
Last night I made Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches with ground moose. I greatly enjoyed these tasty concoctions!! I used cheddar in the cheese sauce because I hadn't been to the store for provolone. Yummy!!!
Judith took her school work into her room along with a walkie talkie. Wow, she kept communicating little tidbits of what she was reading and learning. Whether she learned any more than normal I have no clue but she used many learning modalities during science today.
Yes, the man is moose hunting so the freezer got defrosted and cleaned and is getting its freeze back on. Never fear, our freezer goods are outside staying frozen in our zero to below zero temperatures.
One of the pluses to Alaskan winters!
Today was piano day. Our teacher has two little ones so I kept Benjamin in the van and brought the laptop and a movie. He is much better today. Less congestive matter moving about, breathing better, no fever since Sunday night, coughing less and his energy level is pretty much right back to normal.
Car schooling? Car schooling is not a term that I have ever embraced and I still don't. But Elisabeth did bring some school work along to work on during Levi's computer class today. We were stuck there because Benjamin had a fever Friday-Sunday and even though his fever has subsided he is still sick.
And I am the hat wearing woman today. It was easier than doing my hair.
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Benjamin isn’t too crazy over drawing, writing and the like. He is an action guy. But the other day he was drawing on his dry erase board and announces that he drew a people.
So, here you have Benjamin’s people drawing. Not too shabby for a three year old boy.
Whew, I feel much better. I still have a sore throat but the congestion is almost gone. I had already scheduled an appointment for a physical on Monday so we will see if this still lingers on then.
The older Blessings took off with Dad this morning for a dump run. Levi came home with a baseball catchers hat face mask thingie. Yes, we shop at the dump, there is a recycle area so no dumpster diving for this family. This is a blessing to him, he wanted catchers gear and we found shin guards this summer used so all he needs is the chest protector. Daddy brought him a catchers glove from one of his lower 48 trips this summer. He is almost set for catching practice this spring.
I stayed home and knitted and did laundry and kept an eye on Benjamin because he wanted to stay home today.
Daddy and the big kids went out in the snow machines for a while and Benjamin did go out for a while before they came in. I made pizza braids for dinner and the girls made a salad. Elisabeth and Benjamin made brownies this afternoon. So we all had full tummies.
I learned to knit cables today. A couple of youtube videos and some trial and error I got it!!
I gave Daddy and Levi haircuts this evening and the crew and I played Yahtzee. I greatly enjoy a game of Yahtzee. It is my one weakness.
Sorry for the phone pic posts but that is as much as I can put into this clogging thing though.
No, my Blessings are not doing school work this evening. They are watercolor painting. I guess this is school because it came with our curriculum. Anyhow, it is quieter in this house than it has been all day, except for when I drove the crew to their meeting this afternoon.
I felt great yesterday but still took it easy with a continued focus of school and laundry.
Today, my head feels as though it is full of cement. I will survive and this shall pass. I have to drive the Blessings to a meeting this afternoon but I will stay van side and enjoy some sun and knitting whilst they meet.
I mentioned in my weekly review from last week that I was working on the girls' bedroom. Here are a few pictures of the end of phase 1. We cleared, cleaned, painted, cleaned more, sorted and reassembled. Here was how it ended up on Saturday. Phase 2 will be to find bedding (if I ever leave home again ) and curtains and clean out the closet. Phase 3 will be to get the room decorated and either paint Elisabeth's desk or find another on craigslist.
