Back to School....

Wow! It's been forever since I posted on my blog. Almost an entire year. Hopefully I can get back into blogging.

Last Tuesday, July 7th, was the first day of school. I know, crazy early right?!

Well, this year Patrick is attending Holly Grove Middle School in Holly Springs. He as been asking to go back to public school, and we said YES! He has been so excited about going to school, riding the bus, and seeing his friends. Getting up early and going to bed early is not really is favorite new things but he is adjusting, without complaining.

Trevor and Phillip are still being home schooled. Trevor is in the 7th grade and Phillip is in 1st grade.

Trevor's curriculum:

Math: Saxon 6/7th. We started this book last year, will finish it this year.
Spelling: Spelling Power
Writing: Writing Strands Level 3
Grammar: Write Source 2000 Skills Book
Vocabulary: Building Vocabulary Skills, Short Version , 3
Science: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Chemistry/Physics)
History: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Modern History)
Bible: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Book of John & the prophets)
Spanish: Allinonehomeschool.com Spanish 6th level

Trevor's Goals for 7th Grade:
become a better reader
become a better writer
pass 7th grade




Phillip's Curriculum:
I'm not really using one particular curriculum for a subject for Phillip. He has a mix between worksheets, websites and hands on activities. But here is a list of websites that he uses:

xtramath.com
readingeggs.com
ABCya.com
Starfall.com
Science: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Chemistry/Physics)
History: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Modern History)
Bible: Allinonehomeschool.com Year 4 (Book of John and the prophets)

Phillip's Goals for 1st Grade:
become a better reader
become a better writer
master addition and subtraction



Annabelle is still enjoying the adventure. We are reading more and will continue to work on letters, numbers, colors and shapes.

Hello to the New School Year

We just started our 5th week of the new school year.

Trevor is now in middle school. Holy Moly, where did the time go?! His goal for this school year is to concentrate on reading and writing. He is greatest strength is Math.

Patrick is now a 5th grader. He is a great reader and has made huge improvements in Math over the last year. He wants to learn how to write in cursive this year. 

Phillip was excited to start Kindergarten, but now he has realized that it involves work. My goal for the year with him is to teach him how to read and write. 

And Annabelle is along for the adventure....

Buh Bye winter, hello spring!

I'm so over this cold weather and ready for it to be SPRING! Although, winter is holding on real tight and not letting go. Yesterday it was 80 and sunny, today is in the low 70s and cloudy/rainy. Tomorrow's high is 45. Winter go away, I'm done with the cold!

I've decided to jump start my fitness regimen with a juice diet. I am hoping to lose a few pounds and tone up before swim suit weather gets here. Today is the start of a juice diet. Breakfast was yummy. Green Lemonade: Spinach, kale, cucumbers, apples and lemons. I added an orange too. Delicious!

Not snacking during the day is a lot harder than I thought. Especially with all the little people around here that seem to eat all day long. I needed something sweet for lunch. Red apples, carrots, and pears. It's not the greatest, mainly because I don't like red apples.

I have found a website that has lots of juice recipes. www.juicerecipes.com

Time Flies.. 8 & 9 month updates

Well Annabelle has mastered crawling. Yep, she crawls all over the house which meant that it was time to break out the baby gates. She is still a happy baby and is developing her own personality, kinda a drama queen at times.

Annabelle weighs about 24 pounds and still wears a size 4 diapers. She wears 18-24 months clothes. She's a big girl!

Day 16 Morning work

Practice makes perfect. 

Trevor and Patrick work on telling time, money and calendar. They are using worksheets I found at here.

Phillip works on writing his name and identifying letters. 

Day 15 Taking a break

There are days when you just need a break from the books.

Day 14 Meet the teacher....

So I had a request from a friend for a "Meet the Teacher" post since I introduced/interviewed my older boys and hubby. So here goes....

My name is Annie.

When I was younger, I was...

a daughter.

a sister.

a student.

a cheerleader.

a softball player.

a babysitter.

a friend.

Now that I am 30, things have changed.

I am still a daughter and a sister. But now I'm the teacher instead of the student. I'm my kids and hubby's biggest fan so I will always be a cheerleader. I don't play on a softball team anymore. I babysit when needed. And I consider myself a good friend to have.


I am now a wife, mother, accountant, seamtress, secretary, chauffeur, chef, consultant, maid, daughter in law, sister-in-law and I wouldn't give up any of these new titles for the world. I love my life.