Our homeschool notebook: My Weekly Notebook: mud, books, and snap circuits

Sunday, January 22, 2023

My Weekly Notebook: mud, books, and snap circuits

Yep, this is a picture of MUD from one of our hikes

Life this week...

Sometimes I'd just love to get more done by the end of the week, but as always I feel like I am 5 steps behind in just about everything. My tiredness this week didn't help. I think overall it was a good week though. We did some fun things like an escape room, 2 hikes (one with lotsa mud), and a trip to the mall.

Homeschool this week...

We are working through a Snap Circuits lapbook from Homeschool Share. We also got a new kit as some of the parts of our older ones (that all the older siblings used very well) are broken or not working or missing. He did his favorite circuit with the fan to break in the new kit. Then he filled in one of the lapbook elements.

Our Friday school day was busy. While Alex was in his classes I worked with Aric on math. We went over to the library at one point to be more comfortable. They had some nice tables and I sat and read while he worked. I helped him when he needed it.

Mom-school this week...

I decided to play with a Snap Circuits set right along with Alex while he was doing his. I had fun! I want to work through the projects as well. This will also give me the opportunity to see what parts are not working. I already came across one in the first few projects I did. The LED light wasn't working.

Places we're going and people we're seeing...

We went on 2 hikes this week. It was cold! This is the only way I survive in the cold. I have to keep moving.

We also spent several hours at the mall on Friday night for a homeschool teen night. I invited a friend for the tween and mom to hang out with and we had a lot of fun.

Things I'm working on...

My friend gave me this kit to build Multnomah Falls. The pieces are a lot smaller than LEGO, so it's very interesting. I am excited to finish it.

What we're reading...

I am reading The book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel. I picked it up random at Costco one day because it looked interesting. Started reading it last week and a friend saw me reading it and said it was a good one. Yay! So far I am really liking it.