My Weekly Notebook: Week 40

 

Life this week...

We are still having pretty decent weather! In fact we have a forecast for 80 tomorrow which is crazy for this time of year. Sunshine too. Usually the rain has set in pretty good by now. We had one rainy day this week and I loved it. It felt very cozy and like a stay inside day. I know I will be sick of the rain soon enough, but for now I am ready for it to just be here.

Homeschool this week...

Alex is starting to learn the beginnings of algebra and he's rocking it. That's about all I've got for homeschool this week, lol.

Mom-school this week...

I did some chemistry reading so I can catch up to be able to help my chemistry student. I made a notebook page and everything because there are just some things I can't seem to keep straight in my brain!

Helpful homeschool tips and advice to share...

We are only a few weeks into the new school year and I already feel like we are getting into some of our old daily "ruts" and all of us just wanting to quit already. It's hard! No advice, just encouragement to keep going (because I need it myself too). We'll be okay!  

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

I took the boys to the Portland Gaming Retro last weekend. They went the first 2 days with a friend, but Alex wanted to go for one day too, so I took them all one day. It was a blast and reminded me of how much I enjoy hanging out with my boys.

A few of our favorite things this week...

I think hands down it would be the gaming expo if I asked the boys. My favorite thing from this week was going to tea time at a fun little tea place for book club.

My tea at GrannyFi's

Things I'm working on...

Getting back into doing more of the things I love. Creating things, doing art, LEGO, handicrafts, quilting, photography, and sharing it with others. I need to make goals again to help with this.

Random things the kids worked on...

Aric made some homemade sourdough bread for the 2nd time. He wants to try new recipes and get better at it. I love that he still loves to cook!

Something I accomplished...

I woke on Monday morning to a very chaotic and cluttered table, so that was my task for the beginning of the week to get it clear. I did it! It's always so nice to see a clean table. Guess what I have to do tomorrow (Monday) morning? It's not as bad as it was last Monday though.

 

What we're reading...

I finished the book Storm in a Teacup, The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski. It was a lot for my brain to take in, but it was a great book.

Movies/TV we watched... 

We watched Coraline for a fun movie night.

Outdoor time...

Looks like we got about 3 hours of outside time last week. We definitely are lacking in this area for the whole year. We are almost to 321 hours out of 1000. Looks like another goal we need to make a priority is getting outside more!

Games we played...

Alex played Codenames at the library with the teens on Friday during our homeschool group gathering. He loves that game! We haven't played a game at home for wayyyy too long. 

LEGO...

I started a few LEGO projects. First off, I got the new Nightmare Before Christmas set so I started on that one. I did the first 2 bags.

I also started a mosaic project that is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would of Jack's face from Nightmare Before Christmas. I am excited to see how this one comes out.

I'm cooking/eating...

I made sourdough english muffins, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and homemade pizza with sourdough crust. All so yummy! 

Other thoughts from the week...

Sometimes you just need to get your black cat some bat wings.

I'm grateful for...

I am grateful for this time that I take to think about the week. It really helps me to put things into perspective. I highly recommend it!