Just Another Day

Today started out really well. As you can see Rachel and Hannah were working at the table and Gabe was helping me keep Dan occupied. A little while later the phone rang. I don't always answer the phone, but it was Brian. As he was giving me some info on tax and insurance stuff, the children wandered away. So much for our nice quiet morning. Soon, this one and that one were arguing over some toy. The other one didn't want to come back and do school and some wanted to eat, even though it was only 10am and so it went. The only one who stayed on task was Bessie who was working in the other room on her math and DIVE cd. Of course, once the arguing started, that disturbed her! Oh well...such is the life of a homeschooler...at least this one.

We did manage to get everyone calmed back down, separated enough to keep the peace and those that needed to, back to the table to finish their seat work.

A peaceful scene

Bessie works on her math

After lunch, Gabe, Rachel and I headed out for a walk. Rachel wanted to go and I decided I thought she could bundle up enough to stay warm. Hannah and Dan have to ride for part of the walk, so I didn't think they would be able to stay warm enough. We had a nice walk and having Rachel along kept Gabe better occupied and he didn't complain about being tired. We counted bird's nest on the way back. It is amazing how many there were.

We went to a friend's birthday party after dinner. Cake, ice cream, presents and friends...a great combination.

Overall it was a good day.