Joyful Socks Mom: Ready for the Rest {Weekend Reflecting}

11/24/13

Ready for the Rest {Weekend Reflecting}

Love this little turkey that Bug created at co-op last week.

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Reflecting on the week with joy; come good, bad, or indifferent . . .

This mommy is ready for Thanksgiving and a week of rest . . . or, well, something that passes for rest in my book. Our entire family is taking the week off, homeschooling included, with the exception of homeschool co-op projects that need steady progress. Especially that big history project from that mean-ole American History teacher . . . oh wait, that's me . . . never mind.

Big Daddy Mac will be home too, so we are readying our home for some crafting, cleaning, and relaxing . . . most likely not in that particular order. Take a peek at some of my upcoming projects on my Pinboard.

Enjoying covering the Reformation with my 7th Grade students at co-op.

I have begun documenting my giving of "peculiar" thanks on Facebook, so be sure to see some of the strange things that pass for thanks in my little world.

What I'm reading this week . . .

The Light and The Glory by: David Manuel & Peter Marshall
A Thomas Jefferson Education still reading . . . slow going, but good stuff.
The Remains of the Day - *sigh* Just needed something girly to read.

What we are Reading-A-Loud . . .

We just started The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle by: Washington Irving, but put it on hold this week to read some of our family's traditional Thanksgiving Reads: William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, Washington's Thanksgiving Address & Pilgrim Stories by: Margaret Pomfrey.

The Remains of the Day

by:
Kazuo Ishiguro

$3.97

What the kids are reading this week . . .
The Squeaker: Johnny Tremain, another silly "Warriors" book, & The Swiss Family Robinson

The Scout: Johnny Tremain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, some Owls of Galhoole book (forget which one . . . he typically doesn't like "new" reads, he will read the same ones over and over. Wonder where he got that from???
The Bug: The Family Under the Bridge, Farmer Boy (again? yep.)

Really enjoyed some quiet writing time last weekend while the girls were attending a competition.

Mom Projects I Tackled . . .

Worked long and hard all week on my True Heroes post. If you missed it, go take a look.
Finished a stack of my favorite crocheted dishcloths, which I would enjoy doing everyday, over and over again.

Here are the posts I enjoyed this week . . .

A Call to Homeschool High School @ Simple Homeschool

10 Gratitude Activities for Kids @ Kids Activity Blog

Time Saving Tips to Get Real Food on the Table . . . Fast! @ Keeper of the Home

Joyfully Learning with You,