Week Ending January 20th

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness....." Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

Arrrghhhh what a week.  It is still January isn't it?

It was the best of times............hmmmm, there weren't very many good moments at the REAL Jellybean Clubhouse this week.  Let me see if I can come up with at least 1:

1.  We needed to get a spare car seat for Chunky and borrowed one from a friend.  It isn't in the car yet, so Chunky has been playing in it.  And he really likes to be buckled in.  So he has been sitting in there, watching a TV show for 15-30 minutes and it has been great!  I'm sure the novelty will wear off quickly but at least for this week - he was so happy with his new "toy".  LOL

2.  DH knew I was not having a good week and was extra helpful, extra attentive, etc.  He even brought home flowers on Friday night :)

.....it was the worst of times..........indeed it was.  I was so busy with work this week, and a critical deadline, that I was not in a very good mood.  I was not a very good mom this week.  I really wasn't.  The kids were feeling the mood shift in our house and they reacted by misbehaving, talking back to each other and me, being rude & disrespectful, and generally just being disobedient all the way around :(

.....it was the age of wisdom......OK well, in spite of the behaviour issues (for all of us), they actually all got a full week of work done.  So yes, they did learn something. 

WWS is going well with Mr R.  Even though I have to constantly re-direct him back to the instructions. 

Mom:  What do the instructions ask you to do?
Mr R:  I don't know.
Mom:  Read them out loud. 
Mr R:  (reads them out loud)
Mom:  Ok - great so what do you have to do next? 
Mr R:  I have to ........
Mom:  Good, so go and do that.

I love how SWB has the material directed to the student.  And the TM is awesome!

Miss Muffett had several changes to her work this week.  We dropped GWG and WWW and went back to the familiar, much loved (by Mom) WWE & FLL.  Oh how I love these :)  It is just what we need.  It takes a lot less time to do these so she even had time to bake some cookies.

We also started FLL with Hugs this week.  So far so good.  He is doing so well with SWO A and his math.  And the new Timez Attack Addition/Subtraction is a huge hit here.

We also started Mark Kistler's On-Line Art Lessons and the kids are thrilled.  They all love to draw so this is a natural fit for them.  It isn't as much a subject for them, it is more of a fun thing to do when they have finished their work for the day.

....it was the age of foolishness............there was a lot of foolishness here this week.  Foolish decisions, foolish actions, foolish mistakes, just foolishness all over.  And not the good kind either. 

I think we are all glad that this week is over.  We are happy to have the weekend to relax, re-connect and prepare for next week.  Until then............

In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.”
-Saint Therese of Lisieux

 

“Let us run to her, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.”
-Saint Francis de Sales