"Little Women" Family: Thanksgiving

Saturday, January 02, 2021

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a little tricky this year for multiple reasons. We were moving out of our house and had already moved a lot into storage... plus the added complication of COVID. However we had an amazing Thanksgiving, with many blessings!! Sariah was able to find a ride home (and even ended up getting a ride with the same person as her second cousin... which was fun.) It was wonderful to have her home (plus she had already had COVID and wasn’t a risk.) Sariah was so awesome to have around, with her problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking, when we realized we had already packed some of the things we needed. She created a cookie cutter with thin cardboard and a hair thing. It worked perfectly! Tia and Nina made some very beautiful pies! I was so impressed!! Riana’s friend/roommate Lila and family were so sweet to take her in for the holiday. We were so grateful! Riana wasn’t able to travel with her back and everything. She had a really great time with their family. Aurora and Calyssa made the pistachio pudding with Grant and helped me with the rolls! (I love making and eating homemade crescent rolls! LOL!) So fun! Grant smoked a very delicious turkey! Another huge blessing was that our neighbor had the exact Kitchenaid attachments that I needed, when I realized I had already packed ours. Time with extended family was just what the doctor ordered!! The dinner and especially all the desserts/pies were super yummy!! Another couple of highlights of the day were a baby blessing and playing football in the backyard!! I loved it so much! It was a really great day!!

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

To learn more about The Book of Mormon or to get a free copy: http://www.mormon.org/book-of-mormon/

Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)