Day 95: A mom's night out

What a busy day. We went on our last field trip of the season and the kids had a blast. What a fantastic year it has been with our group. The kids had a blast riding the train, doing a scavenger hunt, playing, exploring, eating, and having a water balloon fight. We spend a total of five hours at the park, of which the last two hours were spent in the rain. The kids just didn't want to go home.

At home, we relaxed. We needed that. Just for me to collect enough energy to go on my next adventure. The ladies from this fabulous group had a mom's night out. We went to a local art school where an instructor walked us through painting the above painting. I am not a great artist but I don't think it was too bad. At the end, it was a great evening with my ladies. Love that we are friends. I am so blessed to know them and to be a part of the group. It has enriched our lives greatly.

Day 94: Immunity boost in a roller bottle

About two weeks ago, when my parents were in town, I felt like getting sick. I am sure you know the feeling that is creeping up, that slight body ache, feeling extra tired, and sniffles coming and going. So I used my immunity boost roller bottle for the first time. It is made with the above pictured oils of lemon, thieves, oregano, frankincense, and melaleuca alternifolia (aka tea tree oil). The oils are mixed with a carrier oil in a roller bottle for easier use on the kids and me. And using a roller bottle will also help you save every drop of the bottle for the good use they are intended for.

The lemon helps breaking up the mucus and soothes a sore throat, which the thieves helps with, also. Thieves is a blend of multiple oils and it smells heavenly. It can boost your overall immunity, helps kill bacteria and germs, and supports the body's natural defense. So usually, I would tell you to take thieves when you feel like getting sick, and oregano once you are sick already. Putting both in the same mix is a win win situation. Because oregano is anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and antiviral is a great fighter during a cold. The frankincense eases sore muscles and boosts the immune system. Melaleuca alternifolia is also known as tea tree oil, which relieves colds, supports the respiratory system, and cleanses and purifies.

All together, this is a powerful mix. I rolled it on my feet for three days every morning and night, and even once or twice more during the day, and I was fine on the forth day.
I love that I have found these oils that help me and my family to stay healthy or get back to healthy when we need it. I love that we can help ourselves without calling the doctor (not that I would have done that anyways). And most of all, I love that I am learning more about plants - plants and I have not the greatest relationship, but they are soooooo useful. I wish I would have 'grown up' earlier to help us be more healthy.

Day 93: A great school day

I know I just wrote about Peanut's writing skills with A Reason for Handwriting, but today was just a 'boring' school day after a morning at their friends' house. I did not take a picture because I left them there while I ran to the doctors. They had a ton of fun and I appreciate my friends so much for taking my kids in so lovingly.

So the afternoon was just simply filled with school work. Peanut has good days and bad ones, but today was a great day! She flew through her assignments in record time and had a great attitude, especially for her least favorite thing, writing those 'boring' words over and over.
I know it's great practice for spelling and reading, so I will keep on 'making' her do it. She will appreciate it one day when spelling will come easy to her.

Day 92: A Research paper about Japan

Coqui is not a fan of English, especially when it asks for writing letter, reports or research papers. We are using Bob Jones University, which alternates between grammar and writing chapters. Well, we finished our grammar chapter and are now working on a research paper about a country of his choice. He chose Japan, his favorite country of the moment. After some resistance from him, he totally got into the research, and I was not gonna stop him. He kept reading and reading, and even took some notes. It was one of those rare moments of pride. One day, they will really get this whole homeschooling idea of independent study and research and interest lead learning. 

Day 91: Peanut counts on

In my post about Peanut showing off her work, I mentioned that we had to take a break from the Horizon Math. We finished the Singapore book and are back to Horizon, yeah. Here she is practicing 'Counting On' with her fingers. She can add in her head most of the addition problems, but some are a bit harder, or rather the numbers are higher, so she needs a little help. I am so proud of her for sticking it through, even on hard days. We know that one day, she will fly through it.