We tried several pinhole projectors.
We looked through eclipse glasses.
We looked at the eclipse through the tree leaves on a piece of paper and on our arms and legs.
Katy even got the eclipse on her forehead.
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Monday, August 21, 2017
2017 Solar Eclipse
We enjoyed checking out the solar eclipse today.
We tried several pinhole projectors.
We looked at the eclipse through the tree leaves on a piece of paper and on our arms and legs.
We tried several pinhole projectors.We looked at the eclipse through the tree leaves on a piece of paper and on our arms and legs.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
The Slow Pace
We've been taking it easy since school got out. The week that we finished school I ended up sick. So we I took about 10 days of just doing the necessities of the day. Now, we've been doing our regular chores, playing, reading books, snuggling with little kids, keeping up with Clark and Quinn or watching a little TV. We're doing the summer reading program through our library, so we go to the library at least once a week. I've also been trying to tackle one other cleaning area each day that is either in desperate need of my attention or is something that doesn't get done often during the school year. Staying home, checking my garden and not running around to different activities has been refreshing. I like the slow pace.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
This Week's Summer Activities
Sunday: We went to church as usual and then we had a quiet afternoon. Jeff and I played Qwirkle. In the evening we went swimming.
Monday: The first day of Vacation Bible School. I volunteered to help today in the nursery, which turned into helping for the rest of the week. I took the kids shopping to pick out new pencils and binders for school and to buy food for the food drive that they are having at Vacation Bible School.
Wednesday (Kaomi): I think I surprised everyone when I said "yes" after quiet time to painting a picture. Kent didn't want to paint, but he did want to color, so he joined the girls at the table. They had several discussions about the colors they were making with their watercolors. (Note to self, buy more watercolors.) After they painted Kaomi chose an activity from the jar. She chose, "Pick one chore for Mommy to do for you." The chores they chose for me are: fold laundry (Kaomi), sort, wash, and dry colored laundry (Katy), sweep kitchen (Kent), and put toys on shelf (Felicity). I guess I'll be busy this evening and tomorrow. We went swimming after supper.
Thursday: Jeff found out he needed to work late, so I ordered pizza for supper and we watched "Leave it to Beaver." I finished up the chores that were chosen for me yesterday. Felicity and Clark wanted to stay up late with Daddy. They were still awake at 10 pm, even though they hadn't even had a long nap in the afternoon.
Friday: After VBS we went to Mardel's to get a couple things for school. In the evening I took all the kids to the evening VBS presentation for parents. We got to hear a sample of the songs they learned and see a slide show presentation from the week.
Monday: The first day of Vacation Bible School. I volunteered to help today in the nursery, which turned into helping for the rest of the week. I took the kids shopping to pick out new pencils and binders for school and to buy food for the food drive that they are having at Vacation Bible School.
Wednesday (Kaomi): I think I surprised everyone when I said "yes" after quiet time to painting a picture. Kent didn't want to paint, but he did want to color, so he joined the girls at the table. They had several discussions about the colors they were making with their watercolors. (Note to self, buy more watercolors.) After they painted Kaomi chose an activity from the jar. She chose, "Pick one chore for Mommy to do for you." The chores they chose for me are: fold laundry (Kaomi), sort, wash, and dry colored laundry (Katy), sweep kitchen (Kent), and put toys on shelf (Felicity). I guess I'll be busy this evening and tomorrow. We went swimming after supper.
Thursday: Jeff found out he needed to work late, so I ordered pizza for supper and we watched "Leave it to Beaver." I finished up the chores that were chosen for me yesterday. Felicity and Clark wanted to stay up late with Daddy. They were still awake at 10 pm, even though they hadn't even had a long nap in the afternoon.
Friday: After VBS we went to Mardel's to get a couple things for school. In the evening I took all the kids to the evening VBS presentation for parents. We got to hear a sample of the songs they learned and see a slide show presentation from the week.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Vacation Bible School
The kids have been attending Vacation Bible School this week. The theme is Kingdom Rock: Standing Firm for God. Kent was excited on Monday evening when he told Jeff, "I participated." Kaomi's been enjoying the fun snacks and crafts that are about the armor of God. Katy has enjoyed haivng Mrs. Pam as her group leader. Felicity talks about the snacks and crafts and play time she has been enjoying in the tree year olds class. If I see her she smiles at me a little or waves. Clark just is happy. His teachers say he is always smiling. I know he loves the playground time. If he sees me he always comes and gives me a big hug and returns to his group without any difficulty. Quinn loves the holding he has been getting in the nursery. I'm hoping he won't melt down next week when things hopefully return to normal around here. I've been helping in the nursery with the babies who are walking up to 23 months. We've had fun playing, taking wagon rides, reading, snuggling and chasing bubbles. There is a program tonight so we can see and hear about what the older kids have been learning. I am hoping to take all the kids and go to that as Kent and Katy seem very excited about it.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Around the World in 60 Days - Week 4
We are visiting the middle east.
Day 2: We invited a friend to join us for lunch the next day.
Day 3: We practiced praising God throughout the day.
Day 4: We played a game called hold the rope. It was good for practicing working together.
Day 5: We talked about family traditions and special events that have happened and hopefully will happen.
Day 7: Jeff hid papers with parts of a verse around the room. The kids had to find the papers and put them in order to read the verse.
We visited the countries of Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt.
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Day 2: We invited a friend to join us for lunch the next day.
Day 3: We practiced praising God throughout the day.
Day 4: We played a game called hold the rope. It was good for practicing working together.
Day 5: We talked about family traditions and special events that have happened and hopefully will happen.
Day 7: Jeff hid papers with parts of a verse around the room. The kids had to find the papers and put them in order to read the verse.
We visited the countries of Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt.
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Week one
Week two
Week three
Sunday, July 7, 2013
This Week's Summer Activities...
Saturday and Sunday we didn't choose an activity from our jar.
Monday (Clark): Bowling. We set up out bowling set in our bowling alley (hallway). Kent, Kaomi, Felicity and Clark had fun bowling. Katy hadn't finished her before breakfast chores and didn't get to join us.
Tuesday (Felicity): Leapfrog/i-pod. It was a beautiful day, so we all went outside before this activity. I came back in with Clark and Quinn, when Clark was done and I played Legos with him until everyone was done playing outside. Then, they began their screen time.
Wednesday: We were supposed to work at church, but grumpy, slow children this morning made that not happen, so we didn't pick an activity either.
Thursday: It's the 4th of July. We went to a parade, made a quick stop at Walmart, and went swimming. Then we had a family 4th of July party in the late afternoon and evening which included water play for the kids, conversation for the adults and fireworks to end the evening with a bang.
Friday: We are on "vacation". We went swimming, worked around the house and watched a movie.
Saturday: We finally had a chance to get Jeff his Father's Day gift. We all went to Adam's Furniture in Justin, Texas to look for a throne for Jeff. It was time for him to get his own special chair. He chose a rocker recliner with a brown microfiber fabric. We also found an end table that we liked that was on clearance, which is a nice sized table to sit next to Jeff's new chair.
Next week is Vacation Bible School, so I don't know how many activities we will get to choose from our jar. We start back to school on the 15th of July and there are still plenty of activities in our jar to continue having fun through the summer, even after we go back to school.
Monday (Clark): Bowling. We set up out bowling set in our bowling alley (hallway). Kent, Kaomi, Felicity and Clark had fun bowling. Katy hadn't finished her before breakfast chores and didn't get to join us.
Tuesday (Felicity): Leapfrog/i-pod. It was a beautiful day, so we all went outside before this activity. I came back in with Clark and Quinn, when Clark was done and I played Legos with him until everyone was done playing outside. Then, they began their screen time.
Wednesday: We were supposed to work at church, but grumpy, slow children this morning made that not happen, so we didn't pick an activity either.
Thursday: It's the 4th of July. We went to a parade, made a quick stop at Walmart, and went swimming. Then we had a family 4th of July party in the late afternoon and evening which included water play for the kids, conversation for the adults and fireworks to end the evening with a bang.
Friday: We are on "vacation". We went swimming, worked around the house and watched a movie.
Saturday: We finally had a chance to get Jeff his Father's Day gift. We all went to Adam's Furniture in Justin, Texas to look for a throne for Jeff. It was time for him to get his own special chair. He chose a rocker recliner with a brown microfiber fabric. We also found an end table that we liked that was on clearance, which is a nice sized table to sit next to Jeff's new chair.
Next week is Vacation Bible School, so I don't know how many activities we will get to choose from our jar. We start back to school on the 15th of July and there are still plenty of activities in our jar to continue having fun through the summer, even after we go back to school.
Friday, July 5, 2013
4th of July Quotes
This morning before breakfast I convinced Jeff to go swimming with me. We left the older Kids inside working on their chores. Katy opened the door and called out to us, "You guys are acting like little kids."
Jeff to me: "If you squirt me I'm going to dunk you."
We were driving by a water tower that had the Texas flag painted in it and Felicity saw it and said, "There's the star of America!"
We went to the 4th of July parade. There was a large group of loud motorcycles. Katy told us later, "They made my heart beat so fast that I thought I was gonna die."
We were waiting for the fireworks to start and Kent saw one somewhere behind us. He yelled, "Awesome!!"
When I asked Kaomi about the 4th of July. She said she liked the parade and fireworks the best. While talking about the fireworks she said, "I was a little scared at first, but then I wasn't."
Clark didn't actually say much, but he thought Uncle Eric's brisket was good enough to have more, Grammy's cupcake was completely eaten, and he enjoyed playing with Uncle Anthony and sitting with Aunt Heidi outside. He's full of lively antics and pretty much goes all in to whatever he is doing.
Quinn just wanted his morning nap. So he fussed a little and then covered up his face and was gone.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
This Week's Summer Activites
Saturday (Katy): Go to the Library and pick out a book about bridges or trains. Since the library didn't open until 11 am I took Katy, Felicity, and Clark outside to swim in our pool. We set it up last weekend and it has a couple small leaks that we haven't fixed yet, but I saw no reason not to use it. Clark and Lissie weren't too keen about it so they got out and I gave them each a bucket of water to play with. Jeff had Kent and Kaomi with him helping a family member move. When we went to the library we found several books about trains, but found that our small library didn't have any books about bridges.
Monday (Kent and Clark): This morning Kent chose a slip of paper from our jar first. It said, "Pray for a missionary of your choice." Everyone chose a missionary to pray for today. We covered areas in Mexico, China, France, Argentina, and the United States of America. Then Clark chose, "Visit Daddy at work."
Tuesday (Felicity): Fancy hair/hat day. I didn't do anything with Clark's hair and he doesn't like wearing a hat.
Wednesday (Kaomi): Build a zoo. The kids used blocks to build pens and plastic animals. Felicity brought two dolls from the dollhouse to visit the zoo. Kent also built a zoo with the Duplo Legos and animals.
Thursday (Katy): Call Dad-Dad and Grammy and Pa and Mimi and tell them we hope they have a good day. We called Pa and Mimi, but we were expecting company who arrived before we could call Dad-Dad and Grammy. So we will call them tomorrow.
Friday (Kent): Wash, dry and put away dishes. There was a little disappointment over this activity, but it was a good day for it. The counter was overflowing with dirty dishes. I told them we could swim first. We also called Dad-Dad and Grammy to tell them we hope they have a good day. After we swam in our pool we tackled the dishes. Katy decided it was fun with everyone helping. I washed, Katy rinsed, Kaomi dried and Kent put away. Then Katy decided to fix "the perfect lunch" so I didn't have to. After lunch we took a book about bridges to donate to our library. The kids think it looks like a fun book. I didn't let them read it yet because I told them they would need to check it out of the library when it becomes available.
Monday (Kent and Clark): This morning Kent chose a slip of paper from our jar first. It said, "Pray for a missionary of your choice." Everyone chose a missionary to pray for today. We covered areas in Mexico, China, France, Argentina, and the United States of America. Then Clark chose, "Visit Daddy at work."
Tuesday (Felicity): Fancy hair/hat day. I didn't do anything with Clark's hair and he doesn't like wearing a hat.
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Wednesday (Kaomi): Build a zoo. The kids used blocks to build pens and plastic animals. Felicity brought two dolls from the dollhouse to visit the zoo. Kent also built a zoo with the Duplo Legos and animals.
Thursday (Katy): Call Dad-Dad and Grammy and Pa and Mimi and tell them we hope they have a good day. We called Pa and Mimi, but we were expecting company who arrived before we could call Dad-Dad and Grammy. So we will call them tomorrow.
Friday (Kent): Wash, dry and put away dishes. There was a little disappointment over this activity, but it was a good day for it. The counter was overflowing with dirty dishes. I told them we could swim first. We also called Dad-Dad and Grammy to tell them we hope they have a good day. After we swam in our pool we tackled the dishes. Katy decided it was fun with everyone helping. I washed, Katy rinsed, Kaomi dried and Kent put away. Then Katy decided to fix "the perfect lunch" so I didn't have to. After lunch we took a book about bridges to donate to our library. The kids think it looks like a fun book. I didn't let them read it yet because I told them they would need to check it out of the library when it becomes available.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Around the World in 60 Days - Week 3
This week we are traveling through Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
On Day 2 we gathered together in the morning to see where we were going to be traveling. Then we straightened up before supper and I sent the kids to go play until I called them for supper (8:20 am). I served them pizza with a cookie for dessert. After supper I sent them to bed (for about 30 minutes) until the alarm went off in the "morning." Then they started their morning chores. We had breakfast for lunch.
On Day 3 we played chess.
On Day 4 we tasted an apple.
On Day 5 we practiced trying to make our way to the front of a crowd. It worked out well with our large family to get a pretty good idea of how to get through a crowd.
On Day 6 we learned about egg jousting.
On Day 7 we played Mother May I.
We enjoyed visiting Russia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia this week.
You can see where we visited during week one and week two.
On Day 2 we gathered together in the morning to see where we were going to be traveling. Then we straightened up before supper and I sent the kids to go play until I called them for supper (8:20 am). I served them pizza with a cookie for dessert. After supper I sent them to bed (for about 30 minutes) until the alarm went off in the "morning." Then they started their morning chores. We had breakfast for lunch.
On Day 3 we played chess.
On Day 4 we tasted an apple.
On Day 5 we practiced trying to make our way to the front of a crowd. It worked out well with our large family to get a pretty good idea of how to get through a crowd.
On Day 6 we learned about egg jousting.
On Day 7 we played Mother May I.
We enjoyed visiting Russia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia this week.
You can see where we visited during week one and week two.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
This Week's Summer Activites
Saturday: No one picked an activity from the Jar. Katy, Quinn and I went to a baby shower and Jeff and the other kids watched part of a local airshow from near the airport where it was occurring.
Sunday: It was Father's Day and Clark's birthday,
Monday (Felicity): Have a parade. The girls were busy making crowns for the parade, but we didn't actually get to have it today. I'm planning on taking a walk in the morning, so we will plan to have it then.
Tuesday: We weren't able to pick an activity today, because Kent and Katy needed to practice being selfless with Kaomi.
Wednesday: We spent most of the day away from home and didn't choose an activity.
Thursday: This week is just falling apart. Kent and Katy took forever to do their regular chores so we didn't pick an activity. If that happens again I think we will pick the activity and whoever didn't do their chores like expected won't get to participate.
Friday (Kaomi): Play a game of your choice. Kaomi chose Cars and Trucks a card game that everyone could play at the same time.
Sunday: It was Father's Day and Clark's birthday,
Monday (Felicity): Have a parade. The girls were busy making crowns for the parade, but we didn't actually get to have it today. I'm planning on taking a walk in the morning, so we will plan to have it then.
Tuesday: We weren't able to pick an activity today, because Kent and Katy needed to practice being selfless with Kaomi.
Wednesday: We spent most of the day away from home and didn't choose an activity.
Thursday: This week is just falling apart. Kent and Katy took forever to do their regular chores so we didn't pick an activity. If that happens again I think we will pick the activity and whoever didn't do their chores like expected won't get to participate.
Friday (Kaomi): Play a game of your choice. Kaomi chose Cars and Trucks a card game that everyone could play at the same time.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Around the World in 60 Days - Week Two
You can see where we were in Week One here.
On Day 2 the kids practiced bowing and we sang "We Bow Down and Worship Our Lord".
On day three we tried making origami cranes. It was pretty hard for most of the kids, but we had fun and Jeff and I helped them as needed.
On day four we built a wall with egg cartons.
On day five we tried painting the Chinese word for righteousness.
On day six we made invitations to invite someone to church.
On day seven we learned about trusting. We didn't complete the activity, but we will try and do it another day.
We visited the countries of Japan, China, and India this week.
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On Day 2 the kids practiced bowing and we sang "We Bow Down and Worship Our Lord".
On day three we tried making origami cranes. It was pretty hard for most of the kids, but we had fun and Jeff and I helped them as needed.
On day four we built a wall with egg cartons.
On day five we tried painting the Chinese word for righteousness.
On day six we made invitations to invite someone to church.
On day seven we learned about trusting. We didn't complete the activity, but we will try and do it another day.
We visited the countries of Japan, China, and India this week.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
This Week's Summer Activities
These are our jar activities.
Saturday: We didn't pick an activity from our jar. Jeff had the kids help clean the house while I went to the store and we had a going away party for Jeff's sister and her family at our home in the evening.
Sunday (Lissie): Watch Sound of Music. We watched part of this movie in the evening and will watch the rest on Monday.
Monday (Kaomi): Make a video of everyone doing something of their choice, watch it after supper as a family. The kids needed to think about something they wanted to do, but we ran out of time and didn't make the video. I will try to make the video tomorrow. We did take a morning walk, go to the library, and check out new books and watch more of Sound of Music, but we didn't finish it yet.
Tuesday: We didn't make a video yet, so we didn't pick an activity from our jar today. We went to the library for a special program from our police department about bullying. A friend also spent part of the day here playing with the kids.
Wednesday (Katy): Take pictures and print your favorite one. I took pictures right away of whatever/wherever the kids wanted me to take their picture. I finally made a video of the kids doing something of their choice this morning. I videoed them doing the activity they were doing when I got the camera out, rather than them "performing" anything for the video. I have to remember to ask Jeff to help us watch the video. We finished watching Sound of Music. We also went to the library for craft time.
Here are the favorite pictures that each person chose to have me print.
Thursday (Kent): Give Daddy a hug and tell him, "I love you." The kids are waiting for Daddy to come home from work. I though about taking them to his office, but it's been a busy week and I felt the need to try and stay home. The kids also made birthday notes for their great grandparents. Then they watched a show via Netflix and I sent them out to play. It worked out well for me to use a good portion of this time for a sewing project, because Quinn was entertained and then took a long morning nap and I didn't need to keep up with Clark who was in his chair at the table and then for the show I put him in the pack and play.
Friday (Clark): Build the United States Puzzle and listen to the United States Song. We found several versions of the song on you tube that we listened to/watched.
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Saturday: We didn't pick an activity from our jar. Jeff had the kids help clean the house while I went to the store and we had a going away party for Jeff's sister and her family at our home in the evening.
Sunday (Lissie): Watch Sound of Music. We watched part of this movie in the evening and will watch the rest on Monday.
Monday (Kaomi): Make a video of everyone doing something of their choice, watch it after supper as a family. The kids needed to think about something they wanted to do, but we ran out of time and didn't make the video. I will try to make the video tomorrow. We did take a morning walk, go to the library, and check out new books and watch more of Sound of Music, but we didn't finish it yet.
Tuesday: We didn't make a video yet, so we didn't pick an activity from our jar today. We went to the library for a special program from our police department about bullying. A friend also spent part of the day here playing with the kids.
Wednesday (Katy): Take pictures and print your favorite one. I took pictures right away of whatever/wherever the kids wanted me to take their picture. I finally made a video of the kids doing something of their choice this morning. I videoed them doing the activity they were doing when I got the camera out, rather than them "performing" anything for the video. I have to remember to ask Jeff to help us watch the video. We finished watching Sound of Music. We also went to the library for craft time.
Here are the favorite pictures that each person chose to have me print.
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| Quinn 4 1/2 months. |
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| Kaomi playing with a magnetic doll. |
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| Katy working on a paper from the Library. |
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| Kent with a new Lego truck. |
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| Clark watching the trash truck. |
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| Felicity looking at the flowers. |
Thursday (Kent): Give Daddy a hug and tell him, "I love you." The kids are waiting for Daddy to come home from work. I though about taking them to his office, but it's been a busy week and I felt the need to try and stay home. The kids also made birthday notes for their great grandparents. Then they watched a show via Netflix and I sent them out to play. It worked out well for me to use a good portion of this time for a sewing project, because Quinn was entertained and then took a long morning nap and I didn't need to keep up with Clark who was in his chair at the table and then for the show I put him in the pack and play.
Friday (Clark): Build the United States Puzzle and listen to the United States Song. We found several versions of the song on you tube that we listened to/watched.
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
This Week's Summer Activities
These are the activities from our jar.
Saturday (Kent): Everyone pick a story for storytime. I had a storytime with Lissie, Clark, Katy and Kaomi with books that Lissie and Katy picked before lunch.
Sunday: We didn't pick from the jar, but we did take an evening walk and took an unexpected stop to play at the playground.
Monday (Clark): Share a verse from your Bible with everyone. These are the verses we shared.
Clark - Psalm 147:5, Felicity - Ephesians 4:32, Kaomi - Genesis 1:1 & 31, Katy - Ephesians 6:1, Kent - Acts 16:31, and Mommy - Proverbs 19:23. We also went to Chick-fil-a for lunch to support some short term missionaries who are going to France. They were having a fundraiser there.
Tuesday (Felicity): Have a timed race out front - see if you can beat your time on the second and third races. I drew a chalk starting and turning line. Then everyone took turns racing to the turning line and back while I timed them. Here are the results in seconds:
Kent: 18.1, 15.5, 16.3
Katy: 15.9, 15.7, 15
Kaomi: 21.1, 21.1, 17.7
Felicity: 25.1, 27.7, 27.7
Next the three older kids raced against each other. Here are their times: Kent - 16.4, Katy, 15.9, and Kaomi - 21.3. Clark had fun running up and down the sidewalk, too. I didn't time him. I found some coupons for free hamburgers when I was cleaning last week, so I got the kids an early supper for free when we were out running errands.
Wednesday (Kaomi): Play x-box. They each got to pick an x-box game they wanted to play and have 30 minutes of screen time at quiet time. They all picked a different game, so they each played separately when it was their turn.
Thursday (Katy): Paint toenails/Warpaint. Kent and Clark got their warpaint on and the girls and I painted our toenails. I felt really odd seeing my toes shiny every time I looked down today. My usual footwear is shoes and socks, so I put on a pair of sandals, just for today.
Jeff took the kids out for ice cream in the evening. They met up with another dad and kids we know.
Friday (Kent): Speed Clean your room for 15 minutes. When we cleaned I found a book in my room so when our cleaning time was up I read The Quilt Story to the kids. Then Clark got to pick another activity from the jar. He picked - Wear a costume for the day/rest of the day.
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Saturday (Kent): Everyone pick a story for storytime. I had a storytime with Lissie, Clark, Katy and Kaomi with books that Lissie and Katy picked before lunch.
Sunday: We didn't pick from the jar, but we did take an evening walk and took an unexpected stop to play at the playground.
Monday (Clark): Share a verse from your Bible with everyone. These are the verses we shared.
Clark - Psalm 147:5, Felicity - Ephesians 4:32, Kaomi - Genesis 1:1 & 31, Katy - Ephesians 6:1, Kent - Acts 16:31, and Mommy - Proverbs 19:23. We also went to Chick-fil-a for lunch to support some short term missionaries who are going to France. They were having a fundraiser there.
Tuesday (Felicity): Have a timed race out front - see if you can beat your time on the second and third races. I drew a chalk starting and turning line. Then everyone took turns racing to the turning line and back while I timed them. Here are the results in seconds:
Kent: 18.1, 15.5, 16.3
Katy: 15.9, 15.7, 15
Kaomi: 21.1, 21.1, 17.7
Felicity: 25.1, 27.7, 27.7
Next the three older kids raced against each other. Here are their times: Kent - 16.4, Katy, 15.9, and Kaomi - 21.3. Clark had fun running up and down the sidewalk, too. I didn't time him. I found some coupons for free hamburgers when I was cleaning last week, so I got the kids an early supper for free when we were out running errands.
Wednesday (Kaomi): Play x-box. They each got to pick an x-box game they wanted to play and have 30 minutes of screen time at quiet time. They all picked a different game, so they each played separately when it was their turn.
Thursday (Katy): Paint toenails/Warpaint. Kent and Clark got their warpaint on and the girls and I painted our toenails. I felt really odd seeing my toes shiny every time I looked down today. My usual footwear is shoes and socks, so I put on a pair of sandals, just for today.
Jeff took the kids out for ice cream in the evening. They met up with another dad and kids we know.
Friday (Kent): Speed Clean your room for 15 minutes. When we cleaned I found a book in my room so when our cleaning time was up I read The Quilt Story to the kids. Then Clark got to pick another activity from the jar. He picked - Wear a costume for the day/rest of the day.
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