Week 5!  

Monday: Fun morning to say the least. Thomas’ handwriting really scares me but he is trying. He is writing his name on his daily worksheets now and always forgets the “h” for some reason. He is coming along though! 

Today during Bible we were reviewing Genesis. Thomas still thinks Adam and Eve had “Cain and Aiden”! He was spot on as to what happened to Enoch though. I asked what made Enoch different and he said “Enoch walked with Jesus”…close enough for a 4 year old! When I asked him if Enoch died, Thomas said “no…Enoch went straight to heaven!”  I know he is listening and absorbing...what a cool feeling.

I have The Beatitudes on the refrigerator for me…Thomas has decided that he wants to learn them. We are going to learn one Beatitude each week. 

Tuesday: Fun morning…apparently the kids were up too long without school in Thomas’ mind because he said “Mommy, I need school to start now!” Mornings are hard for him but as soon as school starts, he sits nicely (for a 4 year old) and participates fully. A good school day will usually set the tone for the entire day especially if we get our exercise in.

We were reviewing our lesson on Enoch and when I helped them name Enoch’s son name by saying “Me…”, Thomas piped up “Mefooosalahhh.” Then Noah’s sons Ham, Shem and Japeth became “Jam and Hapeth.” So precious… 

Even KK is getting things. I asked today who the Lamb of God was and she said “Jesus!” Can I get an amen?

Wednesday: What a wonderful morning…nothing out of the ordinary, well maybe. Both kids were happy and content even BEFORE school started. Thomas usually has rough mornings but he was a happy camper as soon as he opened his eyes.

We are studying Noah’s Ark right now and Thomas wanted to know why Noah was being mean and not letting the people who didn’t love God into the ark after the rain started. When I told him that God closed the door and not Noah, he wanted to know why God was being mean. Once I explained to Thomas that these people had ample time to turn away from their wickedness and toward God he understood. Thomas just doesn't like MEAN. This, my readers is one of the very reasons that we chose to homeschool. Thomas is many things but mean isn’t one of them. I want the sweet spirit in him to stay as it is. ♥

The concept of asking permission has FINALLY caught on with Thomas and he is doing such a good job. It is so sweet hearing him say “May I have…” and then see this big smile on his face because he knows he made his mama proud and he has increased his chances of getting what he wants!

Thursday: We are taking homeschool with us today as we need to be out and about today. I will have some down time so I packed up our school stuff and it is coming too! I love the flexibility of homeschool!

Later: I am thankful for the flexibility of taking homeschool with us but the setting wasn’t ideal. We were in the lobby of our church and where there was plenty of room for us to do what we needed; there were a lot of distractions as well. This may become a weekly occurrence for us but I know that we will be allowed access to a classroom if needed.

Friday:  The last couple of days either during Bible class when I was teaching the kids about the people who were ugly to Noah and mocked him regarding God and even when we were watching “Beauty and the Beast” and the villagers were being mean to Maurice the Inventor, Thomas looked at me very seriously and said “Mommy, even a child is known by his doings!” Thomas is quoting Proverbs 20:11 which was one of his memory verses!

Thomas seemed a little distracted today…he didn’t seem to have that “focus on” button that he usually does. He got all of his work done and participated but not with the usual zeal that he has. Of course I don’t expect every day to be a 100% kind of day so we press on.

Apparently the Tower of Babel story is not as interesting as the Creation or Noah’s Ark. It didn’t hold either child’s interest at all. We are going to do “Monday” tomorrow and stay a day ahead so that we can take Friday off for a field trip and be right on track.

Weekly synopsis: Charles and I were talking last weekend about some friends of ours…she wants to homeschool, he would prefer that their child go to a “real school.” Charles said “I will talk to him and about it.” I had to stifle a giggle because Charles was not “anti-homeschool” but wasn’t really in favor of it either. Now that we have seen just how much both kids have learned in just four short weeks, he is 100% on board!

I was sharing with someone that the kids could answer questions about the Trinity and this person said “but you know they really don’t get it”…well of course not, yet when the light comes on, it will be information already ingrained in their little minds so when their hearts/spirits catch up the foundation will be solid. I think they “get it” more than one would think they might. ♥

We will have completed our first six weeks next Friday! We will celebrate by taking the day off from school and going to the Children’s Museum. Thomas and Kaleah have never been to the Children’s Museum so it should be a lot of fun