The Happenings

Well its been a little bit since I've posted! Sorry 'bout that, I've been trying to think of just what to say exactly and truthfully I was being lazy. Well I decided to just write whats going on around here.

Well as most of y'all who know us we homeschool. We have been schooling at home through a public school option school, which, I totally back and think they are wonderful options! We had been doing it for a year and a half and we were just kinda done with it. I had been reading more into learning styles and a light bulb went off, now I know why it seemed like my kids were not going anywhere! I have been doing lots of research and lots of reading into curriculums. After MANY nights of almost no sleep and worrying, I've decided we are going to be eclectic homeschoolers! Which means a little bit of everything. I have also stumbled on a wonderful learning tool called "Lap books." The kids love them, we made one for Presidents Day and they were floored! They wanted to do more, so I went looking around for more ideas. Guess what I stumbled on.... a multiplication one!!! So thats what we are working on now.

So what are we learning this week???? Well here's the run down.

Math- Multiplication: what is means (repeated addition, groups, arrays) and 1's-5's
Geography- States: Delaware
History- Ancient Egypt
English- We are cruising thru Shurley English level 1
Science- Life Science: Basic Needs/Resources from www.eequalsmcq.com.
Reading- Haven't started it yet but we will be reading "Robinson Crusoe"
Spelling and Vocab- whatever level they are on in their workbook
Art, Music: We are doing thru http://allinonehomeschool.com
We are also learning ASL (American Sign Language)

Whew... Seems like a lot but we are having so much fun! We do History and Science every other day but Friday, which is our Fun Friday and our test day. Art, Music, and ASL we do about once a week. I will be posting some tips and great websites and blogs that have helped me out so much!

In other news, Jeremy started his 3rd 8 weeks of college! For those that don't know he is going to OSU-IT for culinary! Last 8 weeks he did very good, and is now in Skills 2, Wine Tasting, and Speech! Our dinners went up a notch last 8 weeks, so I can't wait to see where they go now!

As for myself, not much to blog about, yeah I'm kinda boring! :) But I started the "nopoo" shampoo method today. My hair was SUPER oily and it feels very clean and soft!! I am also getting on the Filofax and Project life ban wagon. Although my Filofax will be a faux fax! :) But it still works the same! :)

Here is a few pics from the adventures from today! Along with links from where I got them or the ideas from.

Cadence and Kord working hard on their multiplication lap book. 

Inside of their multiplication lap books!  We worked on 1's and 2's today.

Inspiration came from 

http://blueberryhomeschool.blogspot.com/2007/11/multiplication-lapbook.html

and I printed the pieces from  

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbook_templates.shtml

We also worked on this really fun 2's "cootie catcher" aka fortune teller. 

This is Cadence's. Get this fun little learning tool at

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/multiplication/cootie-catcher-math-multiply-2_WOJKG.pdf

Here's a pic of Day 1 of "nopoo"! All natural #nofilter! 

Dinner recently that Jeremy cooked up! Yummm yumm good!!!!

BBQ Burbon glazed steak and mushroom risotto. We also tried a VERY tasty 2011 Ca'Momi Merlot. We will be getting it again!! 

I think that is about it! I will try to take pics of our school area which is also our living room! We revamped it this weekend, so I can't wait to show it off!! 

Just thought I'd start...A little about us.

So I have been feeling for a little while that I needed to start a blog about our lives so here it goes. Hi, we are the Morgan's...Jeremy (Hubby) 31, Ashley (Me) almost 30 :(, we have been married for 10 years. How we met is a long story and totally worth a post all by its self. Together we have Cadence (Princess) 9, and Kord (Bubba) 8. We live in a small town in Oklahoma. As a family we love music. We love to play it, sing it, and dance to it! We love Jesus and try to serve him to the best of our abilities everyday. We love movies, there will be lots of movie reviews as well. We also love to try out new restaurants. I'm sure I'll throw in a few foodie reviews from time to time.

Hubby is currently going to college with a lot of prayer and pushing from me he finally took the leap and is going to OSU-IT to become a chef! So I am sure there will be lost of food pictures and recipes to go along with them! He loves and enjoys cooking but most of all he loves to bake! He is the back bone of our family, without him I feel absolutely lost!

Me...Well hum what can I say... I have been a stay at home mom for 10 years. I started homeschooling my kids 2 years ago. I was tired of the way the school was treating them and how much they weren't learning. I also wanted to be able to teach them in a better environment, where we could pray together, and talk about God without having to compromise. It has been the best decision I have ever made! We started out using the K12 curriculum and after 1 year of that mess we knew we needed a change! So now we are using Epic One on One which is an online charter school. And while its a great school and we have really enjoyed having a teacher I think my feet are wet enough to drive into traditional homeschooling. They kids are tired of being tied to a computer. Pray for us as we start a new journey!

Now on the to the 2 lights of my life...

Princess well she is just that a princess! She is very independent, with a wonderful corky side of her that has just recently started to blossom. She is defiantly a tween! She may only be 9 but she is very mature. She has an attitude (not one that's bad) that matches so sometimes I think she's a little teenager! She loves fashion, art, she loves to color and create all the time! She loves to dance an sing, and just like most girls her age she aspires to be a singer!

Now on to my baby, Bubba he is ALL boy! He loves to play outside, get as dirty as he can, and bug the fire out of his sister! He is following in his daddy's footsteps and loves music, and is learning to play the drums and the guitar. He is as tough as nails but a softy at heart. He is always lending a helping hand to people, most of the time without having to be told or asked, he truly has a servant's heart.  He is a mommas boy (not in a bad way), always knows just the right moment when momma needs a hug or a snuggle.

Well I guess that just about wraps us up in a nut shell. You will learn more about us over time and I hope to be able to bless y'all in some way down the road. I hope you come back and read more as I will try to post everyday.

God Bless,
Ashley