Menu Monday

Monday- Steak on the grill, baked potato and fresh steamed green beans
Tuesday- Breakfast for dinner. Pancakes and Bacon
Wednesday- Roast in the crock pot with Zesty Italian potato's
Thursday- Tortilla Chicken Casserole
Friday- Turkey wraps with Baked Lays and Fruit
Saturday- Cheesy chicken broccoli and rice, rolls
Sunday- Spaghetti, salad and breadsticks

Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist's

We have begun this art study that we downloaded (for free!!!) from one of my favorite homeschool bloggers, http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/. We have started our study with the very interesting and complex Pablo Picasso. The books we are using for this study are perfect! http://www.amazon.com/Picasso-Getting-Worlds-Greatest-Artists/dp/0516022717. J is loving learning about Picasso's different periods of painting. Picasso was born in Spain and dies in France which he moved to at the age of 19. His Father was an Art teacher and he wanted Picasso to become a great artist. We have learned about his Blue Period that started after his best friend died. Then He met and fell in Love with a girl named Fernande and thus began his Rose Peiod. Then we learned about his Cubism period which was really cool! We have not been instructed yet to do a painting of our own, but J loves to paint, so she just couldn't wait. Here is her first interpretation of a Picasso painting. I think that she did an amazing job!

This is the Boy in Sailor Suit with Butterfly Net.


My husband is the artist in the family, so J loves to draw and paint with him. Here they are drawing one of the pictures from our Picasso book.

New School Year = Fresh start (again) on my blog

Lots of new things going on this school year!
*My girl came home midyear last year, after trying out public high school. She was less than thrilled with her experience, and as happy that I am that she came home, I am glad that she got to experience it. There were a few positives. She really enjoyed her photography class, chorus,some of the teachers and she made the basketball team. Unfortunately, that negative outweighed (by far) the positive for her.
*We have joined a co-op for this upcoming year and we are very excited about it! The co-op is based around using Geography Matters - Trailguide curriculum. We will be using Paths of Settlement this year. I am excited as we are in the planning stages right now. It is a great group of christian moms, all of whom have the same goal which is found in Proverbs 22:6 .... Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. More to come about our experiences!!
*We are also joining an Umbrella School to keep me accountable since I have a high schooler this year.
*As for my blog, I am going to try something new. I struggle with blogging each year. I desperately want to keep a journal of our home/homeschool journey, but I am a terrible writer. I cannot, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, get all of the scrambled up thoughts floating around in my head, from point A (my brain) to point B (this blog). So, I have decided to assign each day with its own specific subject. I think that if I approach it this way, I have a better chance of getting a little something written each day.
So here goes:
Monday - Menu Monday (this is mainly for me to keep my menu organized in one place)
Tuesday - What's going on in Trail Guide Tuesday/Sketch Tuesday
Wednesday - Wordless Wednesday
Thursday - World's greatest artist study with pictures
Friday - I am hoping to implement The Homeschool Mother's Journal (if I can figure out how to) =)
So, WE ARE OFF on our journey of another adventurous year...............