A Simple Woman's Day Book - November 3rd

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Out side my window....The sun is setting and the cooler evening air is very welcome after what has been an incredibly hot day.

I am thinking about.... Time management, money management and the most cost effective and water efficient ways to provide as much of our own food as possible.

From the learning rooms...We have had a great start back to fourth term concentrating on our saints and virtues unit for November. lots of literacy activities and continuing with our maths facts and drills games,all good fun. I have stream lined our work box's some what in a bid to make it easier for me to load the box's and to see what each child has achieved each day.I have been finding it more then a little over whelming each night trying to load all the file folders for the next day. Trying to remember just what I wanted in each folder for each child each night despite the fact that it was all written on the computer was a trial. Running between work boxes and computer making sure I had it just the way I planned took far longer then it needed to.

So I have made up these task grids and have placed them on the wall near our work boxes now I can see what I want in each box and what lessons and activities I need to load for each child. These grids also provide the children with accountability for their schoolwork. When each subject/activity is completed the child takes a "done" button and places it on the appropriate subject on the laminated grid.This allows me to see at a glance what subject/activity each child needs to complete before they are finished their school work for the day. So far it is working well, everyone is enthusiastic about filling their individual grids and completing their work. They enjoy the visual prompts and it has made keeping up with everyone so much easier.

I am thankful for...  For the rain we had last week, our tanks are full and the paddocks have been transformed from dusty brown to a lovely green colour.

From the kitchen... Meals are over for another day and the kitchen is closed. Breakfast was cereal and milk, lunch left over chicken and salad and tea was meant to be lasagna but I didn't manage to get it all done so ended up being mince cooked as for a lasagna and vegetables.

I am going.... To make an extra effort to get to a daily Mass each Friday it's a 50min car trip but we are in town any way. I just need to leave earlier in order to get to Mass before our sporting commitments. A few children ago this wasn't hard but these days ... well... it's not so easy.

I am reading....  The little flowers of St Francis

 I am hoping....That no one else gets sick, we have a few down with some sort of bug. 

I am hearing....  "Gregorian masters of chant" and the children fighting helping one another clean the kitchen 

I am praying.... For two very special people as they prepare to spend the rest of their life together. 

A few plans for the rest of the week...Swimming on Wednesday, Mass, tennis and sport with our homeschool group on friday. Dropping the little girls off to GranBob and Helen so they can go dress shopping, they are very, very excited about this. A picnic after Mass on Sunday.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you....