I have a difficult child. I have MULTIPLE strong-willed children. However there is one child that makes a battle out of EVERYTHING. I honestly think if I told him to go get some ice cream out of the freezer to have a snack, that he would argue, backtalk, or fuss about what KIND of ice cream. I feel from the moment this child's feet hit the floor in the morning, to the second he falls asleep I am constantly engaged in a very extreme battle of wills. It has escelleated to this child yelling at me, growling at me, and yes...I've even had a fist raised at me. I'm not over-exagerating either...the battle is with EVERYTHING. So what does a mom do? How can we help with the disobedience, and the arguing? One Faithful Mom has put it in words so much better than I ever could. Head on over to her page and check out her thoughts on these issues in her post: Just Be The Mom
Friday, June 22, 2012
Battle of Wills
I have a difficult child. I have MULTIPLE strong-willed children. However there is one child that makes a battle out of EVERYTHING. I honestly think if I told him to go get some ice cream out of the freezer to have a snack, that he would argue, backtalk, or fuss about what KIND of ice cream. I feel from the moment this child's feet hit the floor in the morning, to the second he falls asleep I am constantly engaged in a very extreme battle of wills. It has escelleated to this child yelling at me, growling at me, and yes...I've even had a fist raised at me. I'm not over-exagerating either...the battle is with EVERYTHING. So what does a mom do? How can we help with the disobedience, and the arguing? One Faithful Mom has put it in words so much better than I ever could. Head on over to her page and check out her thoughts on these issues in her post: Just Be The Mom
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A little sluggish
How's everyone doing today? Any year round homeschoolers getting anything accomplished today? We are - sluggish. Not totally letting the day go...but we are having a very relaxed kind of day. It's absolutely wonderful. So - here's what has been going on around our home today
Benjamin is being a busy worker - and chose to help momma indoors.
Matthew is relaxing with the ipad
Then Benjamin joins him
The others are happily hanging outside...although very curious why I needed the camera, so not many "action" shots. :)
Hope you all are enjoying this beautiful day! We'll be up and moving soon enough around here, these lazy summer days are just awesome though! How about you? How are you spending your Thursday?
Matthew is relaxing with the ipad
Then Benjamin joins him
The others are happily hanging outside...although very curious why I needed the camera, so not many "action" shots. :)
Hope you all are enjoying this beautiful day! We'll be up and moving soon enough around here, these lazy summer days are just awesome though! How about you? How are you spending your Thursday?
The New Schoolroom
With the excitement of a new school year...comes a new school room. Now, let's face it...we ALL know that schooling takes place everywhere - kitchen table, car, field trips, nature walks...and yes, as in our home - sometimes the bathroom. I NEED a space in our home for our school. Not necessarily for our SCHOOLING...but definitely for our school STUFF. =) We are going on our 4th year of homeschooling...and we have created quite the collection of various items, books, curriculum, books, toys, puzzles...and did I mention BOOKS? So after much planning - measuring, and saving...my hubby and I headed to - IKEA 
I had never been to ikea before, but knew a little about what to expect from talking to friends who have been. The entire time spent in store from moment of entering to departure was about 3 hours. I would like to say that the kids would have LOVED going. We had a lot of shopping to do, so this particular trip was not the best one to do with the kiddos in tow. However...I think for our next trip - we'll let them tag along. The store is set up with tons of displays of living rooms, kitchens, offices, bedrooms, etc. It's like a dream come true for the decorating dummy that I am. =) We chose not to eat lunch there - but there is a restaurant if you need a little energy boost while doing all of that fun shopping. We made our way through the store...shopping carts loaded, and then came the check out - we did it ALL ourselves! I'm a Uscanner though, so it wasn't too bad at all. We loaded the expedition and headed back home. I was sooo giddy and excited! 
So after 2 nights of assembling, the hard work of my husband, and a lot of help from ten little hands...the new schoolroom was done - ala ikea! Here's the finished room!
And just in case you didn't notice - the school room has gotten a HUGE uplift that goes beyond the new ikea toys. Here's what it looked like not long after moving into the house.
See something in our room that you like? Want to get one for yourself? Check out the list of what's in the schoolroom:
* 1 Trofast storage Frame
* 3 red trofast storage boxes
* 3 white trofast storage boxes
*1 Bygel Rail
*6 blue bygail containers
*3 white Vika Amon Table Tops
* 12 VIKA Amon Table Legs
* 1 expedit book shelf/ room divider
*1 Expedit desk
* lots and lots of Kassett boxes!
I'd love to hear if you have a school room! Do you spend more time in it, or your kitchen table, or outdoors? We mostly use ours for math, reading, and spelling...all other subjects are done @ the hub of the home - the kitchen table. =)
I had never been to ikea before, but knew a little about what to expect from talking to friends who have been. The entire time spent in store from moment of entering to departure was about 3 hours. I would like to say that the kids would have LOVED going. We had a lot of shopping to do, so this particular trip was not the best one to do with the kiddos in tow. However...I think for our next trip - we'll let them tag along. The store is set up with tons of displays of living rooms, kitchens, offices, bedrooms, etc. It's like a dream come true for the decorating dummy that I am. =) We chose not to eat lunch there - but there is a restaurant if you need a little energy boost while doing all of that fun shopping. We made our way through the store...shopping carts loaded, and then came the check out - we did it ALL ourselves! I'm a Uscanner though, so it wasn't too bad at all. We loaded the expedition and headed back home. I was sooo giddy and excited! 
So after 2 nights of assembling, the hard work of my husband, and a lot of help from ten little hands...the new schoolroom was done - ala ikea! Here's the finished room!
And just in case you didn't notice - the school room has gotten a HUGE uplift that goes beyond the new ikea toys. Here's what it looked like not long after moving into the house.
See something in our room that you like? Want to get one for yourself? Check out the list of what's in the schoolroom:
* 1 Trofast storage Frame
* 3 red trofast storage boxes
* 3 white trofast storage boxes
*1 Bygel Rail
*6 blue bygail containers
*3 white Vika Amon Table Tops
* 12 VIKA Amon Table Legs
* 1 expedit book shelf/ room divider
*1 Expedit desk
* lots and lots of Kassett boxes!
I'd love to hear if you have a school room! Do you spend more time in it, or your kitchen table, or outdoors? We mostly use ours for math, reading, and spelling...all other subjects are done @ the hub of the home - the kitchen table. =)
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