They tell us that the winter has been unusually warm here in the Dallas area this year. We might suffer a shortness of water later on, but it surely does feel nice to have warm weather for the New Year. We had a great time. On Friday night, we went to Dale and Karen Sorenson’s house and played games with a bunch of our friends. On Saturday, we just spent the day together by going to the bookstore, eating some Chinese food, playing some games at the house and hanging out. On Sunday, we went to the Spanish language Sunday morning meeting, had lunch at Lubys with Lorena’s cousin Susana and her two children. Monday was also a day off. We used Monday to get ready to start up our homeschool again after a long haitus coupled with a long period of reduced work.
Inspite of the long break, the kids are really in pretty good shape. We have instituted a new morning schedule to accompany the daily work list. The schedule is really an anti-procrastination tool. We have a pretty good feel for how long it takes to do most of the items on the list, so I think there will only be minor adjustments if there are any at all. This morning, I got up at 6:00 AM, took a shower, and got the kids up at 6:30. We ate breakfast and read a chapter in the bible together before I went to work. Now, we will see how much they are able to get done before I go home for lunch. The morning schedule includes piano practice, bible memorization, Singapore Math, Easy Grammar, Igniting Your Writing, Wordly Wise, Flash Cards, chores, and I might be forgetting one or two other things. I will report back on how it goes.