The Homeschool Mother's Journal #1

In my life this week…

   My Sweet Girl G turned 7! Big milestone! Not actually sure why, but her turning 7 was  bittersweet. Maybe it's because it just seems like yesterday that I brought her home from the hospital . I have also had some time to work on my blog and have recently been updating it. This week really did seem to fly by. 

In our homeschool this week…

 We started a new unit study on Mexico. This week has been focused  on the location maps, flags, and culture crafts.  I have devoted a blog post to resources I have found. ---Mexico Unit Study

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

 It's okay to take breaks, where breaks are needed. Often times my fear of not being able to complete a certain activity, book, or unit and trying to pushing through it has hampered my child's interest. 

I am inspired by…   


 I just recently learned that my mil would love to raise money to have a clean water well drilled in Africa.  

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…


Well we went to the grocery store, post office, dollar store, vet and our families homes...That could be a social studies lesson, right? lol :)

My favorite thing this week was…

  First I must say, I am not a baker. I usually buy birthday cakes. This year I gave my daughter the option of me making one or buying one. Well, of course, she wanted me to make her one. No problem right? Well my oven is broke and all I have is a toaster oven to use right now. I fretted over how I was going to tackle this. My Wonderful husband had a solution. He was going to make the cake with a 8x8 pan in the toaster oven. Not just a regular cake, but an ice cream cake! Mind you my husband doesn't bake either, as a matter of fact he hardly ever cooks. His specialty is grilled cheese sandwiches, lol. Well after he researched and gathered the supplies he began. I of course supervised and helped him measure things. We finished that cake together at 3 in the morning. Yep, a toaster oven isn't the choice of ovens to use, if you are in a hurry. :)  I had so much fun that evening helping him, we were a baking team. We were so proud of our lopsided ice cream cake. 

The Ice Cream Cake before it was decorated. 

Questions/thoughts I have…

Do you participate in Halloween? 

A photo to share…

Printable Worksheets and Studies

Hello All!

   It's Monday! I have been on the search for great printable worksheets and studies. I have found some great sites. I have been printing these great studies and putting them in a daily worksheet folder.  It's been very convenient for my daughters.  It's been easier when they can go to their folders and find everything they need for the day studies. 

Education.com : is always a great resource to have bookmarked.


I hope you enjoy these resources and that they help you with your studies.


Have a wonderful Day!
*Jennifer

Fall Pictures!

Fall Pictures

I Love Photography!
These picture were very fun to take!
We will for sure look back on these one day! They are getting so big, so fast....

We made a Volcano

Hello Everyone!

We did a really cool science project today.
We made a Volcano.
Click Here to learn how to make a Volcano

The girls had a blast making the Volcano, and are very eager to show their dad when he gets home.

Here are a few Pictures of our Volcano.

What is a Volcano?
Let's first take a look at the earth. The earth is made up of 4 main layers-the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the crust. The crust is where we live, on the surface of the earth. Below the crust lies the mantle, which is made up of solids, liquids and gases.

Types of Volcanoes(click here for a unit study on volcanoes)
Volcanoes come in all different shapes and sizes, which is often a result of the types of eruptions that occur.

Composite Volcanoes (also called Stratovolcanoes) are the most familiar type of volcano. They are tall, symmetrical, and slope steeply towards a small summit crater. They are usually formed by multiple Plinian eruptions, which omit large amounts of lava in violent, tall eruptions which add quickly to the height of the volcano.

Scoria Cone Volcanoes (also called cinder cone volcanoes) are small cones which are often the result of a single eruption event-usually a strombolian eruption. These types of volcanoes are the most common.

Shield Volcanoes are low, wide volcanoes, formed by low viscosity, slow moving lava which spreads over a many kilometers.

Flywheel the movie

I just watched such a great movie. My husband and I decided to watch a movie tonight, so he went to the movie store and came home with a movie called FlyWheel. It is a Christian movie. I was blown away with it. I cried and cried some more. It has such a great meaning. My family loved it. If your looking for a great Christian film, than this movie is for you.

Watching this movie really got me thinking about my life and how I live it. I'm going to sow my seeds for the Lord! :)

Mark 4:26-27 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.”

Matthew 13:31-32 “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants...”

*Blessings*
Jennifer