A Peek at My Week 18th August 2007
We had a lovely, busy week…. Here’s a little peek:
~*~ I had school all planned out for two weeks, a fortnight ago. It turned out to be such a blessing as both these past weeks have been so busy. While I tried to keep on top of things in the house, the children worked at their own pace, ticking off their work as they finished. When we needed to do things together, we sat on the couch and did them. Ooops, we forgot to do Latin….! Well, we did practice our vocabulary all week. We now say “oremus” (“let us pray”) before every meal 
~*~ Early on in the week I went to my neighbor’s house to have a cup of tea. She showed me a lot of sewing she had been doing for her next grandbaby who is due soon. There were gorgeous little outfits, singlets, t-shirts, booties, etc, etc! Another neighbor was there too and we decided we really should get together one evening a week and just keep each other company while we do our craft/sewing. They both want to learn how to quilt, so I offered to teach them. I would really enjoy that. It is also a chance for me to reach out to the neighborhood, so I am looking forward to that.
~*~ We made friends with another homeschooling family, with five children, this week! They live in the country about a 40 min drive from us. We enjoyed the drive to their place and the scenery. Along the way I pointed out the various types of trees we passed. I asked the children if they knew the names, and soon they were picking out certain types. We talked about deciduous and evergreen trees…. So we had a bit of school along the way! LOL! We saw sheep and lambs…. And the yellow blooms of Wattle Trees… so Spring must be on its way.
We had a lovely afternoon with our new friends. We saw their veggie garden, chickens and school room that was in a lined outdoor shed. Their eldest children were the same age as ours, and after a while of initial shyness, they all made friends, so much so that by the end of the afternoon they didn’t want to leave!
I was struck by the simplicity in which this family lived. They had a modest home of three bedrooms, small living areas and a large block of land. There was hardly any clutter around, and from what I gathered they are pretty structured in their lifestyle, unlike us! There were some beautiful braided rugs on the floor that made the house look so cozy It renewed my resolved to try my hand at a braided rug one day. It was made from clothes that they had grown out of. So,… I must add that to my list of to do’s!!
~*~ We were blessed to be able to go and see the Watoto Children’s Choir this week! Robyn was one of the organizers, and we were allowed to go to the lunchtime concert especially for the schools. As the children came out of the buses in rows and the teachers were counting them all, I was pleased that I only had my three to count and keep track of!! We joked that they had to walk in a single line too….
We really enjoyed the concert. The children sang beautifully and were such a testimony of what God was doing in their lives. Their gorgeous smiles and the joy that radiated from their faces really touched my heart.
It was the first concert our children had been to, and they weren’t sure what to think at first! It was quite loud and very full, so they looked a bit uncomfortable to start with. But soon everyone started to clap and dance along to the music and they got into it a bit more. They agreed afterwards that they really liked it and were glad we had been able to go.
~*~ It was one of those weeks when the vacuum cleaner came out of the cupboard and stayed out…. In other words, I never quite got the whole house vacuumed! I did clean and rearrange the school/sewing room so that it was a bit more user friendly, and I actually also managed to do some sewing! I made a little rag rug for my kitchen floor, which I will share about next Friday since I made part of it out of old jeans
~*~ Oh yes, I also brought about 16 shopping bags of clothes/books/household bits and pieces to the thrift shop! It is great to have that pile out of the guest room (now I can start making another pile!). I really want to keep working on decluttering my home and trying to make do with less. I’m sure that one day when we are able to buy our own home, we will have a smaller one than we are now renting.
So that was my week at a glance