For the month of December, we read the Nicene Creed each night. On Christmas Eve, I recorded each kid saying it all by themselves. I wish I could memorize as easily as they can now. Hopefully this will stick with them as it is full of great truth!
Family Pictures...
91 year old Grandma Joyce...
(LOW) The month of December was a whirlwind. I spent many days in my pajamas. Was I sick you may ask? No, I was just completing second grade for the second time in my life. I learned how to do subtraction regrouping using new techniques, did online word searches, watched several YouTube videos learning how to say Merry Christmas in various languages, and revisited plural possessive nouns (now that was tricky!). I gave Kate plenty of pep talks and encouragement, and called my mom for plenty of pep talks and encouragement, as well. I occasionally visited 5th and 6th grade too, which seemed like a breeze compared to 2nd. Thankfully, that is now behind us, and we hope not to return to that for the remainder of the year.
(HIGH) Scout enjoyed having everyone home more! She quickly caught onto the idea of the nightly advent calendar for dogs.
(HIGH) Friends, Christmas at the Zoo, Snow fun, Gingerbread houses, and Triple Chocolate Brownies after a day of e-learning.
Each year, it seems like Christmas cards turn out to be a big chore. I usually schedule a photo session at a studio, plan outfits, bribe participants (JON!), carefully choose portraits and card style, wait weeks for them to come in...quite a process. This year, I pretty much talked myself out of doing any. After all, it's 2020 and that comes with a free pass on Christmas cards. But then, one afternoon, I had the spontaneous idea to just do it myself. I quickly selected semi coordinating outfits for the kids and told them to come outside. We walked around the back yard, and I pretended to be a photographer with my phone. They were good sports and even came up with some poses themselves. I then found an online coupon for Walgreens, slapped some pictures on a card template, and my cards were ready for pick-up in an hour! WOW! That was easy.
Kate celebrated the 50th day of school. We thanked the Lord almost everyday on our drive to school that the kids could attend in person and prayed that it would continue for as long as possible.
Natalie completed a Shark Tank presentation with some friends for a class project. They invented a twist on a cupcake bakery.
We were blessed with some beautiful weather in November. I didn't put on shorts, but Scott sure did!
Kate brought home a packet for a Native American research project. Kate cheered. I groaned. She was so proud of her pueblo though and memorized her entire speech!
This picture speaks for itself. We have plenty of free 1-lb. venison samples. Come by and get some today! 'Tis more blessed to give than to receive, after all.
The kids put up our tree early this year. Bring on the Christmas season!
We got word near the end of the month that our school was switching to virtual learning. The kids enjoyed a longer than usual break in preparation for the transition to e-learning. The girls used the extra free time for some crafting fun.
