Another Week Come and Gone....

Our everyday life....
April is National donate Life month.
This cause is very near and dear to my heart, a good friend and fellow 36 yr old homeschooling  mom was just recently diagnoses with a rare  pulmonary disease and needs a double lung transplant.

Save a life and please registrar to donate here 

Some warmer weather has moved in, by that I mean 35-50 degrees! That is  pretty warm to me, so we have had a bit more of a relaxed week taking it a little easy and not hitting the school work as hard as usual, and spending some much needed time outside and with friends.

We went to an Easter egg  event at our zoo where Zookeepers  hide Easter eggs in animal exhibits and we watch the animals find them. There were to many people and I as getting irritable and anxious I literally had to yell at some lady for yelling at my kids and making Robin  cry. It ended up being a misunderstanding though but that woman was about to see how Mama bird protects her young when threatened!! I also needed to leave an exhibit because it was so crowded I was getting claustrophobic.

Our van was leaking fluids so we had to take  it to the shop $800 dollars later it was fixed! We bought this van brand new 3 years ago and have had to dump more money into it than any used vehicle I have ever owned!

Educating young minds....
Robin has a friend over to play and they played "school" Robin got out the Smithsonian book of natural history  then they made trees out of toilet paper tubes.

What we are reading....

I am reading

Falcon is reading

This is a fascinating non fiction book about cadavers, SERIOUSLY! Everything you ever wanted to know about a dead body, what do they really do when you donate your body to science? ( I had no idea the answers) What is the Body Farm? What is the  most environmentally friendly way to get rid of your corpse after you are gone? There are so many more questions I would have never thought of answered in this great read. I first read this  book about 6 years ago and thought Falcon would enjoy this read. I am trying to get him reading more non fiction than classics for school right now. He just finished The Voyage of The Spanish Armada.

Robin is reading

Robin is currently on book 4 of this series. So far this is her favorite American girl series next to Kaya. 

Duck  is  having me read to him

I must admit, I really despise reading boy character books! At least he is excited now about books I just do not care for his choices right now.

Owl is having me read to him
Although he reads it to himself in bed every night after I read it to him!

Falcon has been working at our office building doing spring cleaning by clearing out bushes and overgrown trees he gets paid $7.00 an hour and is eager to go to work everyday.

I made a spring cleaning list and was able to cross 3 things off already, here it is:
( The kids will all be helping with these items as well in the coming weeks ahead)

1.              Clean un finished side of basement. (8 hour job!)

2.              Get aquarium cleaned and prepare for chicks

3.              Get heat lamp for chicks

4.              Clean out fridge

5.              Wash kitchen cupboards

6.              Wash all kitchen walls

7.              Clean  the top of fridge

8.              Move all kitchen appliances and sweep under

9.              Change water filters

10.                       Clean and vacuum all beds with baking soda and lavender

11.                       Wash all drapes

12.                       Move beds and vacuum under them

13.                       Wash all dining room walls

14.                       Wash windows in my room, living room and kitchen

15.                       Wash windows upstairs

16.                       Wash windows in Robin's  room, dining room and bathroom

17.                       Build bunk beds

18.                       Clean and dust basement windows

19.                       Wash all baseboards

20.                       Vacuum all baseboard edges

21.                       Vacuum couches, freshen with lavender and baking soda

22.                       Wash dogs

23.                       Paint foyer ( call Mike to finish foyer ceiling)

24.                       Change furnace filter

25.                       Wash bathroom walls and cabinets buy a basket to hold bath     toys.

26.                       Clean black shelf in basement

27.                       Wash all mirrors tvs. and computer screens.

28.                       Finish 366 days a year photo book.

29.                       Put up mailbox in front of house

30.                       Clean ceiling fans

31.                       Install ceiling fan in dining room

32.                       Clean washer and dryer get basket to organize stuff that goes on top