The Jolliff Family

I don't really have a clever title for my blog posts because everyday kinda seems the same!  haha. In the morning, these two have to play quietly after they do some computer "homework" while I work with their older three brothers.  We have made a rule no technology until homework is done and this includes them.  It makes things go so much smoother.  On this particular day, they were playing nicely with cars.  I try to divide and conquer.  One boy gets my computer to do the computer program Hap and I started for them.  This is extra and not with their school.  Their school is NOT set up for online learning but this program is helping supplement.  Sam usually has some work from his school that he first does independently and then I help proof it or check it before he sends it in.  He works on his table and then types on my iPad. And Andrew prefers to sit in the sun to do his work.  I work with one boy to finish ...

We have had a really wonderful week.  This is ending our third week at home, with no end in sight.  I think we have all settled into routine and I am so enjoying homeschooling the kids.  It's been an adventure I never would have chosen to take but it's been fun. We signed up for a free month of Netflix and it has proven to be a hit!  Jacob is enjoying watching Bob Ross painting, actually many of the kids are.  It's relaxing and incredible.  Jacob drew Bob Ross one evening before lights out.  Hap and I are both taking time each day to work.  I'm mainly in the afternoon after school is over.  This past week, I'm happy to report that I completely finished all the English portion of teaching and writing materials for 6 weeks of prenatal education classes.  I'm pretty excited about these folders and the hope that they contain in them! It's been mainly sunny this week which has been a blessing.  Everything is full in bloom...

Wow!  It's been minute hasn't it.  And crazy to think what all has transpired over the past two months.  It was actually two months ago today that I had my surgery.  I was pretty slow to recover and life moved on full speed ahead.  I decided to do one major blog post instead of try to split up the pictures.  Most of my pictures are everyday stuff anyway and have no rhyme or reason! Jacob is our little drawer.  He LOVES to draw and watch things about drawing. These twins were good helpers while I was recovering.  I enjoyed my time with these two.  However, we had quite the surprise when I chatted with their teacher from last year and was told they could go back to their daycare, even though they were five years old.  They started back mid-February.   We will keep them home on Saturday, so they will just go Monday thru Thursday.  This kid was looking for a new book, so I pulled out a book I bought for him from Ch...