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Home Between Thanksgiving and Christmas travels (surgery, finish week 15 of MFW, sing, and sign)

We had about two weeks from the time we got back from Kentucky from being over there for an extended Thanksgiving visit until we left again for North Dakota.  This post is our 2 weeks at home between our travels.

Rose had surgery to remove an extra tooth.  They gave her laughing gas then sedated her through an IV.  I was a little concerned about the anesthesia because I have had complications.  But she did just fine.

They cut the roof of her mouth behind her front teeth.  She had stitches between each tooth up front.

before surgery

with gas, getting ready for the IV

in the recovery room

She had two days on liquids and about a week on soft foods.  We are thankful that everything went so well and she healed up so fast.

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Daddy and Rose...

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Visiting a local farm where we can get raw milk.   Rose petting one of the cows.

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We went to a cute showing of the Nutcracker called "The Peanutcracker" with our homeschool group.  It was a narrated version to make it easier for kids to follow the story line.  Since we studied Tchaikovsky this semester, this was a nice tie-in to our studies.

Rose and the Sugarplum Fairy

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We finished up our Week 15 of My Father's World in school.  Rose completed Abeka 2nd Grade Math and started her 3rd Grade Math.  We are using Teaching Textbooks for 3rd grade math.  Rose feels so accomplished finishing her 2nd grade math so early and she loved doing her first few lessons of 3rd grade math on the computer.
Yay, Rose!

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Rose in her 'Children In Action' vest.  CIA is her Wednesday night Missions class.

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Our little elf.

She made a little outfit when Chad and I mention she was our little elf helper.

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We did our family Christmas early.

She was surprised to wake up and see so many presents. (I only had a few out in the living room all week)

a happy girl and her gifts....

Our day of "family Christmas" was gifts, daddy reading the Bible to us, singing carols, watching movies, and just enjoying being together.  That evening Rose and Chad went caroling with our church on a hayride.  We enjoyed our special day together.

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The Childrens Choir singing in church Sunday morning.

Rose signed Silent Night at church Sunday night.  This year she learned the second and third verses.

Here is a clip of her signing.  This is not a clear video and it is too far away...but I may get a better video soon, as she is going on what we call a 'cross country tour'...she may get to sign at grandparents churches in North Dakota and Kentucky in addition to here in Nevada.
This is verse two of the song.

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Rose wanted to make her cousins and a couple of dear friends a winter pillow.

Here she is listening to audiobooks on the IPad while she is sewing.

Her finished pillows! (She did a great job...she wanted me to mention that mommy helped with some of the closing seams)

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This is Rose at our Realtor's office. 

 We closed on our house the day before we left for Christmas travels.

 A house for Christmas....my wonderful husband sure does give great gifts!

Thanksgiving visit to Kentucky - Awesome Field Trips

We stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Irvin in KY for two weeks over Thanksgiving break.  We had a good time visiting family.  My sister Kristie, who is a church secretary, took her week of vacation while I was in....so I got to see both of my sisters and all my nephews and niece a lot.  It was very nice for me to get spend so much time with everyone.

We did lots of cooking and baking.  Here cousin Tori and Rose are making some delicious sausage balls.

Rose sitting with Grandpa

The Davis family came up for a nice visit.  Here is Rose and Lilly Kate.

These two girls LOVE books!  What great presents to get each other!

Rose and her cousins had a blast on the farm.  Here Tori is taking them on ranger rides/running errands for Grandpa.

Rose helping G-ma with her Christmas lights.

Cousin Tim and Rose playing.

G-pa watching over his goats.

Oh what fun!!  We went to the Creation Museum one day.  Cousin Tim came with us and we had a BLAST!!

It was a great day. 

We went to a 'Snakes Alive' Workshop...we touched many snakes and reptiles...

The three of us holding a very heavy 15 foot Boa....

Looking at some of the exhibits....

On this touch-screen monitor they helped Noah build the Ark by answering questions...

That evening the Creation Museum had "Christmas Town"  with live dramas, lights, petting zoo, etc.

The Creation Museum was great!!  We hope to visit each time we go home to KY!

I will end this post with a photo of my sweet girl, Rose, on an airplane during the flight home.  

This was the first air travel I had done with a child without my dear husband, Chad....so I was little nervous.  Rose and I both can get air sick and daddy usually takes care of stuff for us.  ...But we did really well.  She is a great traveler!  (and a sweet girl)  :0)

Week 15 of 2nd Grade (with IPad apps)

Our states this week are New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina.  Rose really enjoys doing her state sheets and learning interesting things about each state.

Do you use an IPad? We use it everyday here.  It is a fun way to practice math facts or play a geography game or study spelling words.

I thought I would share some apps we use.  I can not remember where I found out about each app....it could have been a blog or facebook or just on my own.  I wish I could remember who told me about what so I could give credit, but my memory just isn't that sharp.

I do know I got some after reading reviews at appsforhomeschooling.com

Math Bingo 

Word Bingo

Math Blaster

Shake the States

Word Wizard

We actually only did half of week 15 as Rose and I are headed to Kentucky for two weeks to visit family for Thanksgiving.  So we will finish up the week when we get back.

Week 14 of MFW 2nd grade (with bread making)

note - We went from week 12 to week 14 because in MFW (My Father's World curriculum), which I am using, it has week 13 for Thanksgiving activities.  It is an optional week and you just come back and do week 13 on the real week of Thanksgiving.

This week we are learning Jesus is the Way, ...Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, ...and Birds.  Rose is coming along in her Reading, Writing, and Language Arts.  She continues to excel in Math.  Enjoys Art, Music, and Literature tremendously.

It was our turn to bring a snack to Keepers Club so we made "acorns" with Hershey kisses and Ritz peanut butter mini sandwiches.

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We did bread Making in keepers Club.

Rose thought her Keepers club bread was delicious!

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Our church had a Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday night.

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A photo of Rose playing with Rebecca.  She felt she had been giving her new Build A Bear too much attention, and Rebecca not enough attention....so she declared it 'Rebecca Day'  and played with Rebecca all day...even having her join in on school work.  She also made sure they wore one of their matching outfits.

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In our study about birds, we made a Robin's Nest snack using chocolate chips melted with peanut butter for the mud, rice noodles for the twigs, and shredded wheat for the grass.

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Rose doing some of her school work in her 'tent'

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We love to play board games around here.  Our current favorite is 'Made For Trade'.  It is fun and educational.  It goes along with the time period we are currently studying, which makes it even more interesting.  You can play at different levels, so it should be a regular for years to come.

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Rose's favorite book this week was 'Farmer Boy' by Laura Ingalls Wilder.