Updates

Last week we added something new and fun to our homeschool routine . . . we joined a coop! I had been thinking about doing it for a while. We're already part of a field trip coop and are on a waiting list for a p.e. coop, but this one is really great. All of the parents participate in some way. They group has events and meetings but my favorite part is the classes offered every second and fourth Thursday. Allie went in to kindergarten and there were probably about 20 kids in her class. Emily joined the preschool group and had about the same amount of kids in her class. I assisted in the nursery with Ryan and the little boy I babysit.

The classes for older kids are more exciting. This semester they had a class on insects, Spanish, karate, sewing, a "Little House on the Prairie" unit study and choir for the first graders. (They can pick two classes.) I don't really enjoy being in the nursery all that much and hope to teach or assist in a class next semester. I'm thinking maybe dance, or art, or music. Should be fun!

Freebies

For anyone interested, the free redbox code for today is D9P24G. I haven't actually done this yet, but every Monday you can get a free movie with the right code. Also, in case you missed it, tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Denny's is giving away a Grand Slam breakfast. Good times.

Allie finally lost her first tooth this morning. I think it was a little traumatizing for her, because she knocked it loose on the slide. She was okay until she saw the blood when she looked in the mirror; then it started hurting. :)

Speaking of Allie, she made me laugh last week when she picked up my new Venus razor holder and commented, "This looks like a mouse." I gave her a blank stare for a second and then realized, she means a computer mouse. Of course.


We are going to Seattle this week! I wish we were going somewhere warm, but it will be nice to get out of town for a few days.