First Day {December}

Our First Day today was nothing special, except that I was up and out of bed after recovering from a hurt tooth.

I think we had a productive day school wise. 

I'll start by sharing a little of my essential oil/supplement routine ~ feel free to skip to the homeschool part below if this part doesn't interest you. :) I always have a more productive day when I oil up, so it's a part of my story today. 

I put EndoFlex and En-R-Gee on my feet over my adrenal and thyroid vita-flex points and Eucalyptus radiata over my vita-flex point for my eyes (2nd and 3rd toe). Then I put my socks on to keep my feet warm. 

I blend Eucalyptus radiata, Lemongrass, and Frankincense with a carrier oil (olive oil) and this goes around my eyes. In the evenings, I put Frankincense in my palm and rub with three fingers then cup both over my eye for a minute, but I never put oils in my eye. These are hot oils, so I sometimes need a little extra olive oil.

These go over my adrenals and thyroid and on my neck. 

I am also trying very hard to get MORE SLEEP! and eat healthy.


And because of my hurt tooth, these oils have kept me company this past week–

for discomfort in my jaw

and to boost my immune system.

Homeschool Part of our Day 

While I was doing all the above, Malachi was doing his Veritas Press History.

Eliana was playing Squinkies, and I think Bo was packing his sleeping bag and clothes for a sleepover in the living room. 

I gave Bo his oils ~ 

and made poached eggs. 

Then I cleared off the table where we school to get ready for our day. 

And then tended to some work online while Malachi did his independent work and Elli and Bo played. The Crew forum was back up today - and busy, and my phone was going crazy with all of the Cyber Monday deals coming through my email. I also had messages needing my attention. Busy!

Malachi was ready to do his Teaching Textbooks by the time I was done ~ 

By the way, I switched Malachi's to TT. 

He's doing really well with it ~ it's easy for him, so I have him double up on the lessons now.

Elli is plugging along nicely in Math Lessons for a Living Education 2. She did addition with carrying last week, and subtraction with borrowing today. She does a whole week in one sitting, and the lessons go really well. I thought about starting her on TT 3 when we are done, but she really likes Math Lessons. If I do, I will have her finish ML 2 and start TT in the spring, so she can do TT4 for 3rd grade.

For math fact practice, I am making her Quizlets. She mastered doubles and was really excited that she could get 18-9 so quick! She is now working on the first set of math facts. The Quizlet is a fun way to practice facts and I like that I can tailor them to her Math Lessons. 

For lunch, I had a leftover homemade tamale that a friend made and brought over to us last night. Luke and the kids had chicken nuggets.  

I've been working on little oily welcome gifts for new members. I put this one in a basket to display for a home class I'm planning. Today, I boxed up one to send to a new member of my team. I include the Primary Usage Guide, a roll-on bottle, empty v-caps, 1/4 dram sample bottles, a dropper bottle, a spray bottle and epsom salts for an oily bath. It's just a fun welcome gift to help members I sign up get started using their oils. 

While I was doing this, I let the kids watch Annie on the iPad (Amazon Prime). During the singing parts, Bo got up to play. :) 

I graded Malachi's science ~ which is new as well. I added in Lifepac Science because I didn't feel like we were getting enough science in with FIAR. 

He does it all on his own ~ I do have to grade it and check off that he does certain things. I really wanted a science that covered all the main subjects in one year, and that he could do independently for the most part. I love that it includes experiments and independent research, and that it has tests. 

Malachi completed the grammar folder he started last week for Write Shop ~ all about nouns. 

I'm still using My Student Logbook. 

Since I started using essential oils daily, I crave water more. I love it with citrus oils ~ lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit. I am excited to try Citrus Fresh. My auto-ship order goes through today and it is in my cart. 

I started reading a book to Bo, but he lost interest (The Donut Story from Homer Price ~ a bit too long for him). He wanted to do the next letter in his Pre-reading program ~ Letter L. 

He didn't really get the sentence length activity, so I will have to come back to that later. But, I do catch him singing his ABCs to himself often ~ so sweet! He is still learning the song, but knows all of the letters and most of the sounds. 

I did Lessons 11, 12 and 13 today in All About Reading Level 4 with Malachi. We are not as far as I'd like to be due to time off, but the lessons are really easy for him so I'm doubling up to get caught up. 

We are not rowing a book this week, and I was missing Sonlight today. I could pull a chapter book off the shelf, but working through the schedule was motivating for me. I miss all the reading and snuggling we did. I wouldn't have been able to read much anyways, today, but I think I should go get a book on audio from the library for the rest of the week.

Hope you had a wonderful Monday!