Simple Woman

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Outside my window…

My beautiful magnolia tree – before the snow came Saturday night and killed it!

I am thinking…
About plans for next year’s homeschooling- Izzy’s senior year and Rosie in 6th grade.  It will be my one and only year with just the two girls to think about.

I can say that Izzy’s health class is going to include information about natural fertility awareness, and pregnancy and childbirth.  It may also include a self-defense course and gun safety – it will be a very, very unique course!

I am thankful…
For all the years that God did allow me to homeschool.  I made a lot of mistakes, but I think we also had a lot of successes too.

In the kitchen…

I am wearing…
My workout clothes – getting ready to take a shower and start the day.

I am reading…

I am pondering...
one of my sons is going to be travelling all over the United States this summer by car – and this terrifies me. Long time readers might remember my somewhat high familiarity with terrible car accidents. (See here,  here, here, here, and here!).  The only person who has an inkling of this is my sister- and she absolutely won’t even discuss it because it really is a horrible familiarity with traffic fatalities!

But Mr. Pete doesn’t get it, and my 20-something year old sons absolutely don’t get it – because in their minds, they are immortal!

I anticipate a new found familiarity with my rosary and more grey hair coming my way before September.

I am going…

• to walk or work out every day with Pfilates .
• to cut my carbs via the Wheat Belly Total Health: The Ultimate Grain-Free Health and Weight-Loss Life Plan  recommendations. 
• More flute practice this week – a concert looms at the end of the month, as well as a funeral. 

From the Learning Rooms…

In the homestretch now!  Only three more weeks of chemistry with Co-op and World History will be over first week of May – (Although the AP test is the middle of May!)


Noah- Senior

• Pre-calculus
• AP World History  
• Chemistry
• Starting Government.
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• Selected Themes
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• Piano
• Choir and bell choir

Izzy-Junior

• Algebra II
• American History  2
• American Literature  God’s and Generals
• Spelling
• Sign Language
• Chemistry
• Art Class

Rosie 5th grade

• Saxon 65
• Bravewriter

• Prairie Primer  Starting 



• Spelling 
• Geography
• Anatomy and Physiology – starting the integumentery system this week.

• Choir- co-op
• Art Class

One of my favorite things…

I planted purple tulip bulbs and so far I have only gotten red tulips – and they were also covered with snow!  Hopefully they will persevere and continue to bloom brightly for a while!