Weekly Review and Preview

Didn't write a post last weekend, I guess! (And this one never got published. I'm slacking! posting it a week after the fact....)

Been going to lots of soccer games and trying to keep up with everything else.

We've been going to the Free Methodist church in Lapeer. My friend Gina's husband Bruce is the pastor there. We all went to college together back in the day.

My birthday was yesterday. I had planned to work in the AM, but there was no work loaded. So I did lesson plans for October instead. The other kids and I went to David's game at 5 and then we met Bob and had dinner out. Once we got home, we gathered around to watch The Avengers (everyone's new favorite movie). We were too full to eat cheesecake, so that will happen Saturday instead.

9/30 Sunday - church
Monday - Work 4, Lessons, Karate, Soccer GAMES (S-home, J-away)
Tuesday - Work 4, Lessons, Soccer GAMES (S-home, D-away)
Wednesday - Work 4, Lessons, Church
Thursday - Work 4, Writing Class (L), Lessons, Karate, Soccer Practice (J,S)
Friday - Work 4, Co-op, Soccer GAME (D-away),  J&B- campout
Saturday - Soccer GAME (S), D-field trip, J&B- campout

I am sending James and David to their away games this week instead of traveling to them. Hopefully this will allow me to get caught up on work and everything else.

Weekly Preview and Review

James' team is doing great! They've won all their games by a landslide. David's team is winning some and losing some; David starts every game and he plays 'stopper' which is a defense position. Suzy's team tries hard. Suzy has played forward and goalie in the games I've watched.

In karate, we started learning our new form and basic actions for our Green 2 test in November.

The Renaissance Festival was great fun; will write about that more on Cornerstone.

Our lessons are moving along swimmingly.

We've gone twice in a row to the Lapeer Free Methodist Church; my friend Gina's husband is the pastor there. Two of the kids have friends that go there. It's a small church but seems active.

9/16 Sunday - church
Monday -  Work 4, Lessons, Karate, Soccer GAMES (D-home, J-away)
Tuesday - Work 4, Lessons, Soccer Practice (S)
Wednesday - Work 4, Lessons, Church
Thursday -  Work 4, Writing Class (L), Lessons,  Karate, Soccer Practice (J,S)
Friday -  Work 4, Co-op, Soccer GAME (D-home)
Saturday - Soccer GAME (S), Soccer Practice (D), Teen Bonfire

More soccer - 4 games, 4 practices. 2 Karate classes, 20 hours of work, 4 days of lessons and one day of homeschool co-op. A bonfire to end the week for the teens.

Thinking about James' birthday; he wants to celebrate early with a paintball party. December isn't a great month for paintball.

Weekly Preview and Review

Co-op went smoothly the first day. The kids had fun and no difficult issues arose.

David's team got whomped at their first game 6-0, but won their second game 4-2. David usually plays defense.

Our first week of lessons went well - half-days. The full schedule begins on the 10th.

9/9 Sunday - church
Monday -  Work 4, Lessons, Soccer GAMES (D-home, J-away),
Tuesday - Work 4, Lessons, Soccer Practice (J,S)
Wednesday - Work 4, Lessons, Church
Thursday -  Work 4, Writing Class (L), Lessons,  Karate, Soccer GAME (S)
Friday -  Work 4, Lessons, Renaissance Festival, Soccer GAME (D-home)
Saturday - Soccer GAME (S,J-home), Soccer Practice (D), David massage appt (Bob too?), Book Club


This will be a busy week! Six soccer games spread over four days and an additional 3 practices makes soccer a five-day commitment this week. Only one of those games is out of town, thankfully!

I start teaching a middle school writing class on Thursday; I believe I have 12 students interested. This is a class I am paid to teach. :-)


We are GOING to go to CHURCH this weekend. 

And I have a Renaissance dress to make, two brown cloaks to dye black, and a Renaissance dress to accessorize. We are going to dress up for the Faire for the first time.