Late August - school, pony and puppy

Well, School for us starts next week. We've had a fairly busy summer. Helping with camp.
Renaissance Faire - which was "so long ago" that I've forgotten about it! May it was :)
A new pony - yes - a pony. The opportunity came up and sometimes when that happens you take it and run. Even thought we had said next year at the least. Oh well.
His name is Lucky and he's doing much better. Getting used to Rowan being in charge and I think by next summer they'll be ready to do a couple of shows....

There's also been the addition of a new puppy - He was 8 weeks old - yep - and he's and American Eskimo - very, very cute! He's for my 6 year old who was feeling kind of left out since the big sister hardly lets her TOUCH the pony.. Siblings.. She has named him Winter.
I did say anything BUT Snowball - oh well - she's 6!


I think I have our school "curriculum" worked out.. For Jaia -she's going to learn to read - I've been told that it's not fair ! Rowan can read, mommy can read, daddy can read but Jaia cannot read! I think it's time to remedy that! :) Although I really dread the independent reading... I hope she still wants me to read to her. Also math and art for her. Science and History will come after the new year, after the reading is down.

For Rowan - math -6th grade, History Story of the World - book 3, science - chemistry to start....
Art projects, we'll work on writing, spelling, grammar, and geography - that's a ton of stuff to fit in.. No worries - it's not all daily and we work in 6 week blocks -

It will be very interesting - this year I'm officially teaching 2 children - Last year Jaia was not ready -even though in school she would have been in kindergarten..I always wait until they loose their first teeth or they turn 6 -

My goals this year, for me personally - are to start my yoga again - I've gotten VERY LAX! Part of it is this darn computer! So goal 2 - less computer time . goal 3 though is to blog daily or at least every other day to start. goal 4 - give the girls the best schooling opportunity they can have - all the while, while sewing, cooking , baking and generally being a good mommy.
And working 16 hours a week :)

Have a great monday!

Updates

Well it's been weeks and weeks and we've been very busy here in Missouri....
I've been making some cute bags for my Etsy shoppe and we have a new addition to our family:)
His name is Lucky and he's 17 years old and a very ornery boy.
He needs a bit of work on his listening skill... as does the other 2 children in my house hold. But my girls are very excited and my eldest is LOVING having "her" own pony.... Really it's for all of us
but she is having a very hard time sharing him with her younger sister... Of course :) All will work out in the end - I have no worries.
I've very much enjoyed watching my youngest, who's 6, blossom from a very much stay next to mommy type of personality, to a wonderful little girl who has no qualms about going out with other friends at the barn to get their horses and help brush, clean hooves and what ever else the nice person will let her do. It's been fantastic to watch and I've had NO problems adjusting to the new girl :) I was ready for her to be a bit more independent but I just needed her to be ready.
I spent about an hour on Sunday cleaning brush and vines from our fence line. Where I discovered we have poison sumac - lovely.. but luckily I think I made it inside to wash off quickly enough - I only have a small line of itchies on my right arm. I'm hoping to clear out the annoying vines and plant flowering plants or veggies and herbs - anything but the vines and yew bushes that are out there now! We've also planned out where our spiral herb garden will go so now I get to start bringing in soil and manure for planting.....
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

sarah