Highlights from “J” Week
letter J’s, the girls also worked on making the letter J using Handwriting Without Tears Hands-On Materials and Kimberlee’s Grey Block Paper.
book and listening to the 
Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Crystal and Gem (DK Eyewitness Books)
A Cache of Jewels
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(you can print the one I made here), and a Charlotte’s lovely coloring page of St. Joseph.We also listened listened to the Glory Story about St. Joseph and read Good Saint Joseph
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We made a couple crafts this week based on Jelly Beans and Jewelry!
Jelly Bean Bracelets
Supplies:
I can’t say enough good things about this little kit! It kept my girls busy for hours and HOURS! They had so much fun putting all the jewels on the box!
as well!)
Lots to choose from this week…
In Honor of St. Martin de Porres
Yesterday was the feast of St. Martin de Porres! Here are a few pictures from our little celebration in honor of this wonderful saint:
- M is for St. Martin (from Catholic Artworks Teachers Helper #7 CD)
- Saint Martin de Porres (from Catholic Artwork’s Faith Keepers CD — All Catholic Artwork CD’s are available 50% off for homeschoolers!)
- Saint Martin de Porres, Coloring page with brief description
- There is also a lovely coloring page of St. Martin in Fenestrae Fidei: A Coloring Companion for Catholic Mosaic.
My Daybook ~ November 4th
FOR TODAY: November 4, 2009
Outside my Window… Right now it is foggy out there but, according to the forecast, it should lift before long and we should have a nice sunny day with a high near 67!! Yay!! I’ll be sending the children outside this afternoon to enjoy the sun, since it is suppose to start raining again tomorrow…
I am thinking… about finishing our “O” Antiphon house… Perhaps if I think about it enough, I’ll actually just finish it already! 😉
I am thankful… for Father Carmelo.
From the school room… The girls are now on “K” week with the Alphabet Path. I have lots of pictures to post from “J” week, but haven’t had a chance to yet. Hopefully soon! The boys just finished studying Mercury in their Astronomy Books, and just have the last project/assignment to complete before moving on to Venus. In Geography they are working on finishing up their study of Massachusetts
Living the Liturgical year at Home… Yesterday we celebrated the feast of St. Martin de Porres. I have some photos to share, but was too tired last night to finish the blog post. Perhaps I will have a chance later today. My husband is also leading us in a daily Novena for the Poor Souls in Purgatory each night, for this month of November which is dedicated to the Holy Souls.
I am creating… baby shower games and favors since I am hosting a baby shower this Saturday for my friend Erica who is due on the 3rd of December!
I am reading… Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers to Be
I am wearing… my beautiful wedding ring which hubby had upgraded as a 10th Anniversary gift. I love it!
I am hoping… that we can continue to avoid catching the flu. I just don’t have the energy for it this year…
I am hearing… the washing machine finishing up the spin cycle, as usual! The rest of the house is quiet right now since the children, other than Captain, are all still sleeping.
Around the house… ugh.. It is a mess! Even though I am making progress, I am running out of time to “finish” it before this weekend!!
One of my favorite things… seeing my children dressed up as Saints and carving Saint-O-Lanterns!
A Few Plans For This Week…
- Monday we attended a Mass for All Souls at the cemetery and ran some errands in town.
- Tuesday we celebrated the feast of St. Martin de Porres.
- Today we have a doctors appointment and I also hope to drop off a few bags at Goodwill and a bunch of empty boxes to the recycle.
- Tomorrow evening I have a hair appointment scheduled for myself! I haven’t had anything done since June and it really needs to be cut!
- Friday morning we will head to Mass, pick up the cake for the shower, and then we will have company arriving in the afternoon, coming to town for Erica’s shower!
- A Baby Shower at my house!
- Sunday, after Mass, I will probably be taking a long nap! 😉
A picture thought I am sharing:
Mass on the Feast of All Souls ~ A few more pictures!
Here are a few more pictures (actually they are “video stills”) from our friend Marc, taken at the beautiful Mass at a local cemetery for the Holy Souls. Thank you Marc!
Mass on the Feast of All Souls ~ November 2, 2009
Candy Math
Even though we attend a party on All Hallows’ Eve, our children save their candy till after Mass on the actual feast of All Saints.
This year I decided to have the boys graph their candy, and they loved the idea!
Carving our Saint-O-Lanterns ~ 2009 Edition
…or was it the other way around? 😉
All Hallows’ Eve ~ 2009
This was the first year, in 6 years, that we did not attend our annual All Saints’ Party on All Hallows’ Eve…
There were 3 of us planning the party this year, and unfortunately quite a few of the families that normally attend were recovering from the flu, and even more families coming down with it, so we decided it would be best to cancel it this year.
Honestly, I was relieved. It is a LOT of work to put on our party, and I just didn’t have the energy this year… Instead of spending the morning getting ready to go and the early afternoon setting up, I made a big breakfast for my family, then we carved our pumpkins, roasted the seeds, decorated Holy Ghost Cookies, colored pictures of the saints, ordered pizza, and put the finishing touches on the costumes before heading to Rascal’s Godparent’s home for the evening, along with 2 other (healthy) families. Actually, between the four families, we had nearly 20 children (all but 4 of them being boys!), and they had just as much fun as they would have had at the parish hall, playing various games and bingo, while winning way too much candy!
I had a wonderful time just relaxing and visiting with my friends, so I didn’t even take that many pictures at the party. Here are a few I did take:
Decorating Holy Ghost Cookies
Our Cast of Saints ~ 2009
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