The boys started out playing Battleship, which is a fantastic manipulative to show an actual purpose for plotting points on a coordinate plane. We have the U-Build game, which they LOVE, because they get to build their own ships with legos. They began to argue though, so I had to separate them and help them recognize their needs and meet them. This is a typical "crash" after a weekend at their Dad's and Maw-Maws. I would say today the needs were protein, detox (from candy, sodas), and rest judging from the successful results once they did 1/2 hour soaks in the tub with Epsom Salts & ACV, then a snack of Almond Butter and Banana Slices on Udi's bread, which Josiah learned how to make today. It gave him the opportunity to practice coordination: Cutting with knife, spreading the almond butter. Of course, we discussed the nutrients in each ingredient and what they do for our bodies. Sam fell asleep during reading time, and this is a sure sign that the boys had little rest at their Dad's this past weekend, because Sam hardly ever willingly takes a nap.
I went ahead and purchased candy for Halloween treat bags last night, and with much difficulty. I finally settled on the "least toxic" candies. It really just chaps my ass that partially hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and high fructose corn syrup are in just about every single candy there is, and ones that are available to our children on a daily basis, not to mention that on Halloween and for days/weeks after, their little bodies will be overloaded with this toxic shit. I have all of the candy on our Project Table, because I am going to have the boys make up the treat bags. I am really proud of them for making it through the temptation of the candy bags being right there in front of them all day, especially after a weekend at Dad's.
For lunch, we had Organic Split Pea Soup, Grilled Raw Milk Cheese on Udi's Bread, and Water Kefir Lemonade.
Chicken Taco Soup: I slow-cooked a whole chicken today, de-boned, shredded it, and sauteed it in my homemade all organic Fajita Seasoning & Garlic Gold Oil. Then back to the crock pot with: Chicken Broth, Pureed: Fresh Organic Tomato, Fresh Organic Onion, Fresh Organic Garlic, Organic Black Beans, and a little bit of Cilantro. Pour over Organic Gluten Free Tortilla Chips, top with freshly shredded Raw Milk Cheese, and Organic Sour Cream. It was a hit! Sam said, "This is off the hook, Mom!" Josiah and Mike had seconds. (Shaimek wouldn't even try it though....)
I did a Nettles Infusion today...blech...but makes me feel oh so good!
We read today:
From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer, How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro, and Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro. The boys were most fascinated by the Apple...because of the Ovary, the Pollen (male cells) and the pistils (female "tubes" leading to the ovary), because of the compare and contrast to human fertilization. They eat apples every day, so now they know they are eating around the apple's ovary (the core) and that the seeds inside of the core are fertilized female cells. We didn't get to the next chapter in Bunnicula, because Sam fell asleep and his snoring made Josiah and I sleepy...nap time. Sam carried Bunnicula around the rest of the day reading it himself, because the suspense is killing him and he can't wait until "group" reading time happens again.
Shaimek was a handful this evening. Now that I look back on it, he didn't come here until dark, because he was playing with Diamond, our ghetto neighbors' daughter. Diamond is a tween and she is out of control. I'm thinking maybe she rubbed off on Shaimek, and it was difficult for him to switch gears so quickly. The boys get a little wild sometimes when they play together, but last night, Shaimek was outright disrespectful and out of control. It was 9pm, and of course, his Mom had not picked him up yet. I had to have Cassidy drive him home after we had strike three with behavior issues. One: Pointing a laser directly into Mike's eyes after Mike had specifically told him earlier, "Do not point that at anyone's eyes." Two: Playing too rough and injured Josiah. (I didn't count: Going into my fridge without asking, then when I asked why he was in my fridge, very disrespectfully to me, "I'm thirsty! I want a drink!"). THREE: Picked up one of my witches, a Halloween deco I have had for yeeears, threw it at Sam, it hit near Sam' elbow and hurt him badly. He has a huge knot, and he cried for awhile. I put Arnica on it, which helped minimize the bruising and swelling. Sam was screaming, "I hate you! Get out of my house now! Never some back!" After Cass took Shaimek, Mike had a really good talk with the boys about not allowing things to escalate to that point, and about how friends should treat friends. I am so thankful he has words when I do not.
Mike has set up our Wii to take advantage of some features we were not previously using. I don't know the details, but it is "online" now. The boys can look at the forecast (which Josiah is going to love), and can look at the playing time spent on each game every day, which is great for them to get a good sense of time. Our main reason for doing this is to try Netflix streaming for our home schooling (we have run into some cases to where an interest presents itself, I think of a movie that would be great, but can't get my hands on it...), and we are waiting on some disk now to be all set up for it.
I didn't get a chance to practice piano today, but I did find some really cool FREE worksheets online to help the boys learn notes. Sam was jumping at the bit to start lessons today, but we just couldn't squeeze it in.The boys did have loads of fun playing with the huge, rectangular box that the keyboard came in! Mike and I thought it would make them a nice "boat", but they insist that it is a "casket", and had big fun playing Zombie.
I finally finished Moll Flanders last night. The boys were having trouble getting to sleep, so they came and snuggled up to me and we went over the November Issue of Sam's Highlights Magazine.
Lot's to do to get ready for FLT! Yay!
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