Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Sad times too
I truly believe that learning doesn't just happen with the books open and sitting at the table doing it. We recently took a trip to North Carolina to bring my son back to base for him to soon be deployed. I try and look at all this as learning opportunities for Samantha. As hard as it is we have to face reality of life. She has learned a lot about life through these sad experiences. She has learned to rely more on her faith. She prays all the time for her brother to return to us safely. She has learned that even though we don't want him to go this is life he signed up for so we just have to tell him we love him and miss him. She also has learned to smile through the tears. She has learned to hold onto him in different ways. Every night since we got back from NC she has slept with Nicks blanket. Telling me it smells of him and it feels like he is with her when she wraps it around her.
On our trip we saw some of the destruction of the tornadoes that hit there. So sad. We will be doing a small study on tornado's now since she is interested in learning how and why of it.
Not all lessons in life are easy and each new experience brings us to a greater understanding of this.
Samantha asks many questions and many tough ones to answer. She has been a little focused on death lately and its understandable. She is afraid of what will happen to her if we go. She was reassured to find out what our plans are. Then she wanted to know what will happen if she goes. She was glad to know we would miss her terribly. Then the big question what about her brother. The question we all avoid the question we all don't want to ever face but this little child my 6 year old has asked the tough question about a brother going to war. How do we face it all? How do we face the worse that can happen? We face it with faith. With faith in God, with many prayers and tears, with faith in Nick and his training, with faith in his level head. We face it with faith.......
we planted flowers on Abigail's grave this weekend. Sam talks to Abigail while we are in the cemetery. She likes to make her grave look nice. She then likes to look at all the other grave markers there. Her latest she wanted to know who will be buried with Abigail. and just how does that happen.
I believe that our society shys away from death, that we have removed ourselves from this reality. we shield our children from this. Its wrong. I think Samantha has a healthy take on it. She is saddened by her loss of Memere a couple of years ago. She is sad about the loss of Abigail and the sister she will never know until heaven. But she faces death and the losses with strength and with a face of reality that is life. Its a normal part of life. Not something to be feared. And just like a child she thinks of this for a short time and bounces back to her reality of life. To her playing and learning other new things thats out there to learn.
On our trip we saw some of the destruction of the tornadoes that hit there. So sad. We will be doing a small study on tornado's now since she is interested in learning how and why of it.
Not all lessons in life are easy and each new experience brings us to a greater understanding of this.
Samantha asks many questions and many tough ones to answer. She has been a little focused on death lately and its understandable. She is afraid of what will happen to her if we go. She was reassured to find out what our plans are. Then she wanted to know what will happen if she goes. She was glad to know we would miss her terribly. Then the big question what about her brother. The question we all avoid the question we all don't want to ever face but this little child my 6 year old has asked the tough question about a brother going to war. How do we face it all? How do we face the worse that can happen? We face it with faith. With faith in God, with many prayers and tears, with faith in Nick and his training, with faith in his level head. We face it with faith.......
we planted flowers on Abigail's grave this weekend. Sam talks to Abigail while we are in the cemetery. She likes to make her grave look nice. She then likes to look at all the other grave markers there. Her latest she wanted to know who will be buried with Abigail. and just how does that happen.
I believe that our society shys away from death, that we have removed ourselves from this reality. we shield our children from this. Its wrong. I think Samantha has a healthy take on it. She is saddened by her loss of Memere a couple of years ago. She is sad about the loss of Abigail and the sister she will never know until heaven. But she faces death and the losses with strength and with a face of reality that is life. Its a normal part of life. Not something to be feared. And just like a child she thinks of this for a short time and bounces back to her reality of life. To her playing and learning other new things thats out there to learn.
MOPS homeschool fun
I belong to a MOPS group.. that is Mothers of preschoolers... this group is for moms pregnancy until your child completes first grade. A few of us have decided to homeschool and we get together for extra outtings besides our normal meetings. We meet up at the library, the playground, at each others houses to learn the recorder(I am trying to teach them) tryign is the key word here. LOL We have gone on field trips. Its fun.
We went to Battelship Cove last year, wow was it cold. But a fun time was had by all kids and mom's.
Just last week we went to Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Abroretum. The flowers, the grounds and the view of the water all was so beautiful. All the kids enjoyed their time there. Samantha was amazed at the Mansion to see how the rich lived.... she said it was for the king and queen. I believe a few other little girls said the same. She was amazed at the toys in the nursery. Glass tea sets, glass dolls, books and wooden blocks. Thats all the kids had. She saw the intercom system of yesteryear. She wanted to come home and try and think of a way to make one for our house. I love it her imagination at work. She told me on the way home just how to do so. Sam said that way at night if she gets scared she can just call me and she wont have to come running into my room... not that our house is so big I wont hear her calling me...
Story time fun.... this week the theme was in the jungle. We had a fun time exploring the library looking for jungle animals. We also had the added bonus of having my granddaughters along for the fun...
our mops homeschool kids are a great bunch of kids. I am glad we have the opportunity to have such great friends to learn with and have fun times with too.
We went to Battelship Cove last year, wow was it cold. But a fun time was had by all kids and mom's.
Just last week we went to Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Abroretum. The flowers, the grounds and the view of the water all was so beautiful. All the kids enjoyed their time there. Samantha was amazed at the Mansion to see how the rich lived.... she said it was for the king and queen. I believe a few other little girls said the same. She was amazed at the toys in the nursery. Glass tea sets, glass dolls, books and wooden blocks. Thats all the kids had. She saw the intercom system of yesteryear. She wanted to come home and try and think of a way to make one for our house. I love it her imagination at work. She told me on the way home just how to do so. Sam said that way at night if she gets scared she can just call me and she wont have to come running into my room... not that our house is so big I wont hear her calling me...
Story time fun.... this week the theme was in the jungle. We had a fun time exploring the library looking for jungle animals. We also had the added bonus of having my granddaughters along for the fun...
our mops homeschool kids are a great bunch of kids. I am glad we have the opportunity to have such great friends to learn with and have fun times with too.
The end of a few of our homeschooling activities...
All good things must come to an end...
trying to "socialize" my homeschool only child I have enrolled her in many activities. They all end before summer starts. Some earlier then others. For swim class we have to re-enroll her every 8 weeks. Well with all that is going on in our busy and crazy life I forgot to enroll her for the last spring session. OOPS. It was too late by time I called. I am not really heartbroken about this and she hasn't even noticed. :)
She took gymnastics at CD Rec and that ended in April. It was fun in a very unorganized way. Samantha enjoyed it and that is what counts right??? We did meet a few other homeschooling families.
We are left with Baton, Ballet & Tap class. The recitals are next month and that will end until the fall.
We joined a homeschool group and that will come to an end in June and start back up in the fall. We have a few more activities with them.
MOPS- our mom's group. This will come to an end this month. We do plan play dates for the summer. We have a few homeschooling families that belong and we meet up separately too for some activities....(I will post about this later)
so is that is? what else do we do.... as if this is not enough....
Oh we go to story hour almost every week at the library and often come home with many books to read and return the following week. Normal story hour ends in June.
trying to "socialize" my homeschool only child I have enrolled her in many activities. They all end before summer starts. Some earlier then others. For swim class we have to re-enroll her every 8 weeks. Well with all that is going on in our busy and crazy life I forgot to enroll her for the last spring session. OOPS. It was too late by time I called. I am not really heartbroken about this and she hasn't even noticed. :)
She took gymnastics at CD Rec and that ended in April. It was fun in a very unorganized way. Samantha enjoyed it and that is what counts right??? We did meet a few other homeschooling families.
We are left with Baton, Ballet & Tap class. The recitals are next month and that will end until the fall.
We joined a homeschool group and that will come to an end in June and start back up in the fall. We have a few more activities with them.
MOPS- our mom's group. This will come to an end this month. We do plan play dates for the summer. We have a few homeschooling families that belong and we meet up separately too for some activities....(I will post about this later)
so is that is? what else do we do.... as if this is not enough....
Oh we go to story hour almost every week at the library and often come home with many books to read and return the following week. Normal story hour ends in June.
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