Category Archives: Week in Review

Week in Review: Happy

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I asked Raisin what the word of the week is and he responded “Happy.” I am so glad that is the end result of this week. I may have called it lazy, cranky, or cold, but I’ll go with his word.
When he chose “happy,” I was reminded that life is a series of small moments all added together. There may be a down day here or there, but the end result is a positive memory.

Bad day + Good day + Good day + Good day + Good day = Happy Week

I’m linking up with Hip Homeschool Hop, Five for Friday, and Weekly Wrap-Up.

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Week in Review: Joy

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This week, my word is JOY.

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Joy. Photo credit Bengt Nyman


 
School and weather and life was blah and normal, for the most part. But something about this week make it one where I simply feel joy at being alive and joy for all the blessings I have in my life!
I have spent many winters during the last decade and a half in the midst of a deep depression. Although my depression was constant (despite the season), it was always worst during the dull and cold winter days. I am so grateful that this year all I feel is Joy instead.
If you too suffer from depression, I hope you take heart in the quote above! Someday your spring (respite from depression) will come!
Today I’m linking up with Five for Friday at Doodlebugs Teaching and Weekly Wrap-up at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
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Week in Review: Pre-Christmas Edition

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I had intended to school this week. My family gets in at my parents this weekend, we still had co-op, and did we really need another week? We’re going to take two weeks already?
It turns out we did need another week, a pre-Christmas week to get things in order.

  • We made Gingerbread cookies.
  • We took Gingerbread cookies to co-op, decorated them, and ate them. Then we wrote the directions down so we could practice putting details in order.
  • We had a party at co-op.
  • We made a Christmas book for one Grandparent set and are working on additional ones for the others and Daddy.
  • We bought wrapping paper and Mom started wrapping presents.
  • I slept in this morning because I could not sleep last night for thinking of so many things going on this week.
  • Tonight is my son’s Christmas pageant at church. He is an angel singing in the choir.
  • Tomorrow is the first of at least 4 drives to my  mother’s house (more than an hour away) for the coming week. All of my siblings will be in town, so it should be chaotic and fun.

I’ll be pretty quiet in the next week or two as I enjoy time with family. I probably will not be on facebook much either. I hope your holidays are blessed and full of joy!
What are you doing this holiday season?