Homeschool Highlights - Week Ten: Remembrance Day

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Homeschool news  . . . Despite having way too many interruptions, and fighting off colds, I think we managed quite well with schoolwork. History, Algebra, Writing, French, Speech, Music, and even some art and some technology were completed this week, and while she's not ahead of schedule anywhere at this point, she's on target with most things, and pretty close with the others. The first quarter has ended, which doesn't affect us much, but it does give me a time stamp so to speak. I'll be taking a closer look at how we're doing time-wise on the weekend. Oh, and her French instructor did give us a cumulative grade thus far, and we were very pleased with it! 

Other news . . . I'll go a little out of order here, because I want to start by saying a big thank you to the veterans and their families for their sacrifice and service, in recognition of Veterans Day tomorrow. In Canada, November 11th is observed as Remembrance Day, to honor the memory of the soldiers who have given their lives in service.

On the weekend, the hubster and I actually managed a date night and went to the Hershey Bears game on Saturday.

I mentioned it was a date night, right?! 

We set our clocks back. I am not a fan of Daylight Savings Time, but the "extra" hour is still kind of fun.



During the week, the hubster was out of town for a few days, which actually helped us out a little when it came to shuffling the vehicles. We're down one as the truck is wrecked and we're awaiting a final decision from the insurance company on whether they will write it off. They almost certainly will, and that's a bummer.

And we saw a few flakes of snow early this morning! What?! I'm not ready for that kind of winter yet. Also, I am slammed at work today - which is why this post is so late!

What's Important . . . No one was hurt. I keep telling myself that. Because it's very discouraging otherwise, as we wait for insurance to offer us a settlement on what will most likely be a total loss of another vehicle. And it's not like we've got money sitting around to replace it either.

I recommend . . .  two things this week.
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On my blogs last week . . .

Here on Homeschool Coffee Break:

Exploring History with Notgrass (Blogging Through the Alphabet)
Thinking Like an Architect (A Homeschool Coffee Break Review)
Virtual Refrigerator - Snowplace Like Home
Creativity With Kwik Stix (A Homeschool Coffee Break Review and Giveaway)

And on my book blog, Just A Second:

Wordless Wednesday - Snowman
Teaser Tuesday/First Chapter First Paragraph - The Sound of Rain
What I'm Reading - November 6, 2017
Recent Reads - A Dangerous Legacy
Scripture and a Snapshot - Undivided Heart

Just A Second is where I share book reviews and other book-related things, and update on what's on my bookshelf. This week I finished and reviewed A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden, and I've been reading:

31 Proverbs to Light Your Path by Liz Curtis Higgs
The Sound of Rain by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Isaiah's Daughter: A Novel of Prophets and Kings by Mesu Andrews

A parting shot . . . The holidays have arrived at the stores, and Kennady and I enjoyed our first look at Christmas lights. Her picture like this is prettier than mine though.

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I will be linking up my own posts at the following weekly link parties that you may also be interested in: Weekly Wrap-Up hosted by Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers; at Homeschool Blog & Tell at The Homeschool Post; and at the Homeschool Linky Party on the Homeschool Review Crew blog.

  

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