tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587084510850003482.post11998577733467524..comments2024-03-15T03:03:10.246-05:00Comments on Letters From the Homefront: Week 1 - Sliding Back In To BusinessARWmamaoffivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473800993347627389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587084510850003482.post-43681539354588398612014-01-22T07:04:30.592-06:002014-01-22T07:04:30.592-06:00Thank you! I do really hope to get the real chains...Thank you! I do really hope to get the real chains soon, but it worked for that particular day :) Thanks for stopping by!Amy @ No Greater Honorshttp://www.nogreaterhonors.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587084510850003482.post-35407560506358427822014-01-20T13:45:05.472-06:002014-01-20T13:45:05.472-06:00I like how you improvised the bead chain. The pai...I like how you improvised the bead chain. The paint daubers are a neat idea, too! Good luck getting back into the school routine!Lisa @ Our Country Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143244375178681322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587084510850003482.post-71501705104707725792014-01-19T16:49:45.061-06:002014-01-19T16:49:45.061-06:00Ahh yes - we are in this together! I used to try t...Ahh yes - we are in this together! I used to try to get her to start with Math first thing - because that is the one thing she hates more than all else, and I thought it would be best to get it over with quickly - but then she was so stressed that she was ready to quit first thing in the morning, and didn't want to do anything else, which meant that I was still making her complete the rest of her work for the day. I am trying to find a good balance - maybe let her do something artistic and fun for a little bit, then get her math done, and then let her know she can read after - what do you think? (from another mom's point of view!) I would love to have the actual scrabble game - need to buy it - what a fun way to teach vocabulary and spelling! <br /><br />As far as filing away those good ideas - I do like pinterest. If I find something I really don't want to forget, I make sure to pin it - and try my best to not forget what board I pinned it to! :) I should probably make some sort of hard copy of my ideas - a notebook or something, in case I ever need it and don't have access to the computer for whatever reason. And I depend a lot on my memory - although that fails me sometimes, too! Google search is my friend... hahaha. What do you do?Amy @ No Greater Honorshttp://www.nogreaterhonors.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587084510850003482.post-60837872497614923922014-01-19T10:49:34.153-06:002014-01-19T10:49:34.153-06:00That is exactly how S would have handled that too....That is exactly how S would have handled that too. And that is exactly how she would have looked post-experience. :) My heart goes out to you both...I know how tough it is to find the right line...when to encourage, when to nudge, and when to back off. I am sure you do too, but I try to encourage S to do her "tough" stuff straight away when she is "fresh." 5PM is NOT a good time to start something new, even it if is something she is proficient in doing. <br /><br />I am loving your materials. And I love your supplements too like the scrabble tiles. It would be a great Sunday afternoon family thing to play a scrabble game. Do you have a system you use for filing away "good ideas" you find around the internet, in books, etc. for reference later?Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348594488081598421noreply@blogger.com