Monday, May 11, 2009

updates


So much has happened since I last blogged. Most importantly, I am now 3 1/2 months pregnant! I am due October 24. It's been a little harder this time around, but I've been feeling much better in the last month. Mostly just tired.
Also, Perry has been working 3 hours away, 4 days a week for the last 4 weeks and will be working there for another 6 weeks or so. He stays at his brothers during the week and comes home on the weekends. The kids and I go up for 2 days at a time usually. Unfortunately, his shifts will be changing to 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. This is really hard because we've never been apart for even 2 nights before and last week it was 4 nights. We are hoping to be able to go away for a little trip this summer.
The boys learned how to ride 2-wheelers a few weeks ago. Gavin has no fear and he got the hang of it a little quicker, but they both were riding on their own within 30 minutes.
My mom is moving to our city next month, which will be really nice to be closer again.
I have been making bread again. I made 2 loaves of No-Knead bread this week- it is so easy! It takes 20-24 hours, but with minimal work.
I've also made homemade pizza crust a couple times in the last few weeks. Today, I made some focaccia, which was really good! I am hoping to try english muffins soon, and maybe bagels. I LOVE making bread. Unlike cookies, where I just do it to have the final product, I think I like making bread more than eating it.
The kids are doing well with their schoolwork. Gavin is learning to read. Ethan may be reading at a third grade level now. I can't believe how well he picks it up. We will technically start the new school year in mid August. We are starting a little early, so that we can take a break after the baby is born. We are doing a mini unit on farms right now and reading Charlotte's Web. Also, we are using a new way of organising our days called workboxes. Usually Ethan has 9 boxes and Gavin has 7. Ethan's are usually filled with things like his reader/workbook, math, social studies, science, language arts etc. but we also add fun things in. Gavin usually has his reading lessons, a read aloud, a puzzle, and some various activities. I'll probably talk more about workboxes in another post.