DAY 57

Our dog groomer is finally taking appointments, so our girl is going on the 15th for a much needed grooming. There she is - Bella Trenser, window monitor. Today I gave College Boy a haircut. He resisted for several weeks but his hair was finally so long that even he could not stand it. It doesn't look too bad now, but he will need to see a professional as soon as possible for a clean up. I cut my husbands hair a couple of weeks ago. He is easy, I just buzz it and he is good for months. He offered to cut my hair for me but I declined. If my hair salon does not open soon I am going to make an appointment for myself with the groomer.

The teachers at Miss Nine's school have been really great at directing us to fun and interesting projects to do while homeschooling. She is given assignments in math and language that are required. Then she can choose from "bingo boards" for art, music, technology and phys ed. I like this because she is more motivated to complete them when it is her choice. I am sure I am not the only parent who faces resistance with some of the assigned work. Some of the interesting things that we have found are:

Design Your Own Planet - build or draw your own planet and tell three things about it. She invented the Planet of the Baby Dolls. This is where baby aliens are born. She made it out of an exercise ball.

Art using rain
https://nurturestore.co.uk/kids-art-painting-rain

Google Quick Draw
https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

Easy Origami
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/easy-origami-for-kids/

Art lessons on YouTube
https://wanderhomeschooling.com/free-art-lessons-on-youtube-for-homeschoolers/

Teaching lost skills
https://theupcycledfamily.com/homeschooling-teaching-lost-skills/