Well...we're definitely having a slow start.
Our scripture study stuff from Book of Mormon Discovery was lost in the mail and we had to re-order. I forgot to change our mailing address with Paypal and the Livingston Post Office did not forward the package. I knew they wouldn't. Livingston is notorious for loosing mail. I still haven't gotten the new cd.
Rainbow Resource also sent me a cd of Bible Geography instead of World Geography and I had to send it back and wait for the right one to come. It did come yesterday.
I have been doing math with everyone, writing with Sarah and Jacob, and reading with Sarah and Joe. The rest will probably have to wait until after Missoula Children's Theatre September 8th-12th since next week is a short week anyway (Labor Day). At least the kids are happy :)
Seminary started today for Stephen and Shane. They have all 3 wards meet together, but separate them according to grade. Stephen is fine with that, but Shane now has no one to compete with--last year his goal was to always beat the Seniors in whatever they were doing. And he usually did. Maybe they will all come together for some things.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
New School Year
Glacier was fun and beautiful. There is everything from mountains to plains and from desert to 5" shy of rain forest all within the boundaries. The mountain goats come right up to the cars up in the pass.
Now time to get the school year ready and start a little at a time. We started math this week. We will start one thing a week until we have it all going.
I let Stephen choose something for us all to study this year...he chose World Geography. We are using Trail guide to World Geography along with a few of the supplements that it recommends.
Stan has decided to help with science this year--he is teaching the older four Chemistry one night a week (and making level appropriate assignments for the rest of the week).
Along with Seminary, Scouts, and Duty to God, this is all the core subjects that Stephen and Shane will do.
Jessica and Jacob are going to use a workbook from Book of Mormon Discovery to help them with a study of Latter-Day Prophets.
Joseph and Sarah will be working through Learning to Read Using the Book of Mormon for reading--the others will be reading their choice of books from the library. Along with some handwriting (for the youngers), Faith in God, Personal Progress, and Cub Scouts that's about all that I will plan out for them. They all read a lot on their own and writing assignments will be in everything.
Now time to get the school year ready and start a little at a time. We started math this week. We will start one thing a week until we have it all going.
I let Stephen choose something for us all to study this year...he chose World Geography. We are using Trail guide to World Geography along with a few of the supplements that it recommends.
Stan has decided to help with science this year--he is teaching the older four Chemistry one night a week (and making level appropriate assignments for the rest of the week).
Along with Seminary, Scouts, and Duty to God, this is all the core subjects that Stephen and Shane will do.
Jessica and Jacob are going to use a workbook from Book of Mormon Discovery to help them with a study of Latter-Day Prophets.
Joseph and Sarah will be working through Learning to Read Using the Book of Mormon for reading--the others will be reading their choice of books from the library. Along with some handwriting (for the youngers), Faith in God, Personal Progress, and Cub Scouts that's about all that I will plan out for them. They all read a lot on their own and writing assignments will be in everything.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Vacations this summer
We went to my family reunion July 14-18. Stan was unable to go because his barley plants were "heading out" during that time and he had to take "heading notes". Which he did. The rest of us went and played in Utah with my family. We stayed in the Snydermill Lodge owned by my brother's stake and played at a lake (can't remember the name) one day, went to Utah Olympic Park the next, and to Lagoon the day after that. We all had a lot of fun.
Tomorrow we will be leaving for Glacier National Park (Stan with us this time) to camp for four days. Jessi has been looking up things to do in Glacier the last few days. Looks like we will be hiking and fishing a lot. Sounds like fun :)
This summer has been filled with moving and vacationing. As soon as we get back, I have to finish unpacking and get ready for the next school year.
Tomorrow we will be leaving for Glacier National Park (Stan with us this time) to camp for four days. Jessi has been looking up things to do in Glacier the last few days. Looks like we will be hiking and fishing a lot. Sounds like fun :)
This summer has been filled with moving and vacationing. As soon as we get back, I have to finish unpacking and get ready for the next school year.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Massive update. Again.
Well we moved. And moved again.
Two days after we moved into the farmhouse, a breaker popped over. No big deal. We couldn't get it to come back on though. We told the farm manager that we needed to buy a new breaker and asked him how he wanted us to deal with it. He said that he didn't want us to mess with the electricity and he would call Facilities Services (MSU electricians).
Facilities Services came out and said that they couldn't replace those breakers--they're not made anymore. And this box needs to be replaced. And all this wiring doesn't look right...let's look inside. When all was said and done, they gave the Dean of the Department of Agriculture a bid for $10,000 for the work that needed to be done. They also told the Dean that they would not allow anyone to live in the house if he didn't pay them to fix all of it (they are apparently allowed to do that--and no one but them is allowed to fix it). The Dean didn't want to put that much money into the house. He decided to tear it down instead and put up a manufactured home instead. He sent a message to us through the farm manager that we had to move as soon as possible. Two days after we moved in.
Stan made an appointment with the Dean to discuss all of this. We just put out quite a bit of money to move and didn't have the money to put down (first, last, and deposit) on another place. We certainly weren't moving unless we had another place to move to and with no money, there was no way to get one. He called his boss (on vacation) and his department head (also on vacation) to apprise them of the situation (they knew nothing).
Stan's boss said not to worry, he would pay for the electrical to be fixed out of his own budget and would go to the meeting with the Dean with him. When they went to the meeting, though, the Dean said that he didn't want the house fixed, he wanted to tear it down. They agreed to give Stan a 23% raise instead.
We couldn't save like we would have living in the farmhouse, but we could at least afford a decent house in Bozeman. We live 2 blocks from church and about a mile from Stan's work. With on campus parking the way it is, Stan walks to work and we all walk to church. We are saving a lot on gas at least.
Two days after we moved into the farmhouse, a breaker popped over. No big deal. We couldn't get it to come back on though. We told the farm manager that we needed to buy a new breaker and asked him how he wanted us to deal with it. He said that he didn't want us to mess with the electricity and he would call Facilities Services (MSU electricians).
Facilities Services came out and said that they couldn't replace those breakers--they're not made anymore. And this box needs to be replaced. And all this wiring doesn't look right...let's look inside. When all was said and done, they gave the Dean of the Department of Agriculture a bid for $10,000 for the work that needed to be done. They also told the Dean that they would not allow anyone to live in the house if he didn't pay them to fix all of it (they are apparently allowed to do that--and no one but them is allowed to fix it). The Dean didn't want to put that much money into the house. He decided to tear it down instead and put up a manufactured home instead. He sent a message to us through the farm manager that we had to move as soon as possible. Two days after we moved in.
Stan made an appointment with the Dean to discuss all of this. We just put out quite a bit of money to move and didn't have the money to put down (first, last, and deposit) on another place. We certainly weren't moving unless we had another place to move to and with no money, there was no way to get one. He called his boss (on vacation) and his department head (also on vacation) to apprise them of the situation (they knew nothing).
Stan's boss said not to worry, he would pay for the electrical to be fixed out of his own budget and would go to the meeting with the Dean with him. When they went to the meeting, though, the Dean said that he didn't want the house fixed, he wanted to tear it down. They agreed to give Stan a 23% raise instead.
We couldn't save like we would have living in the farmhouse, but we could at least afford a decent house in Bozeman. We live 2 blocks from church and about a mile from Stan's work. With on campus parking the way it is, Stan walks to work and we all walk to church. We are saving a lot on gas at least.
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