Quick Update

Lots of baby prep and hours spent schooling these days.  Not TOO much else going on other than the hottest days of the year so far are upon us (at the end of September!) - wowza!  Many of you know I gave birth to both of the other girls right at home.  We'll be having another home birth this go 'round.  We are staying very close to home these days.  Nathan has been INCREDIBLE.  He's been staying close to home these days too as he is able to work from home and help me out with meals and shuttling the girls here and there.  I have actually fallen asleep right in the middle of lesson planning and teaching a few times this past month (how is that even possible?).  Thank God Nathan was here to manage the kids!  Ari is back in preschool three full days a week and Mateja has started piano lessons, vocal lessons and dance lessons.  I'm just about finished with all of the projects that I REALLY wanted to have done before the baby arrived.  Last night was the final hurrah with one of the last big projects for Mateja's school room.  Whew.  I guess baby can come now?  I'm thinking she'll be here within the next few days.  Here are a few recent photos.



Working on Alphabetical Order



Working on our "Morning Board" (OMG - I'M HUGE!)



Here the treasures are!



School Photos!

We did it. We started school this year and are in the swing of things.  Though obviously with the lack of blogging, I've been a bit busy.  Tej is well into her first grade year and doing really beautifully.  Ari just started her first week of preschool this week.  Hallelujah!  That's what I have to say about that.  We've been plugging away since mid-August (man alive, we started early!) and Ari has been in the mix although now not so much since she's at preschool three days a week.  It's a welcome "break" as it allows Tej and I time for schooling in a more productive manner.  Anyway...

Here are a few photos of our journey so far.  MUCH more to share but for now only photos as I am getting ready to teach science & social studies next.  :)