We've been working really hard here. All three of the younger kids are grade levels behind where they should be academically and sometimes that strikes fear into my heart. So this year we've really been working on English grammar, reading, phonics, reading comprehension, spelling etc. Hard work! However, I do see progress and that is good. But, all this hard work takes its toll. So over this past week we've taken a couple of "mental health days."
Last Friday was a cooking day. We made Lithuanian LOG for our co-op class to share on Daniel's birthday. He turned 11. We also made roast pork and a corn casserole for dinner because we filled out our state sheet on Iowa earlier in the week and Iowa is the top producer of both hogs and corn. And we made applesauce from some apples we had picked earlier in the season. Kai and Sarah-Grace were both surprised to see that applesauce was really just cooked down apples. We didn't even add anything to them but a tiny bit of water and the applesauce was delicious.
Yesterday I let the kids sleep in since they were up late playing with Daniel's new Wii game. Then we only did English and math. So they had a good bit of free time. While Daniel was eating lunch I looked over into the living room and Kai and Sarah-Grace were on the floor playing with Legos and cars. This is the first time I've seen them play at imaginative play alone together since Sarah-Grace came home last year. It really warmed my heart and made me realize that time for mental health is good for us all!
