School Has Begun!



 

     This is going to be a quick little update.  I hear yelling downstairs and should get up from the computer to go check it out, but... wait...it stopped.  Yay!  I'll keep on typing.  Another school year has begun.  I, personally, was ready.  Summer is nice - don't get me wrong - but days without somewhat of a plan can get kind of long.  I like having a plan and getting things accomplished.  So, last week we dove in and ...for the most part it was good.  In our Story of the World curriculum, we constructed a couple Pharos lighthouses from Alexander the Great's time.  That went well. 



        
      We also scraped part of our cheek skin to study under a microscope.  That was painful. 

In between all the other subjects, Jonah entertained himself by climbing in his Morton building.  It came with a set of John Deere tractors and farm animals that I bought for his "school."  He lasts about 8 minutes with an activity and then needs something.  To be honest, the first day of school was part success, part disaster.  It didn't help that I had to leave the house 3 times before 1:00 p.m. for unexpected errands. It was a trying day.  But...good news...everyday after that got better!!  Thank you Lord.  Landon even said this was his best year as far as him liking all his subjects.  Yay.  Even Emma, the sophomore, said her school wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be.  That's a big positive coming from her!  

 Better close.  Husband is calling for me from the kitchen. I found the game Mille Bornes at our local Goodwill a couple of days ago and the family is beginning to play.  I love to play board games and don't want to miss this opportunity!  Check back soon for a blog about Kate's Goodwill birthday party.  I can't wait to put that one up!

Slenderman shows up at Emma's Party!

 

 

This year for my birthday I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do, so Ally came up with the idea of playing a life-sized version of video game Slenderman. It would be fun and we could cross it off our bucket list all in one. So that's what we did!

 

 

Before the party, Mom, Ally, and I went to get our hair cut, and I got bangs for

 the first time since I was like three. Exciting, I know!!

After that Mom took me to take the written exam for my learner's permit,

which, thankfully, I passed.  For lunch, Mom and we three older girls went to Pizza Hunt for some girl time.

 

 

Then, finally, it was time for the party. 

We ate, had dessert, took turns playing Slenderman (the video game)

 on Glynne's computer, then I explained how we were going to play the

 life-sized version of the game.



 

 

The point of the game is to collect eight notes hidden in a dark forest with a flashlight. But while you're hunting for the notes, Slenderman is somewhere in the trees, and if he catches you; you are dead.  The way we played, there were four teams of two, and one of three, if you or your teammate/s died, you had to go back to the house, and after you touched the porch you could continue to look for the notes.  Whoever had the least amount of deaths and the most notes at the end were the winners.

 

 

This is the map of our land I drew to show the boundaries.  We played on about twelve acres, which seems like a lot when you're walking around with only one other person and you are constantly aware that a masked person might suddenly pop out of the trees in front of you. 

Yeah, I really wasn't that scared.

 



 

Before we headed out, we had to get in the spirit by putting on blue tape

and bug-proofing ourselves.

 





 

Mom sent Dad out ahead of us to give him some time to hide. 

I think he embodied Slenderman perfectly.

 



 

...creepy

 



 

Ally copied the real notes from the video game,

and Mom did a great job hiding them.

 

Jonah was absolutely terrified of Dad.

 

 Overall, it was a huge success and I think everyone had a great time.

This is a birthday I will never forget!