Couch potato......

it's official.....

I have a severe case of 'couchy-potato-itis'.....

My evenings are becoming a bit of a routine that goes something like this....

1. kids to bed..... check
2. cup of coffee in hand..... check
3. a couple of squares of chocolate to go with the coffee..... check
4. laptop within clicking distance.... check
5. crochet supplies within grabbing distance..... check
6. anything else which I need to have nearby in order to prepare for tomorrow's school day..... check

and at the moment I have my camera books at hand as I am trying to learn how to use my camera better...... check

These things occupy one half of the couch....


And my big bottom occupies the other side.....

A perfect evening ahead for me.... and Brian will just have to find his own spot I'm afraid - there's not enough room for sharesees!

Homeschool Resources....

I've started gathering together the resources that I will use next year for the kids at home. It's an exciting process for me, I love looking through what there is on offer and what I think will be a 'good fit' for the kids - it can take hours though as there is so much stuff out there!

I've pretty much finalised what I am going to use but will not get most of it until January when my sister comes to visit and brings it with her but I did receive the above pictured book last week and wanted to just share it with any of you homeschool readers.

I wasn't sure what to expect from it, I kinda bought it blind hoping that it would fill a gap in the geography section of our learning which is an area that I have not really covered in any great detail in the past.

Well, I have to say that I am really impressed with it - aimed at 8-12 year olds (that covers my two) it has some great topics, good explanations and fun activities which will hopefully get them really interested in geography (and boy am I glad we have a huge shed where we can make big papier mache 3-D relief maps when the time comes!)

I bought my copy from the US as I was already ordering some other stuff from there but they do stock it in the Book Depository I noticed for anyone in the UK who might like to add this one to their collection!

Homeschoolers - check out this website!

Just found a great website for us. Probably lots of people know about this one but we are still discovering what fantastic resources there are on the internet for homeschoolers (even after years of being homeschoolers!!) Anyway http://www.homeschoolshare.com/ has some great unit studies and lapbooking resources all for free. Definitely one to add to my favourites tab.