More Flat Ella

  Another text from Memo...

Riding a tractor....

Smelling the flowers with Memo

Just hanging out with Papa.

Flat Ella travels to Florida

    Flat Ella's aventure begins with Memo and Papa...on their trip to Florida...Papa is a truck driver and heads to Florida a lot...Memo went with him this trip...and so did Flat Ella...

Flat Ella at Ella B's...I cut Memo out cuz I think she wouldn't have been happy with this full picture on the net! Love you mama!

Papa and Flat Ella...having breakfast!

I guess Flat Ella likes her coffee!

   I'll let you know where she heads next!!!

Coins

   Well Ian has pretty much got clocks down...we are still working on it here and there but we have moved onto COINS! I once again go to the internet and find something awesome! This time it's "Donna Young" and there are some great work sheets for money...now I just need to find some of my own money for an ink cartridge for the printer so I can get these printed out clearly! LOL 

   She has printable money:

There is "paper" money too

   Printable tags for a "store":

   And a video game...it doesn't have ANY bells or whistles...it's kinda boring...but it would get the job done...

   I'll let you know what else I find!!! :D

Day 13...

   Wow...we are up to day 13 already...things have been going well...someone asked me yesterday if I regret anything about home schooling him...and I honestly said NO...God has REALLY changed my spirit...it's awesome! HE is amazing! I love being home with them...I hate having to go to work...there are times that Ian whines and says he hates school and he wishes he was back in Kindergarten (aka Public school) but I just tell him that this is what Daddy and I have decided for him right now and that's the way it is!   In short...thank you for all the prayer...it is working well! :D

   Now today's fun tip about school...Ian did a color by number today...he thought it was really cool...so I thought I would look on the net for some more to print out....and what I found was better...it's a website that has a TON of computer "games" that teach TONS of things...I knwo that doesn't sound like much but go check it out HERE...it's free and it has all grades...starts really easy and get harder...it perfect!!! Can't wait to show Ian!!! Good luck and happy teaching!

The flats have left the building

   Well we got the journal, the letter and the little people all ready to go...each child is sending one to their grandparent...Ian's is going to G'ma Janice who is currently many states away...and Ella's is going to Memo who lives a couple hours away! Here's what they look like...

 Here's Ella's...

The journal and Flat Ella

 

 

climbing in....

Ella...ready to mail...

   And Ian's...

The journal and Flat Ian....

Climbing in...

Ready to be mailed and on his way...

   So now we will see what happens!!! Thank you to all who help with this!!!

Pledge Allegiance

   So I told Ian that I wanted to start doing the Pledge of Allegiance every morning but that we would need to get a flag for it...and he got all excited and said "hold on mom" and ran off...came back a few seconds later with this...

  

   He had already drawn one...so that's what we say our Pledge of Allegiance to!

Flat Stanley

   So since my mom home schooled (and is still home schooling) my little brother...I remember she did this with him....and at the time our big brother was in Iraq and Hawaii...well that big brother is about to head over to Afghanistan soon...so we might be able to send one to him but I am going to start somewhere else I think...

   I found these Flat Stanley dolls online somewhere ( I looked at lots of sights) and wanted to do a girl one too...so I made up my own girl one...please feel free to use these if you can!

A boy and girl version of Flat Stanley!

  

 I'm going to hand color them...because my kids are a little young to color their own yet...Ian really isn't but Ella is!

 

   Here is a letter I made up to go with it...I still have to make the journal...but I think it will just be a few pages stapled together folded nicely and ready to mail!

     And I will keep you all informed as we hear back from HIM!