Prep...

Today I started to get things ready for home-school by purchasing some things we needed, and starting to get organized! How do you organize? I am still contemplating the best method to keep everything where it needs to be, and little fingers leaving it alone! LOL. But...overall I think it was a good start to the purchasing, tomorrow will be FULL of organization and more! The boys got new shoes for school, and then a new outfit for the "first day". Here are their shoes!

                   And the of course there is the need for supplies! I don't have everything yet, but here is the start! Notice the balloons! Sometimes the boys are stinkers about the choice of writing they have to do. So, I've decided that I will put weekly topics in the balloons, write their name on 5, and they can pop the one for the day they want to do, thus giving them their D.O.L. and daily writing topic, without complaints of what I choose! :-)

 We have decided that Friday's will be Pen-pal Friday in which they will have an hour or so to color photos, write letters, or make out post-cards for their awesome pen-pals. We love that program!  So far they have Michigan pen-pals, Wisconsin pen-pals, Texas pen-pals, and New York Pen-pals (possibly somewhere I forgot as well)! They enjoy writing and sending, and really-stamps don't cost that much to see the happiness it brings to them and their buddies! Here is a current photo of their latest received!

And lastly... Mommy needs to keep herself organized with all their home-school adventures, and also to keep their grades, content, learning, experiences, and just general notes...so what did I choose- well, Hunger Games of course! Bahahaha! Here are my Hunger Games Notebook, journal/organizer for school, and folders to keep papers in! My Hunger Games will be like my Twilight obsession...DO NOT TOUCH, so possibly it MIGHT stay organized!  And lets not forget what I MUST have...Eclipse gum! Its so yummy, holds the flavor, and is an affordable addiction! ;-)  I also have my AMAZING book thong to keep my place in my journal or reading for the day. It is gorgeous!  Silver plated thong with 5 special charms (ring, cross, blue ribbon awareness, boy, angel wing)...its adorable. Special made by Rebecca of Chubbie Cheeks Boutique, you can find her and her awesome at https://www.facebook.com/ChubbieCheeksBoutique?ref=ts
                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            And that wraps today's adventure in getting things ready. LOTS more to
                                                              come tomorrow! *Laters*