Alia reading progress

We have chosen to homeschool kindergarten for all our children. In the beginning this was very challenging. My first was mildly dyslexic, the next strongly a busy boy, the next I was busy with babies but she was pretty ok, the next slight dyslexic highly imaginative  boy, on and on. To say it is a wind of relief to have this lady cruising through her kindergarten year is an understatement. Now there are no baby distractions, the other responsibilities are still there but prioritized differently and she just gets school. So it was no surprise in a short month Lia finished this entire primary reader. I am very pleased with her progress. 

To celebrates we had ice cream cones and burgers at the local McDonalds. Thank goodness for a reasonable store that we can still afford a treat for 4 people. The economy is hot right now very volatile and changing enormously we shall see where this re-Americanization push takes us. 

We try to do school 5 days a week at least 4. We do reading and math and read lots of books from the library. Kids love to be read to and that helps break some of the resistance to doing the rest of the work. Lia says she hates math but she seems to understand it pretty well. 

In between school and home chores I have delights like this when I get to talk to my two oldest sons together for just a moment. Oh the tears that fill my eyes when I think they are forever gone from my home, but in the next breath how thankful I am that they are so completely capable to live their lives, to lift others, and be men. The world needs strong men and I believe these two fit that bill completely. I was planting seeds while we talked. HArold was between classes and John was headed to top golf after a session at the temple. He said it was the first time in his life he had been early for an endowment. 

And a surprise snack after dinner. We were given 4 gallons of postdated milk. I hunted my brain for milk heavy recipes. Pudding sounded like a different treat. I had also been given some eggs so pudding it was. 

It didn't take too much effort to use that extra 4 gallons- I had just bought our week supply of 8 in town the same day. Too much is a blessing and challenge to be creative with. We also had cinnamon rolls, and crepes. 
Life is good and we are blessed.