Winter Promise Week 10

This week went by so fast that I didn't really have time to catch up. We are slowly getting ready for our trip back to see Grandma and Grandpa (or Grandma and Grandma, as Kaleb has decided to call them). I have been visiting friends and this weekend, I will see my college-aged son for Fall Break. I have a few pictures of what we accomplished this week.

J worked on her flamingo poetry page that I created. I haven't uploaded it yet but I will. J has enjoyed reading the poems each week and we review the older ones as well. She is learning them by heart which I love.

J finished the first reading textbook this week. She has read every story in the book and we are ready to move onto the next book. She has enjoyed the stories and I love that she is getting practice reading.

Now, the exciting thing this week was by J's choice. She is getting ready to turn 7 years old and I told her that if she wanted, I would take her to get her ears pierced. I explained the procedure (somewhat) and said that when she was ready (whether it be now or years from now), I would make it happen. Wednesday, she asked me to take her and insisted that she was ready to have her ears pierced. Here is my brave girl waiting to have it done...

Here's my brave girl getting it done....

Here's my brave girl after it was done. I wasn't sure she was ready to go through with it and I gave her many chances to walk away. But she stuck it out and now has pierced ears. She is excitedly waiting for the day that she can change them (6 to 8 weeks later), just in time for Christmas. Well, that was pretty much my week, sorry about the lack of pictures. I hope your week went smoothly and I will see you soon.