Easter Week

• Definitely need to pull the house back together. Lotsa birthdays and Holy Week leads to explosion, as I can't keep everything picked up and put away.
• Read Emmaeus bible story at breakfast this morning. Lots of good discussion from little minds that grasp more than me most of the time.
• Clean up, chores.
• Caroline a bit sick-down for a nap.
• Colored in Easter coloring books while I read "Maid from Emmaus" from Hague's Easter Treasury. Read La Salette book and a couple of other Easter books at table.
• Girls listened to bird calls on website while we waited for Jemma to arrive.
• Jemma over for 2 hours. Played w/dolls for about 40 minutes, then outside until lunchtime. I fed Caroline. Cleaned up. Did paperwork, laundry.
• Lunch. Ugh--can't wait for the Easter treats to be gone. Madeleine and Jemma read one of their "easy readers" to everyone while waiting for the waitress (me) to serve them. They did GREAT! Yea! I officially have a child who is beginning to read. Erika recited "I am a bunny" several times.
• Jemma, E,D - silent reading time on couch while I did MUS with Madeleine.
• Julee picked Jemma up.
• I did Pattern blocks with everyone on the floor.
• Snuggled up on couch for some picture books.
• Worked with Erika on letter sounds, etc.
• Quiet time. (not so quiet) Can't get Caroline down for her 2nd nap.
• Girls played dress up while I attempted to read for 15 minutes.
• Ironed in living room while girls played.