We finally started school last month, and it's been... interesting. We do start at 8am, but we just go the whole day! Our life activities and homeschool activities overlap and it ends up taking all day to do our work. It's definitely something we are going to work on this month. Because we've had sooooo many crafting projects for homeschool, we've been busy the whole day crafting, schooling, reading, and more.

I'm writing our Ocean Main Lesson block and that's taking far longer than I expected. I'm really pleased with it, but still, it's taking several hours a day. Not to mention, the several hours to teach the main lesson as well as the several hours devoted to my 6-year-old's activities which are primarily crafting oriented, telling and reading stories, playing a lot of games and baking up delicious fall treats.

But hey! I have another giveaway for you! This is for the wet felting kit by Rainbow River Designs.

You can also find it at A Child's Dream.

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So I felted a giant turnip! Based on Russian folktale The Giant Turnip from the book, Autumn, and inspired by the Living Tree's giant turnip.

And here's where you can find that book.

Here's a link to those awesome peg dolls with arms!

Our cooking classes have come to an end, but we'll pick them up again in the new year. There are still a few more videos in that series coming up.

On a personal note, I've taken some time for myself and hired a personal trainer! She comes to my home twice a week and it's awesome!! I love it and highly encourage you to try a trainer if you need to get in shape and don't seem to have the internal motivation to do so on your own. This has been my BEST fitness decision ever!