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I struggle to believe it is almost 8pm and I haven't posted on PWYC yet. I don't like being so pressed for time. Coming to PWYC is my go-to place when I take a break. That tells me I'm not taking breaks. Talking to myself......This is not okay. I enjoy and NEED to come here!
This morning I got both kids lined out with their list and homeschool work then I left them with Papa. I took DMom to her doctor appointment to review her test results. Her thyroid was low so now she starts taking thyroid meds. Also her Vitamin D was low. DMom told the doctor this wasn't possible because Vit D is the sunshine vitamin and she gets plenty of sunshine (DMom always has a good tan in the summertime from working outdoors) The doctor told DMom the test results give 2 types of Vit D. I think he said she was low in D2 and sunshine won't provide that one. He gave her a prescription for it. I asked the doctor if he had any suggestion for DMom's knees (bone-on-bone) since she doesn't want knee replacement surgery. He suggested Rooster Juice. DMom is going to think about that.
I took DGD7 home this evening. DD and DSiL came home from the big city hospital after spending a couple days there.
Wondering if a person can have too many container gardens? I might be having too much fun with them and gone a little overboard. I did a quick count and I think I have 29. But I might have missed a few. And now I'm venturing out and experimenting with hydroponics and growing microgreens.
I finally have some understanding of the unschooling concept. Tomorrow I'm taking DS9 and a friend to a class on volcanoes. Today with NO prompting DS9 spent several hours researching and learning about volcanoes. If we had been studying volcanoes in a curriculum, his study would have been laid out what to read and what to do. But because DS9 was seeking knowledge himself about a subject that interests him, there was a completely different approach. I do think everyone learns better when we have a subject that has caught our attention. I do understand that unschooling would not work for DS9 and Math. There is no way to make him interested in memorizing the Math facts. That is happening but it is just daily grunt work. Boring but necessary.
45 SHE cards were completed today.