We had a slumber party last night, just mom and the girls. Our kids don’t spend nights at their friends, so this is a big deal here :o) We all camped out on the family room floor (now clean, thank you, Amy!), ate popcorn and dill pickles, said goodnight to Daddy via phone, and stayed up late listening to a dramatized version of the literary classic, A High Wind in Jamaica., plus a few Five-Minute Mysteries from homeschoolradioshows.com. We have never had television in our home, so these audios can really get the girls’ imaginations going :o)
At about 10:00pm (which is like MIDNIGHT to my younger two – Really Late at Night), Emily asked if we could have oatmeal for breakfast. Now, I know that when Emily asks for oatmeal, she is not talking about the goopy stuff you add ½ C water to and stick in the microwave for 60 seconds. This is Baked Oatmeal, something yummy and filling, which we were introduced to in Canada. So being the wonderful mom that I am (this week), I got off the hard floor, worked my old bones and joints around, and went into the kitchen to whip up some make-ahead breakfast. I had told the girls that I might not make it all night on the floor, but I would try. I couldn’t do it. Everything ached about three minutes after I lay down. I endured as long as I could, but as soon as I heard four little girls breathing deeply, I tiptoed to my own bed! My whole body relaxed when I put my head down. What would I do without a bed?! I went to sleep thinking about all the people in the world who sleep on the ground or on a straw mat.
This morning our stomachs growled while we sniffed our breakfast baking. Overnight Baked Oatmeal is really like a big oatmeal cookie in a bowl. I sometimes add chopped apple and/or nuts. It is wonderful with warm milk or cream poured over it. All we selfish girls were glad Daddy wasn’t home, so we could eat his share! :o) We ran off to the park before doing anything important, and hey, I forgot to tell you, WE’RE DONE WITH SCHOOL!!!!!!!! YAYYAYYAYYAY! But there are times, you all know, when you can have “school” and your kids don’t even know it. At the playground I was reading outloud Ruth Beechick's book, You Can Teach Your Child Successfully, and the older girls were mentally multiplying large numbers by 11, as they climbed and slid and ran around. (Ha ha! They just think school is over!)
P.S. Baked Oatmeal Recipe coming soon at Amy's Recipes.
We have had a four day slumber party... Tirzah and Kezzi stayed at our place while the younger four were sick. However we do watch TV (my grandfathers , my dad and my uncle all workedin the studios my whole life, so we do movies). They were only allowed to pick a movie they had not yet seen, mostly because the younger ones usually pick the movie. So we watched Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding and Second Chorus. And of course, I gave in and one night we watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. And we tackled cross multiplying fractions.
ReplyDeleteI love school that "Happens" instead of school that is scheduled. Both are needed, however one sure is more fun than the other.
Because of Jesus, Bobbie
It sounds like you had a great night. :)
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
I am looking forward to the oatmeal recipe. Ask Amy to post it soon.. Slumber parties are fun, but I can't sleep on floor or couch anymore,well, not if I want to be able to move the next day!
ReplyDeleteHey Amy needs to get her award from my blog.
Kristy
Don't you just love the learning that goes on when they don't know they are learning. I do, it's the best part of homeschooling.
ReplyDeleteYour daughter's look delightful :) We often drag the matresses out in to our lounge room and have a slumber party, on a winter's night by the fire I just love it.
ReplyDeleteTracy
What a fun girly night! We don't do sleepovers either, except that grandma wanted to have the girls over last night (even though I'm not too keen on it). Thankfully that only happens about once every 2 or three years.
ReplyDeleteWe do have a tv, DH won't let me throw that out the window, lol, but it's rarely on - mostly just to check the weather - or to watch Christian dvds or old classics like the Andy Griffith show. Else it's a good dust collector.
The baked oatmeal sounds yummy. I will have to have our 10 yr. old get the recipe for me. :)
Praising God for our bed.
Have a Super Saturday.