I’ve decided that I will simply update each week’s goals in the original post (striking through what was completed and making notes about what wasn’t and why) so for an update on last week, click here {okay, I just clicked and it needs updating. Bare with me!}

This week’s main goal is to savor and enjoy my last week off, and somehow get my head around returning to work. By the time I go back I will have been off for three weeks; I have never in my life had three weeks off of work. Sadly for most of it I and the children were sick, but it was good to simply be together, without distraction – apart from the coughing. I will admit that yesterday I got to the point of craving a bit of time alone. With sickness in the house, appointment after appointment at the local children’s hospital and home educating, I can’t actually tell you the last time I had 30 minutes to myself. I declared Sunday evening that night and fed both children an early dinner, read and then had them both tucked up by 7 pm. The plan was to give myself one hour to get the remaining chores done, and then forcing 8-10 pm as my time. With the plan being Downton Abbey between 9-10, tea, with some baked goods, homemade soup and knitting. Only two children were up a couple of times each, there was a cat fight to sort and, and I dropped a whole bag of sesame seeds on the kitchen floor, which above mentioned cats then spread around the lounge too. Aaah, one day I’ll manage an hour or two of peace and quiet. But for now….

Family Goals

• Five walks
• Field trip
• Paint pictures to decorate our bedrooms
• A home-based, quiet week
• Quiet time every afternoon for the children & me {sensing a theme here?}
• Read the Bible 3 x as a family
• Read the BFG
• Games night
• Family writing activity 2 x
• Attend Church

Personal Goals

• Begin cleaning/organizing my home project {February 5th}
• Knitting project
• Email everyone who kindly offered some goodies in this post and if they are still offering, accept with HUGE gratitude!
• Get a letter and card written to best friend in the UK (& actually send it!)
• Text a friend to meet up for a coffee

Children’s Goals

• Continue learning the Lord’s prayer
• Review counting by 2′s to 100+ and learn how to count by 3′s to 99
• Review the 2x tables and learn the 3x tables
• 20 sheets of kumon per day
• Write 25 sentences
• Each study a piece of news, answer questions and present it to the family
• 10 new spelling words + the last two weeks spelling words in a daily test
• Write a paragraph daily describing a situation/person/place
• Continue learning about the election process and the Government
• Typing program 5x this week
• Study bats
• Learn 20 general knowledge facts
• Occupational therapy 30 minutes per day

Giving Goals

• Compassion project
• Baby-sit for a friend

Homemaking/Home Management Goals

• Electronic Banking
• Make granola bars
• Make bread (pumpkin and whole wheat)
• Make muffins (pumpkin and blueberry)
• Make squash soup
• Pay bills
• Begin a bill file system
• Clean bathroom
• Vacuum house
• Begin cleaning project

Blogging Goals

• Part 3 of 100 ways to save money on food
• 52 Weeks of Happiness post
• Both children blog about their “Month of Nothing”
• Final Month of Nothing thoughts
• Goals updated

What are your goals this week?