Journal of a Missionary Wife

So we went out looking for the things needed for the board today.  You know...pounding headache, crazy kiddos and all.  We went a couple places but they didn't have any of the stuff I needed, although I did find other nifty things like pipe cleaners and googly eyes.  I was really upset because I thought this board would be the perfect learning utensil for Raymond...he's so visual.  I also thought that Joe and Caroline would learn with him and it would take some of the work out for later.  The thought of having to re-think the entire thing was overwhelming me...did I mention the headache?  So, we go walking out of the store at the mall and I'm like a kid who just dropped her ice cream cone...when I hear this loud music (this is not uncommon in Nicaragua...in fact it's hard to get away from loud music here)...as we walk closer to the parking lot we see these woman dancing to the Reggae Ton band playing.  I am not kidding you the woman had these little br...

So I'm officially teaching the kids now.  We've received the curriculum through Kirkwood Christian Homeschooling Program which IS credited in the United States.  This program takes attendance and gives real grades, at the end of it the children are given a Diploma.  We are also using Time4Learning, which is a wonderful interactive program for the kids to use.  I've mainly just been working with Raymond so far, while setting up and figuring out the programming.  I have been surprisingly patient with Raymond and feel a lot closer to the kids since we've started this journey.  There are some amazing tools we have here to teach with like live Volcano's.  This is us at Volcano Masya teaching the kiddos about Volcano's Although there are great beautiful sights here, it can also be a challenge to find the things we need.  Today I go to look for craft supplies...the last time we did this we found construction paper, glue and scissors...that's ...