Body issues

Do you ever feel like you don't belong in your own body? I do.This isn't about weight or pant size or anything like that. I'm sure this will sound strange, but I feel like my body is too big for me. I just feel small. I feel like I belong in a tiny little body. I look down and think I'm to far away from my feet. My arms feel too long and my chest is too large. I can't wear converse without feeling like I have clown feet. Don't even get me started on the width of my nail beds.  My teeth even seem to be the wrong size. I spent my middle and high school career surrounding myself with people shorter than I am and hunching over, both to hide my height and my chest. I'm not even particularly tall. I'm 5'7". I feel awkward when I move and try to keep my limbs tucked in close so that I don't add to my size. 

I struggle a lot with anxiety and irrational fears and I think that my body issues sometimes stem from that. Honestly I just want to let people know that if they feel the same way they're not alone!

Life of Fred

One of our recent purchases was Life of Fred.

Sorry my camera is so sad!

The first chapter inspired Jackson to make up his own math problems. He can already do basic addition and subtraction fairly well because he really loves math and will almost always choose math activities when they're available.

Writing his own problems

 The second chapter was just as good as the first and I'm hoping I can keep him from trying to do the whole book at once! We did buy the first four just in case he did decide he couldn't stop!

He and I made a special red notebook just for Apples so he can keep all of his work together. 

I would definitely recommend these books especially if you have a kid that either loves math or one that might need more of an application to real life approach, even though Life of Fred isn't terribly realistic. 

Homeschooling

I'm so excited about the new things we've been able to start doing lately with the kids and more specifically with Jackson. He just turned five, but I know that he is ready for some serious homeschooling so since we just got tax money back I was able to buy some new materials for him to use and things are already going amazingly well!!!
These kids never cease to amaze me. I can't wait to write some reviews of our new stuff!