Checked off the list...

Ashlyn and Joshua are clearly like their mother in many ways. The first obvious thing I have noticed about them is they have to stay busy. They need to know what to do next when they are done with something or will get bored easily. John and Caleb do not have this problem at all and are very content doing "nothing" when there is a bunch of stuff "to do" or nothing planned. Ashlyn has really become list-oriented lately too, especially with school. If I give her a list of subjects and assignments to do, she will quickly go down the list and get them all done fast (and she loved crossing them off like me when she is done!). If I tell her to pick and choose her worksheets or subject order, she feels overwhelmed (also like me) and it usually takes her longer to finish everything. So after we talked about our 2009 goals we listed on this blog a week ago, she quickly got to work on her small list. And you guessed it, she is more than half way done already. She read all her Magic Tree House chapter books (6 I think) she owned and has already got some more from the library. We also started renovating her doll house. We started with the easy part - the exterior. Our next plan is do paint and decorate the kitchen and bathroom (pics to follow soon). Now if only renovating our real house was this easy. We are in the process of getting siding and roof estimates and that part alone is taking forever. Here is the before and after of the outside of Ashlyn's house...