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My pleasure!

Thank you for your kind words. I am thinking of restarting again after adjusting to the new baby and new home. It's hard to carve out any free time for more inspiration.

That sounds like a lot of people to organize! I hope you are able to manage the logistics of organizing such a big family and get the extra room you desire.

Thank you for writing. I do hope to come back to making videos again now that my baby is one. It is really hard to carve out time to do anything creative or inspirational (that anyone but me might find helpful).

I'm thinking of restarting again now that my baby is one and I've had time to readjust. It's difficult to find any spare time to find things that might merit another venture into UTube movie making.

@@TheKuesters I would love an update video! I binged your content one day while decluttering my house. I have 5 kids, Catholic, homeschool... it was so nice to see another person living a similar life

Hi there. I made the recitation books using the Memoria Press Curriculum Grade Manuals for each child. It was just a matter of knowing what was coming each week and making them ahead of time. I'm in the process of doing this again this summer for the new year.

Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write back but I have been very much disconnected from my channel after my 7th child. There seems to be no spare time to think of anything inspirational to share. I hope to reconnect with this channel now that my son is one and I'm planning this coming school year. Kind regards!

Hi there fellow Canadian! I apologize for not responding many months ago to your question. In my experience, your child doesn't miss anything, and it is easier on both of you, if you begin a grade or two behind what Memoria Press recommends and work up. You want your child to feel successful, not frustrated by the new content. I have even spent two years on the same resource and not followed Memoria Press's schedule when we both needed more time.

Thank you for watching and for the kind words. I am hoping to return to making more videos now that my last baby is one.

Thank you for the kind words. Hello from Canada. Our family watched 'Unsung Hero' twice in the last couple months and I hope to visit Sydney someday. It looks beautiful.

Thank you for your reply. Our new baby has been keeping me from posting anything new. I have zero creative time it seems. I can't seem to find any time or inspiration to share anything helpful. The new home and baby are a bigger adjustment than I expected!

Thank you for your kind words. Wow! I can't believe my itty-bitty little video reached you in Maine. I've visited your part of the world once before and loved the character houses and history. Thanks for commenting.

Thank you for your prayers and kind words.

Many, many thanks for your sweet words. I look forward to having a little, snuggly baby shortly.

Thank you for the home congratulations and delivery well-wishes. I can't wait to meet this little one. This baby has come with some expensive changes but it's all going to be worth it!

Yes! It's always a storage problem finding space for all the homeschool resources. I try to not buy everything but you do acquire quite the stockpile in nine years of teaching!

Thank you for your patience. My creative time has been reduced/outright eliminated with the demands of pregnancy, unpacking, and appointments.

Thank you for your comment. I especially appreciate any prayers you could send for this delivery and a speedy recovery on my end.

Pia was enthusiastic about helping me finish this latest video. We had a good laugh about all her jumpy moves and my lack of a head in many shots! She is a good daughter:)

Thank you for the confident well-wishes. Birth is not for the faint-hearted! No matter how many times I do it, it is always a challenge.

The chapel room is my favourite place in the house too. It's not a waste of space to dedicate a special quiet, contemplative zone. It's the only room in the house where cart-wheels, play-dough and laundry do not happen:)

I'm sorry to learn your current housing situation is less than ideal. A little more room in the kitchen, play-areas and bathrooms is helping our large family a lot. It was a real issue trying to get six kids bundled up and shoes on in a cramped hallway with doors everywhere. I had to practice much more patience and understanding in the old house. I hope you can find relief for your housing woes in Australia from a supportive landlord.

Thank you!

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching !

Thank you for you prayers. I really appreciate the supportive words as we prepare for all the joys and challenges of welcoming a new baby VERY soon.

THANK YOU! It has been awhile since I read the teacher manual instructions. It makes sense that the Christian Liberty Reader is to be read to the child. Thanks for clarifying.

@@TheKuesters thanks for all the great videos! Very helpful

Hi there. I don’t have any templates to share yet as I’m still in the process of figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Plus, I’m new to CZcams! Thank you for your comment.

Glad it was helpful! Best wishes to you and your children.

Hi and thanks for your comment. I was given the Canadian rubber stamps from another homeschool mom. I don’t know their source. My apologies.

Prayer means so much! The day started crazy but we are much more settled now. What a huge change from ordinary life! Thank you for watching.

Yes, moving is quite emotional - especially the last day for me. Now that we are out though, I can see the move will be a good one.

Thank you. The move went well. It just took one truck and one trip to get the job done.

Hello there! We type up our son’s schedule each Sunday and print five days of work for him. We use the Memoria Press teacher’s manual as a guide but, of course, we have to adapt as life happens.

Hello there! Wow, seven of you in a 1,100 sq. ft apartment! That sounds very cozy and a challenge. Best wishes on your quest to minimalism.

Hi there! Thanks for looking at the video. For all the 'Billy and Blaze' books, my first grader and I usually follow this logical progression - I read the page, we read the page together, then they attempt it solo. Memoria Press goes slowly. By the end of the week, the child is usually reading all by themselves several pages at a time.