Good Day

We have been utilizing the workbox system and I am timing her on each grammar section and it worked great.  We got all the boxes done and had only a moment or two of whining which was due to frustration.

Some privileges had been lost earlier in the week due to taking too long and attitude so I wrote what her goals were for the day on the board and had her read them before starting.  I told her that she can earn back what she lost by having a good attitude and not taking too long and it worked!

I think I will do that every day-set her goals and then tell her it is up to her whether she keeps privileges or loses them.

Orange Honey Chicken

I have finally caught up with most things from my time away and can now blog.  I made this for dinner the other night and it was delicious.  I adapted it from this recipe.  I did not get a whole chicken as I have plenty of chicken legs. I used four large ones and basically the adaptation was that I sliced one whole orange to put around the chicken before baking and then where the recipe says to add the sliced orange around the roast, I added another whole sliced orange around the legs.  It was delicious.

I did not measure the honey-I poured some on the basting brush and then brushed it on the legs.  When I make this again, I will use more honey-will pour it directly on the legs and then brush it to make sure it gets all over the legs.  We like honey here and don’t mind extra but if you would like less, go with the amount recommended in the original recipe.

Workbox Lite

I am away from home so I am doing two subjects for school with two workboxes. I did not bring the numbers or strips as we will use this system in earnest when we are home. To keep things streamlined here I put everything needed for the two subjects in one box for the day and the extras stay in the other one. It is working well and it is easy to keep track of where all the school things are.

At the end of the day I look ahead to see what we need and add or take away whatever we will not use for the next day. It is a gentle way for us to get used to the workbox idea before we get into it full blown at home.