Here are pics of our special fall/winter drinks for our meeting times...
The little guy can't be left out
, though he has his special drink during his independent playtime...
If you've not heard of midpoint meeting times before, here is what Carrie had to say about them on HOD's Facebook page...
"With any of my students who are in the HOD guides from CTC on up, I have found it very helpful to schedule a mid-morning 30 min. checkpoint in my teaching day to meet individually with each student. During this mid-morning meeting, I go over any of the child's work that he has already completed, ask any questions noted in the 'I' boxes in the guide, have my student read aloud any written narrations, and I read aloud the key idea for each completed box after we go over it, etc. At the end of this time, I do one of my 'T' boxes (such as the Biblical worldview box, composer study box, art appreciation box, devotional Bible study box, poetry box, etc.) These 'T' box titles vary from guide to guide. I also have another checkpoint after lunch where I check any work completed since the mid-morning checkpoint. The mid-morning checkpoint helps keep me on top of my child's day so that he does not fall behind. My after lunch checkpoint shows me whether my child has completed all his needed work. If you don't have a mid-morning checkpoint in your day, you may want to consider adding in one!"
This midpoint meeting time has been a real lifesaver for me as my dc's teacher! I make sure to go through each completed box with each child individually, do any follow-ups, check any work and help them fix it with markerboard in hand to assist with spelling errors, read key ideas as a finale to the boxes, and then I usually teach a box or two assigned "T"'s. We really enjoy it, and it helps me do my part as a teacher for checking up and keeping tabs on those "I" boxes especially! Just thought I'd share how we are making meeting time extra special.
In Christ,
Julie
Hot cocoa. 
The little things go a long way toward building a loving home and I'm so encouraged by your example in that. Thanks.