We had a good week. We did a lot of reading, finishing The Bronze Bow and House at Pooh Corner. Loved them both. We picked up a couple of new books. We did a lot of reading, but not as much Circle Time. Sometimes those tradeoffs are worth it to me. Thursday, the children went…
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I’m one of those big dummies who doesn’t pre-read very often. In this case, not only did I not pre-read, I also didn’t really read any reviews. It worked out pretty well for me this time, even though I would not…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it is dark night. Part of the moon is shining, and Jupiter and Venus are bright in the sky. I am thinking… the Reds are getting shellacked 12-0 in the top of the 5th. I am thankful… that Jason’s software deployment seems to be going well so far. In the…
We’ve had practically perfect weather this week. The children have played in the yard before school, during school, and after school. It’s been both glorious and hard for the focus. R-girl is starting to insist that she do some of the same things her brother and sister do like writing and grammar. I had intended…
Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. What a fantastic book. Definitely one of the best reads our family has read together! Ralph’s family moves out west to Colorado on the advice of Cousin Phil to help Father’s health. The family works together to learn…
FOR TODAY Outside my [*OPEN*] window… is a stunningly beautiful day. Crystal clear blue skies. 80 degrees. Birds tweeting. It is March, isn’t it?I am thinking… about the wonderful visit we had with Jason’s parents yesterday. Thanks for driving up again!I am thankful… for our church intern’s new licensed status and excellent preaching. In the…
We had a light week this week. It helped a lot that it was glorious weather here from Tuesday on. We’ve had the windows open. The children have gotten super muddy during hours of outside play. We haven’t done “normal” lessons this week; no Circle Time all week! No grammar, no MEP, no spelling, no…
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca My rating: 2 of 5 stars Library. There were a couple of sections of this book that I found interesting and/or useful. The conversational tone annoyed me, a more professional or informational tone would have been better. The redundancy got a…
