Circle Time plans for the week of … : September 9-13, 2013 This will be an odd week of Circle Time. We have two piano lessons this week (one makeup); ice skating is available Wednesday (maybe); there’s a homeschool Book Club at a local library that we’d like to try out on Friday. A perfect…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s hot. Like August. But in September. I am thinking…about our busy week. I am thankful…that it’s quiet time for five more minutes. In the kitchen…pancakes and bacon for dinner! I am wearing…khaki shorts and purple, flowery top. I am creating…the kids’ shrinky-dink stained glass window. I am going…to soccer…
We accomplished a lot this week. It continued to take some pulling and pushing along, but we got almost everything I planned done. So, yay. We took Monday off for Labor Day and had fun with friends at a morning birthday party and at a cookout with other friends in the evening. We had four…
I just thought this was lovely writing from Dorothy Sayers in Have His Carcase. Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey sat side by side on the beach, looking out towards the Devil’s Flat-Iron. The fresh salt wind blew strongly in from the sea, ruffling Harriet’s dark hair. The weather was fine, but the sunshine came…
Circle Time plans for the week of … : Bible: We’re working on Colossians 3:12-17. Catechism/Creed: R-girl is still working on the 6th and 7th Commandments. The others are reviewing through the catechism. Hymn: We are working on the second verse of “Now Unto Jehovah, Ye Sons of the Mighty.” I had to use…
We still didn’t have a stellar week. I was telling people at church yesterday that I think I’ve gotten a big kick with “back to school” time and my expectations rose back up high, but the children haven’t received such an impetus and their expectations have remained low. Thus, conflict. I hope to resolve this…
FOR TODAY Outside my window…is a hot and hazy August day. Oh, wait.I am thinking…about our week’s school work. Will we be able to finish Story of the World II by the end of the year? I’m thinking not. We don’t have 12 weeks left …I am thankful…that Jason has today off so we can…
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Library. I’m having a difficult time deciding what to rate this book. One of the young married ladies from church recommended it. I struggled with it. Really struggled. In the beginning the writing felt pretentious. I almost quit. The Wikipedia article really helped me decide to continue. The…
We’ve been reading through The Christian Almanac at the dinner table this year and enjoying it very much. I could have included all sorts of quotes and bits, but this one, from Lord Byron, seemed particularly poignant this week. Perhaps I should read some more poetry … There is the moral of all human…