FOR TODAY Monday December 12, 2011 … Less than 2 weeks before Christmas! Outside my window… quite chilly this morning, a hard frost, but sunny and bright. I am thinking… about doing some laundry. I am thankful… the family progressive dinner went well this weekend. From the learning rooms… we’re enjoying our break. We’re getting…
FOR TODAY November 28, 2011 … 27 days until Christmas …Outside my window… rainy, but warmish. I am thinking… that I stayed up way way too late last night. I am thankful… it isn’t snowing yet. From the learning rooms… Yuletide Session started! My Mother in Law got us a copy of Jotham’s Journey to…
This coming week begins our Yuletide Session 2011. I’m always very excited for the start of a new season. Last year I explained our rationale for Yuletide Session, how it fits in educational plan. A lot of what we did last year is what we’re going to do this year, same poem, same carols, similar…
R-girl has done very well in the last year. She’s learning about doing lessons and how the schedule works. She definitely wants her “turn with Mommy” and gets upset when she doesn’t get her individual lessons. She has gone from dreading her phonics lesson to it being easy and liking it. She loved her…
N-boy had a wonderful year! He, too, improved in his skill areas at a great rate. I’m very pleased with his seemingly natural understanding of math and his reading prowess. N-boy, also, gets frustrated if he doesn’t learn easily, but his frustration is much more physical. We are working on it. He works pretty well…
FOR TODAY November 21, 2011 …Outside my window… cold, grey, and rainy. I am thinking… about pastor’s sermon yesterday discussing the ordinariness in the Christian faith. I am thankful… for a wonderful church where the gospel is preached. From the learning rooms… nothing. We’re on break this week! In the kitchen… that’s a very very…