FOR TODAY May 24, 2010 … Outside my window… it is hot and sunny. Did I mention hot? I am thinking… that I’ve overscheduled this week. I am thankful for… friendly, helpful neighbors. From the learning rooms… quiet today and tomorrow: field day at my mom’s school with cousins. From the kitchen… fried rice tomorrow…
At conference, I picked up Wise Words by Peter Leithart. I’ve been reading it a story or so before bed, pre-reading to see if it would be good for the children as we’ve been reading Proverbs. Amazon lists the age range as 9-12, and I’d say that is much more realistic than for my 3…
Well, we’ve had good and bad this week, not as bad as last week, thankfully. We had a fun day at open gym on Tuesday with our cousins. We worked clearing the garden. Memory Work: Bible: started Genesis 1:13 … hooray for Day 3! Catechism/Creed: Moved to new catechism verse sections. R-girl only added one…
We finished Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling this evening as our family read-aloud. This was a *fun* book. It was fun to read aloud because of the alliteration and tongue twisters, it was fun to listen to because the stories were engaging, it was good to discuss because we needed to emphasize the fact…
FOR TODAY May 17, 2010… Outside my window… rainy and grey skies darken the window. I am thinking… about today’s lessons. I am thankful for… grey skies and rain … for bringing green grass and flowers. From the learning rooms… our lessons have been much less organized for the past month, but maybe more profitable….
Monday was OK, Tuesday was awful, Wednesday was pretty good as a direct result of what we learned Tuesday [smile]. Memory Work: Bible: We worked on Genesis 1:12. Catechism/Creed: OK, *now* M-girl & N-boy are ready to move to new sections of Catechism. R-girl is doing well, but I don’t want to move her too…
FOR TODAY May 10, 2010 … Outside my window… the sun is hinging, the sky is blue, and the air is crisp. Is it fall? I am thinking… I like having the children sleep in. We’re going to have a light day today. I am thankful for… my wonderful husband who took care of me…
We’re slowly getting back into the groove. I have to admit that the beautiful weather makes it so *I* don’t want to do school. But, ah, self-discipline … need to keep working. We’ve been doing a lot more read-alouds. I used to loathe reading aloud. My throat got dry, my my nose got stuffy, and…