FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s a glowing grey and we’ve had some rain. It cooled off significantly, I think.I am thinking… two children are on the upswing, but one isn’t getting better very quickly.I am thankful… that I can stay home and take care of them today just like every other day.In the kitchen……
Pride and Predator by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. A worthy follow-up to Publish and Perish. The story unfolds slowly and carefully as Ben Reese methodically goes through the clues to this whodunit. Dr. Reese is a complex character: generous to his friends, methodical in his work, thoughtful in his…
The start of a new school year … the first week back is always a bit of an adjustment. We all need to remember how this whole “school” thing works. We all have to start getting up early. We have to think about things as we haven’t been for a month and a half. It…
We start our day with Circle Time, which is a blend between Memory Work and some read-alouds. It’s actually almost all Memory work. I’ve scheduled about an hour and a half with my 3 children. I’d love to add something like Cindy’s True-Goodness-Beauty project, but haven’t. I utilize the Simply Charlotte Mason Memory Work system, but…
For the past two years, our school schedule has been fairly static. We would do Circle Time first. This is when we do almost all of our memory work, singing, devotions, and some reading. I love the idea and the schedule of Circle Time even if implementation isn’t always completely pleasant. We tried to do…
It’s the start of a new Academic Year for us right now. Two days down … too many to count to go. On a previous post, Brandy commented, “I think I *just* realized that you do a year in a year–I mean not Aug-May but Jan-Dec. That is very Australian of you. 😉 Have you…
I am very happy with what we accomplished in 2012. Oh, I wish we had accomplished more History and Science. I wish we had finished the last 2 chapters in Ann Voskamp’s A Child’s Geography. We finished Story of the World I. We finished our study of the Human Body. We memorized Hymns, Bible, Catechism,…
R-girl also had a great year! She was introduced to almost every skill area and did well with them. I am thrilled to say all three of my children are competent readers. R-girl is the wiggliest and giggliest of our children. She often gives the impression that she isn’t paying attention … but she is…
N-boy also had another great year! He, again, improved in every skill area. N-boy’s work is excellent once he gets started. He understands things quickly and easily if he puts in the effort. The trick is getting him to engage. We’re both going to be working on that in 2013. English: He completed First Language…
M-girl had another great year! She, again, improved in every skill area. M-girl does lovely work. It’s complete and can be neat. It can also be doodled upon. It is an effort, though, and speed is not her strength. When challenged, she tends to slow down and daydream instead of focus. English: We had a…