Trick or Treat 2011
Pinkalicious: Odysseus: Daisy:
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for October 31, 2011
FOR TODAY Monday, October 31, 2011 … Reformation Sunday and All Hallow’s Eve … Outside my window… cold and grey and supposed to rain. I am thinking… about waking up. I am thankful… for a busy and fun weekend. From the learning rooms… more Greece and 5 senses this week. In the kitchen… I’m going…
Weekly Report for 10/24/2011-10/28/2011
We had a pretty good week. Circle Time three days, art with friends, accomplished history and science lessons. Ended the week with “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” after lunch and before Quiet Time. Our camera seems to have given up the ghost, but I did get a couple of pictures on my phone ……
Memory Work Monday: 10/24/2011
Memory Work for the week of … October 24, 2011: Bible: We’re finishing Psalm 1 this week. Catechism/Creed: Continuing on the Nicene Creed and the same sets of Catechism questions from last week. Hymn: Finishing Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken this week. Poetry: November, Something Told the Wild Geese, and My Shadow. I’m hoping…
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FOR TODAY October 24, 2011…Outside my window… cold and rainy … maybe thunderstorms later. I am thinking… we need to replace the light fixture in the laundry. I am thankful… for a wonderful, busy weekend. From the learning rooms… more Greeks, the five senses, and more. In the kitchen… transitioning from summer foods to winter…
Weekly Report: 10/17/11-10/21011
We had a pretty good week. It is always slow returning after vacation – even 2 weeks later. Need to get us all aback in the chores habit 😉 We had a long library trip on Monday, two solid days of lessons on Tuesday and Thursday. A light day today … and a trip to…
Book Review: The Wind in the Willows (Family Read Aloud)
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. We enjoyed this read aloud as a family. It was a challenging book to read loud, but that is part of its charm. We loved Mole and Ratty, and Mr. Badger. Their friendships, their hospitality, their care for one another…
Book Review: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Library. This was a quick read, and a little more [ahem] *adult* than I generally prefer. The story is predictable, but engrossing. The writing is occasionally really really good, and occasionally heavy handed and obviously trying too hard. It is a first novel,…
Memory Work Monday 10/17/2011
Memory Work for the week of … :October 17, 2011 Bible: We should be finishing up Psalm 1. Happily, yesterday’s sermon? Yep, Psalm 1. We’re also reviewing 1 day of creation each day. Catechism/Creed: N-boy is moving on to the first two commandments, M-girl is moving on out of the 10 Commandments, and R-girl will…