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…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s still dark. And cold. I am thinking… about starting school today. I am thankful… for the right and ability to educate my children. In the kitchen… we had a party yesterday and there are still plates and cups to run through the dishwasher. I am wearing… sweat pants and…
Publish and Perish by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. When is a death of natural causes a murder? Why does the death of Ben’s friend Richard not seem as “natural” as it should? These are the questions Ben Reese is determined to find answers to. Not the most mysterious mystery…
The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin R. Merkle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I enjoyed learning about Alfred the Great in this book. His work to free his country from the attack of the Danish Vikings and to reestablish a Christian, educated populace were well described in…
1) How many books did you read this year? I’m going to call it at 49. I’d like to finish one more today, but suspect I won’t as I have 100 pages to go and 4 bowl games to watch ETA: In 2010, I read 40. In 2011, I read 42. This is a definite step up! 2)…
Fit to Burst: Abundance, Mayhem, and the Joys of Motherhood by Rachel Jankovic My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. Excellent. Rachel Jankovic’s second book is a treasure. I greatly enjoyed Loving the Little Years at the beginning of 2012, and it seems fitting to me to end the year with her second book. I…
Our friends who blog at Arendse Adventures came to visit! They moved away when these two little girls were only a month or two old: They had a blast playing together tonight. M-girl was only 3, when they moved, but has seen them on one visit back here and remembers playing with Hope and Sarah. …