The kids and I watched The Princess Bride on Saturday. They found parts of it very scary but on the whole liked it. The funny bits outweighed the scary. On Sunday afternoon Sophie and I played Speed with the new cards that teach skip counting...
I’m re-reading Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay and I’ve decided to finally get around to a project I’ve been meaning to pursue for some time now: doing some close reading and blogging about my favorite bits of the book...
Monday January 11 I took Ben to the dentist for a filling. Sophie did math and copywork and cursive. Bella did copywork and Khan academy math. Afternoon stories: Coot Club, Then There Were Five, Lord of the Rings. Tuesday January 12 Sophie finished...
In winter in the woods alone Against the trees I go I mark a maple for my own And lay the maple low. At four o’clock I shoulder ax, And in the afterglow I link a line of shadowy tracks Across the tinted snow. I see for Nature no defeat In one...
We’ve had a bunch of nice books out from the library, but these three stand out from our recent haul. Though to be honest they were my favorites, not necessarily the children’s, but they were appreciated and admired. Dare the Wind: The Record...
Monday January 4 Slow start. Everyone did a bit of math. Short lesson for boys. Half a page of Miquon for Bella. Partial MEP page for Sophie. Sophie did a bit of copywork and cursive too. Not a lot, a bit. Bella wrote a short little story. She wants...
On Facebook the conversation recently turned to maps. What books and resources do you use, how do you approach learning about maps? And I thought since I was making links over there anyway, it would also make a good blog post and then I’d have...
The road was full of mud and mirrors where the sky peeked at itself. The yellow house slipped down behind the hedge as we came near. This morning Lucy brought me Emily by Michael Bedard and Barbara Cooney and crawled onto my lap and together we read...
The last time I checked in was before Christmas, just after my sister had arrived. It’s been a busy few weeks and I have so many blog posts I want to write and I’m feeling completely overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin. So...
