So maybe a chocolate factory tour was less than considerate given Ty and Grace’s dietary restrictions. Redeeming factors–1) We learned a lot. 2) Homemade caramel was on the sample list which is not a banned substance. Also, don’t miss the look passing between Grace and PJ. This pretty much defines their relationship.
Sleep in Saturdays and Wednesday Wine Book Club are the thin threads keeping my sanity in tact. We are currently reading Letters from a Skeptic.
As a substitute tutor for our CC community, I end up teaching a little more than half of the weeks. This week’s science project was right my mechanical engineering alley–natural bridges with books.
Cheering our Ravens onto a championship!
Saturday was National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Pops was in his glory since Ice Cream for Breakfast Day also fell on his favorite holiday, Ground Hog’s Day. Life doesn’t get much better in his world. (And, no, Ty did not get chocolate syrup like this photo may suggest.)
Whatever you call it, Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) or Silent Sustained Reading (SSR), you should definitely implement it in your house. This includes you! Leave the laundry and the dishes and get some face time with a book.
In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year...
I went to an adoption and homeschooling workshop last night. There was a lot of talk about school rooms. I’m here to say you don’t really need one. We have 6 kids in a fairly modest 3 bedroom house without any “bonus’ rooms. We have the standard living room, dining room and kitchen set up....