Wrapping up the Week - 2/25

What we are reading ::

Bob and the boys finally finished The Hobbit!  Next up is Lord of the Rings

on my Kindle: The Hunger Games
I also downloaded the free e-book, A Thinking Love from Simply Charlotte Mason, then I e-mailed it to my Kindle!  So much easier to read on the Kindle rather than the computer screen, and no temptation to print it out.

listening to: One Thousand Gifts, it's free right now on Audible.com

Around the House :: It's been a challenge getting back into the swing of things this week.  Bob was still on vacation Monday and Tuesday so we didn't get back to real life until Wednesday and Thursday.  I am way behind on my clutter calendar for February, I need to get back on track.


Around the Kitchen :: Not much, it was blissful to have a few days with no meal prep.  Even though I do enjoy meal planning and meal preparation, I appreciated having a break from the task for a little bit.


Lent ::  I have been looking at all the Caryll Houselander books.  Any recommendations?  I think I put just about all of them on my wish list.  I haven't read any of her books before except for her children's picture book.


Education :: I am starting to think about what summer school is going to look like for us.  We plan to continue our normal "3 R's" during a majority of the week, maybe taking off one day, and definitely taking off the month of July.  While I want to leave lots and lots of time for important summer time things like playing outside, nature walks, trips to the park, swimming, perhaps tennis?, riding bikes, you get the idea, I also know what happens when we don't maintain some bit of structure around here.  I am tossing around the idea of having a couple of mornings or afternoons per week to focus on nature/science experiments and/or history, a state study or some such thing.


I just ordered the Delightful Reading Kit from Simply Charlotte Mason.  It arrived while we were gone, so I will have more to report next week.


Jacob~4th grade ::  Horizons, Jolly Robin, Copywork/Handwriting, Worldly Wise Vocabulary
Jonah~2nd grade ::  Math-U-See, various readers, Handwriting, Phonics-Explode the Code
Sarah~1st grade ::  Math-U-See, various readers, Handwriting, Phonics-Explode the Code


Along the Alphabet Path ::  S is for Star.


Our reading: The Magic School Bus: Sees Stars, Sydney's Star, Angelina Star of the Show, A Ladder to the Stars, Mouse, Mole, and the Falling Star, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and How to Catch a Star  Plus these non-fiction: Constellations for Every Kid, Where Are the Stars During the Day?, and Why Do Stars Twinkle?


We practiced the sign for both the letter S and the word Star.


I am planning to do this star craft from Enchanted Learning.  Thursday is normally our craft day (if we have one to do), but we aren't on normal schedule for our week.


Last week I posted some of our other ABC Resources that we have used throughout our year.


That sums up our short week!




Please, won't you add Patty and her family to your prayers...



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