This week has been a slower week for us... but after looking back on the week I think we may have actually accomplished more than I thought!
"T" (our oldest son) started hs'ing this Fall. We're using primarily Sonlight Curriculum which has been challenging and fun. The past couple of weeks we've been reading a "read-aloud" called Red Sails to Capri. It's about a boy whose family has a bed and breakfast off the coast of Italy. Three men come to stay who are in search of adventure. They discover a dangerous cove and want to go exploring even though there will be negative repercussions if they do. The book has surprisingly kept the boys' attention (perhaps because fishing is a central element of the book?) and now "T" wants to go for a visit there just with Mommy. I'm not sure that we'll be going to Italy anytime soon, but if Daddy and I ever do, we'd love to bring him.
It helps that he has to work on map skills with each book we read, and even we study history. Right now we have the laminated map marked up with Venice, Naples, Rome, Italy, Capri, Egypt, the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
He has also been working on math and actually likes to do it which is a blessing. We've been listening to the Geography Songs tape and he tested great on the continents. He needs some more work on the oceans :).
The most fun this week was making a project for homeschool group which happened today. T chose the bald eagle and we are so blessed to see so many here on the river. He made his own book, complete with pictures and facts of the national bird. The very day he made the book, a huge bald eagle soared over our house and then down to the river. T was so amazed that he saw one that same day.
"Nator" is our second little ball of fire, and he also presented a project today about blue jays. Did you know that blue jays care for the elderly blue jays? It was really interesting. Nator brought along a blue jay finger puppet and a real feather we found outside about a week ago. Daddy informed us (wise nature man that he is) the feather was from the left wing of the blue jay (????).
The boys are enjoying Fall and love the autumn-themed table pieces I put out. Funny how such simple things can mean so much to them.
Oh, and today we had our first tea-time! Actually it was rich hot chocolate, but they loved it. It scared me half to death to have "Yona" (youngest of the three) holding a Currier & Ives teacup, but he did well and he has to learn sometime. Nator ended up belching at the table, so it's slow going but manners are important and we will be consistent :).
Tonight is book club night and it is a my much needed "Mother's Sabbath." It's been a stressful week with the weather and the storms. I'm looking forward to the respite!
". Instantly I started to think about what a beautiful project this could be if we applied the examples to Tim's First Communion Banner. Viola! It is now complete and I hope you love it as much as we do! We will still add the symbol for Christ in the center of the host (hopefully in red). For now, we are just enjoying having it up on the wall! April 22nd.... here we come!
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