I'm baaaaaaaaack

Oh yes, back from a holiday of which I have mixed feelings so what's up in our world?

My eldest has moved on from her fascinations of natural science into history and right now we are knee deep in books about medival knights and pyramids. Monday it will be off to the Museum of Civilization for the Greek Exhibit.

Not to be outdown, my youngest is on a quest to learn about different kinds of critters. Being the more neglected and consequently (I assume) less neurotic younger one she is adamant about how she is discovering all about - phonetically dragged out -'iiiinnnssseeecccttt' with a punctuated 't' at the end.

I have vowed once again to keep our approach relaxed and fun. "Remember, it's supposed to be fun!!" I think I'm going to post that on my forehead. We're concentrating on what I call:

1. Reading Circle - go around and read to each other
2. Word Work - spelling and stuff
3. Writing/Drawing - 'cuz no one can handwrite worth a darn save me in this house
4. Math you Make - I'll post pictures
5. Way too many fieldtrips and library books.

Empty shelves at the library? It's not the bookworms, just some homeschoolers.

2008/2009 has begun!