Summer is in full swing

We are spending most of our days relaxing lately, so I haven’t posted to this blog since the 6th of June and I feel pretty bad about neglecting it.    We are doing a few “schoolish” things each day, but mostly we are playing in the sunshine and enjoying each other.  The sprinkler is [...]

Oh! I wish I had a…

video camera!
We did “King Lear” on Wednesday. Yes, that “King Lear,” the Shakespeare tragedy. We listened to it twice on Librivox.org, and then we all dressed up in costume and acted it out.
The cast of characters:
King Lear as portrayed by Super-boy
Goneril as portrayed by Monkey
Regan as protrayed by me
Cordelia as portrayed by DIva
Also, [...]

Learning updates

I have had precious little time to blog lately. Life has been busy, commitments are piling up, and the last thing I seem to have time for is updating this page. C’est la vie.
We are whizzing through our final term of the year, and I am amazed, as always, by what the kids [...]

Six Flags, More Fun!

On May 22nd, we ventured out to “homeschool day” at Six Flags America. OHMYGOODNESS, it was a blast. I think I was just as excited as the kids were. I had a hard time sleeping the night before, and I was nothing but butterflies and sweaty palms as I waited in line [...]