We managed a full week of homeschool this week. Not because I'm a meanie, who made the kids homeschool Thanksgiving morning, but because we function better when we stick to a routine. Besides, school has been mostly fun (or at least pleasant) lately.
Hannah's recent creations.
With the addition of Kenya, we've got quite the flag collection going. Our "international pack" of flags came with one African flag. Heavy eye roll.
The girls' camel pictures (from Art Projects For Kids, a free website) turned out really well!
Grumman liked the part in Wild Congo where they showed all the bats fluttering. Here, he seems to be saying, "I am lion, too," during African Cats.
More books. I feel like I may have missed a photo this week, because we usually bring in more than this.
I've started reading more again. It sort of goes in waves. I read 80-something books last year, and was really "behind" this year, with no books at all logged for one calendar month. I finished book 47 last night. Which is not that impressive for me, but I'm okay with it, because I know that's a lot more than many people read in a year, and because I seem to be past the point where I find myself re-reading the same page over and over and having no idea what it says. All that to say, I've begun adding books for myself to our hold list.
Thanksgiving was quiet this year, with just 7 of us. Nevertheless, we have much to be thankful for. Health, jobs, and traditions, to name just a few. This (admittedly kind of ugly) bread basket was my mom's, and I grew up with it making an appearance on her table for special occasions. It was a wedding gift when my parents were married. Even though it sports a couple of chips now that it lives in our house, I'm glad I can share it with my kids.
I hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving.