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Sorry I missed a week. I was having technical difficulties. I am ever so grateful for my very best friend Renee who helped me get them all straightened out! J Thank you again Sweetie.

Ok, so last week we finished up our study of the New England region. Wow, did we learn a lot! We learned about the architecture that is specific to the area. I would have never known what a widow’s walk was. We also looked at clap board houses and salt box houses. Very interesting! We also took a look at some light houses and the kids decided to find what they could around the house to make their own!!

Last week we were studying lobsters! We even took the kids out for a seafood meal and tried all different types of seafood. J They were very good sports about it. My son was very sick afterwards so I think he may have had a reaction to the shellfish. So, we may not be eating much shellfish too early in the future but we did buy some crayfish to dissect and take a closer look at. Here are some great pictures of the kids having fun (well sometimes) looking inside the crayfish!

We finished last week up with a bar-b-que! We made ribs and made from scratch Boston Baked Beans!! We learned that the Puritans did not work on the Sabbath. They began their Sabbath at sundown on Saturday. The women prepared baked beans on Saturday and simmered them until Sunday.

We simmered ours for most of the day on Saturday and then put them in the crock-pot until Sunday for dinner! We all enjoyed this! Of course the kids always have fun when cooking is involved!! J Oh, we finished up reading Moby Dick!

This week we moved on the Atlantic region! We added some areas of interest to our huge map such as; Hudson River, Erie Canal, New York City, and Philadelphia. We spent time researching coal-mining, and Susan B. Anthony, the Erie Canal, what a spinning jenny is, and of course the Amish group. Today we are taking a look at some differences between the Quakers and the Shakers. The kids had fun working together today to make this replica of the Statue of Liberty!!

On Monday we move on to the Great Lake States! I will let you know how it goes. J I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

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