We took the whole month of December off, which was not in our plans. On Monday we will jump into another ring of homeschooling. I am ready to get back into the groove. I was encouraged over the break by a friend/family member to be more organized and disciplined in our daily school. I am the type that is lead by my emotions and so if I don't "feel" like doing something... I usually if possible don't. I have tried to be more orderly before but always gradually go back to my old ways.

I picked up a little gem of a book yesterday while at Halfprice called Talks to Boys by Eleanor Hunt. It sounds like it is going to be a great read aloud, full of values and virtues to discuss and think about. We are still reading Mouse and the Motorcycle, well actually we are picking it back up after I found it under a stack of Christmas papers yesterday. For Christmas the boys were delighted to get a Silverstein of their very own! A Light in the Attic which will become a nightly poetry book I am sure. Silverstein is popular around here, as you know, but there is a new name that we have recently grown very fond of. He is only a few steps right behind ol' Silver. Jack Prelutsky is his name and It's Raining Pigs and Noodles is his game or book. We have really been enjoying it! Silly and fun.

What book are you reading aloud?