Yesterday we received our Sonlight Core 3 box!  It came in 3 business days!  I was amazed!  I have checked off all the books on the list, and put the IG inside the binder.  I haven't divided the weeks up yet though, as we still have twelve weeks left in our current core.

Belle was overwhelmed by all the books, but the nice thing was that she actually sat and looked at a few of them.  Last year she was not at all interested.  We have come a long way.  Today I told her how many books were readers compared to all the books that would be read-alouds.  I think that helped.  I, of course, am excited.  I love books, and I am looking forward to reading these with her.

We have been a bit bogged down in our current reader.  Belle doesn't like the story.  She would much rather have a "people" book.  She is struggling much more with the reading than she usually does, and I think it is because she is not interested.  Today I discussed the problem with my husband, and together we decided to set that one aside for now.  The goal for this year is to improve the reading skills, and to discover a love for reading.  If we are fighting over a book that she doesn't like, it isn't going to help to reach those goals.  So tomorrow she will start a book in a series that she has liked, and we will see if the reading goes better.