We began our election study last week and it's going pretty well.  I'm learning so much!   I think the boys are, too. I'm finding this election to be a disappointment but nevertheless, we will learn about the process and keep our eyes on the tallies on election night.  I think they are just excited to be able to stay up late!

Our computer course is plugging along although we had a bit of trouble for lesson #6 and getting the turtle to do what we wanted.  It's a  matter of figuring out how to get the turtle where we want it.  We are managing the commands pretty well, but having trouble logically thinking out the instructions to input in the command center.  Ben is marvelous at all this and I feel he will do very well.  Aaron is doing great too, but not as enthusiastic about it.  The advantage of doing them separately is that by the time we get around to Aaron having his lesson, I've figured out the directions better and it moves more smoothly.  I may have to study this lesson a bit more later today.

Writeshop is also moving fine and dandy and Aaron is still not liking it very much.  This week we are going to be writing about circus performers.  We had to do one minute drills on description words on different circus performers.  He had some serious trouble and even for the word circus couldn't write a thing after the minute was up.  He said it would be a bit easier if he had ever been to a circus.  How true.  Maybe it's hard to imagine something if you've never had the experience.  I can conjure up many images, but I've been to a circus once as a kid.  Didn't like it very much, too much going on at one time and couldn't focus on any one thing because so much was going on!  I have never thought to take them to one.   I smell a field trip coming on!

Farm news:

Our calves are here and they are marvelous.  Blossom is such a beauty.  Stella will take some getting use to.  She is not the cleanest calf I've seen.  How is it that Blossom stays clean and pretty and this other one isn't?  Go figure.  Blossom is the Jersey (brown) calf and Stella is the white, well almost white calf.

                                                           

Ben was funny this morning.  "I guess we're going to have eggs soon!"  Me said "Why do you say that?"  "Well the boy duck was sitting on top of the girl duck and had her by the back of the head!"  "Ouch!" me said.  I guess we'll see. 

This is Somersault and Cartwheel.  I have no idea where the boys came up with those names.

I love goats.  No doubt about it.  Peaches is a dreamboat.  What a love she is and she is so happy and lovable.  I've asked hubby if she could move into the house.  Well I bet you can imagine what the answer was.  Oh well.  Flower actually let me pet on her today.  The first time since we sold off Pepper.  She has been a bit miffed at us for that and back to her old untouchable self.  I think I can now officially call myself a goatlady.

Below is a picture of our beautiful daughter holding a day old Pepper.