Today is my oldest's birthday.  He is now 11 years old.  He is so smart.  He has been reading since he was 5 years old, and I don't just mean reading every once in a while, I mean he has been literally reading since he was 5 years old!  I have to restrict him from reading as punishment sometimes!  He reads on a high school or maybe college level.  The latest series of books he is devouring is C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy!  He is on That Hideous Strength now.  He is finding it harder to slug through, as most adults do, but he is keeping at it.  I think I gave up.  I don't think I finished it.  I had him read a biography of C.S. Lewis, and he really enjoyed that too.

He has so may aspirations.  He wants to be an author foremost.  He always has.  One of his books that he wrote when he was 5 he titled The Difference Between Pagans and Christians.  It was a really interesting 5yo view of it.  I may post it here if I can find the file without too much effort.  He has written several children's books, and is constantly coming up with ideas for new books.  I have a hard time keeping him on task to actually finish one before he starts another though.  I don't want to discourage his imagination, but I don't want him to create a bad habit either.

He is getting chest waders, a box of Knex, and books for his birthday.  He requested the next two books in the Redwall series, and I also bought him Boyhood and Beyond, and Thoughts for Young Men from Vision Forum.  His brothers bought him a fanny pack tackle box too.  He should be ecstatic about the chest waders, as he requested hip waders, but I couldn't find his size (it's seriously fishing season up here right now!  The shelves were pretty picked through!) and the chest waders were not much more than the hip boots anyway.  Besides, we have lots of kids that will be able to use them once he outgrows them!

Well, I better get my grocery list together for dh for him to pick up on his way home, as I didn't go to town this week like I thought I would be.  Dh blocked out his afternoon so he could be sure to leave work early enough to make it home for dinner.  (He has a two hour drive home.)  I also need to get the cake baked and frosted, and the house straightened up again.  Dh's mom and brother are coming over tonight to celebrate with us.  My folks already gave him a gift card to a bookstore.  They know the way to his heart!  LOL!

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Jun. 21, 2006 - happy birthday Ben from the Griffiths!

Posted by knitteralaska

Hi Grace, I let Jesse read about ben's b-day and he says Happy Birthday! He turned 11 June 11th. They are so close in age! Ten days difference. I think its great that Craig can come home for the birthday dinner. Our house still hasn't sold but we are PRAYING that it does. Much Love, Briana http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/knitteralaska

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Jul. 14, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Martha

That sounds like me! The worst punishment my mom ever gave me was not letting me read for a week and keeping me home from school, (when we hired a teacher one year and she taught 6 of us)

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