) I spent the rest of the day being lazy. I did manage to make sure we had books on reserve at the library. I think it's very funny when I have lists for the following few weeks that are long enough to max out my reserve allowance! Tomorrow is the first day of our Mesopotamia study. We're also going to start HOW's science unit on Light. I think it will be a lot of fun. It will lend itself to a lot of hands-on work and also some good researching which I'm convinced we need to start now that C is in 5th grade. I'm sure she'll not be happy but I think I'll plan a fun little research project for the lesson on Thomas Edison...Mesopotamia looks to be really exciting as well. I think that part of the fun of homeschooling is getting to learn about the topics that we want to study as well! I'm thinking of picking up a few books of my own on the topic. Title suggestions appreciated. :)
This week will hopefully be a week where I can finally get some of the things done around here that I need to get done (like cleaning carpet and bathing dogs.) I've got a zoo field trip marked for two weeks in a row which isn't right, so that mystery will have to be dealt with tomorrow. I'm trying to find someone to cover a book fair for me that I won't really be able to take for multiple reasons, but if I can't I'll be doing that toward the end of the week as well as a home show and open house on Saturday. At least the first part of the week is really quiet!
C spent the day playing at a friend's house behind us though they both just returned to play in her room. I'm amazed that they've been together since noon with no fighting or tears. C is always good with younger kids though, so I think that helps. I know that the neighbors think I'm strange that I encourage her to play with the younger kids (well, not too young, she's 7) as well as to keep playing with dolls and such, but why rush it! After seeing some of the outfits on some neighborhood girls Halloween night I am just shaking my head that some parents don't seem to mind their kids growing up WAY too fast. When did 10 become a teenager?
Supper is ready so I'm off to grab my sweetie and watch some mindless TV. I have a video called Connections that sounded wonderful on the Netflix review so we might have to try that. From what I understand it takes some type of idea or invention (such as Napoleon needing to have food preserved for his troops) and trace it through connections to something that is cutting edge today. Well, I think this is from the 80s so cutting edge back then.
Off to munch some veggie soup on this cold night...
