I was going to add some photos, but I see that all of our photos on iPhoto are from the fair! I was serious when I said we wouldn't do much else until the fair ended, but geez . . . We do love our fair.

I went out the other night and went crazy at the bookstore. I decided to dive into The Story of the World and the Classical model of history. Regardless of the Wises' suggestion, we are skipping the first year and jumping into the second year, for the following reasons: if we do go back to school ever, we might go to a Classical school, so I want to get on track for a grade skip (or 2); I am much more motivated to get started when I start reading about the Renaissance, Henry IV and V, jousting, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, King Arthur, etc. (no offense, Homer); and most importantly, Violet and her dad have tickets for homeschool day at the Ren Fest in a few weeks!

I've been scouring the 'net for cute costumes that don't cost a fortune. Wish I could sew! Perhaps it's time to learn. We also raided the library -- got a couple of big hits: The Measly Middle Ages from the Horrible Histories series from Scholastic UK (Could someone make these easily available in the US please?!); and Knights and Castles: 50 hands-on activities to experience the Middle Ages. I think this will get our history study off to a good start.

I do worry a bit about our attraction to the Horrible Histories, Murderous Maths, etc. — the Maths aren't so bad, but history really is pretty horrible. Violent, bloody, disturbing . . . everything a sweet little 7-year-old loves, eh?

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