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I think I haven't posted an update of our home schooling venture in the last few weeks, so I'll give you a quick update. I won't bore you with the details of all the little things that we've done, but I'll hit the highlights of the past few weeks (in no particular order). So, here we go.... 1. Made a costume My dd10 decided she had an unending desire to dress as Cleopatra for our fall party at church, and she wanted me to help her make the costume. Now, I must tell you this was a great leap of faith on her part being as I am definitely not a seamstress. Since she had such great faith in my abilities to whip up a costume of extraordinary appearance on short notice, and seeing as I possess "wonder-mom extraordinaire" abilities, I took her challenge and proceeded to manipulate an old white sheet, scraps of yellow fabric, a conglomeration of glue-on sparkly stones, a length of gold roping, some curlers, make-up, and the help and creativity of my dd10 to transform my sweet young lady into the Queen of the Nile (red hair and all  )! 2. Witnessed the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Early Church  We are at the end of week 13, and thus at the end of our study of the great Roman Empire. Rome has fallen to the invasion of foreigners, the Pax Romana is over, and the once great, but brutal Empire has ceased to have control over its vast quantity of peoples. The girls are glad, and the boy is upset that we must leave Rome to study the middle ages. If you've never known a boy that didn't like knights, castles, and the like...well meet mine! He is not in the least interested in learning about the middle ages, though he does realize that we must stay the course in order to get to things more to his liking such as early American history. The "Roman Feast" is scheduled for this week, but it's likely that it will be little more than just a picnic on the living room floor with some pb&j sandwiches and chips. You see our week has been thrown off somewhat by an unfortunate visit to the vet that turned into a field trip. Keep reading if you want to hear that story. 3. Junior Veterinarians for a Day Some days the trials of life provide an equally important learning experience for us all. One of our Aussie mix dogs has been showing signs of a painful hip/leg for a few days. The changes in the weather here have been a little extreme lately and I began to notice that on days when the weather was cold and/or damp she would have difficulty walking. I suspected an arthritic condition early on but by Thursday a.m. she couldn't walk at all, so we carried her to the car and off to the country vet we drove. If I had used a little of the brain in my head I would have taken a camera, but I had no idea that this would turn into a field trip for the kids. Home school Mom was just not kicking in at that particular moment. My only concern was for our furry friend, and nothing else was on my mind. This was a new vet that we tried so I didn't know what to expect either. What I found was an office full of very laid back, friendly, treat you like they've know you all their lives sort of people. The vet noticed that one leg on our canine friend was longer than the other so he said we needed an x-ray, for which the dog was sedated. The vet told the kids they could watch from the door (which put them about 6 ft. from the x-ray). When the film was developed he had them come in while he explained what they were seeing. He was thinking poochie had a hip out of place, but thankfully she didn't. Since we've studied the bones and joints a few weeks back, this was a great "review" and a chance to see the inside of our poochie. While we waited for poochie to recover from her sedation the kids donned rubber gloves and proceeded to remove plaque from a schnauzer's teeth with a water spraying dental tool. We were invited to come back any time and help out. The offer to view a neuter before leaving was on the table, but I declined considering I would have to explain what that surgery was for and all the questions that might follow. The context of that discussion is not terribly appealing to me at the moment, and dh and I have decided to wait a little while longer share that information. Perhaps another time with another type of surgery we might accept that offer. (P.S. Our poochie is going to be fine with some meds for her arthritis.) 4. Finally read book 8 in the Violet Travilla series We waited for this book (Violet's Foreign Intrigue) to arrive at our local library for a long time, and finally it did. We finished it in a few nights reading, and I must say it was the most exciting book of the series. Our long wait was not a disappointment! I just love it when a series ends on a good note! That reminds me that I still haven't read the newest Jan Karon book about our friendly priest from Mitford. If anyone out there has read it let me know what you think. It's been so long since I read this series (and read for myself for pleasure) that I'm not sure if I would remember the story lines or characters. Last I remember they were living at the beach, but there may be another book after that one and before the new one. Anyway, I digress...onto the finale! In addition, over the past few weeks we did lots of notebook pages, math, grammar, human body paper models, copy work, Latin vocabulary, began studying early church history and learning about those who gave their lives for the cause of Christ. Dd10 learned to knit last week, we read "So, You Want to be a Roman Solder", finished "Galen and the Gateway to Medicine", and almost finished reading about the life of Mozart. We are scheduled to finish "Twice Freed" in the upcoming week. I'm looking forward to, in the days to come, reading more from "Trial and Triumph" and "Story of the World" (which we just began), beginning "The Sword, the Ring, and the Parchment" as a read-a-loud with the kids, as well as getting into the study of the Middle Ages...I have a long list of books to check out from the library for that study. I may have to ask them if I can borrow a cart to get all of those books to the car  .I'll post notes of more interest later... 2am is waaaayyy past my bed time. If you stuck with me through this ramble...Thanks! Blessings, Missy |
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