We have started our school year off slowly to get readjusted to it and then we'll start full scale next week.  Right now we're doing history, unit study of dinosaurs, reading and math. 

We're doing Bob Jones history and are starting in the middle of grade two instead of grade three.  The reason is that their history focuses on American history and 2nd grade starts it off.  I didn't want to start third grade history 100 years after the colonists settled.  We're having fun with it.  I'm doing alot of extras.  We'll be cooking, making crafts, making ink... fun stuff like that.

Today we made butter.  The girls watched at first and then had to try it on their own.  We put heavy whipping cream into a small jar (I used an old relish jar) and shook and shook and shook and shook-well you get the idea.  The kids had a great time jumping up and down and around the house, although they figured running is not really shaking the butter.  After much shaking, we got our butter.  It got really thick and then all of a sudden there was butter and leftover thin milk.  I drained the thin milk and the kids tasted it and really liked it.  Apparently, we're making butter when dad comes home and we decided also, for our Thanksgiving dinner.  How fun is that!!??