Soccer finally in full swing (63/180)

R went to parkour and J went to dance several times.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D went to circus.

R played soccer several times.  It took a while for his season to get off the ground due to the rain we've been having, but they're on it now!  His team even actually won a game, in which he scored a goal!

D and J had a successful dentist appointment with no cavities.

R, D and J attended their religious education classes which included learning a lot about fire safety, as the story for the day was about a serious fire the church had many years ago, and what they did to recover and prevent future fires.

All the kids worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D mastered Summer by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J completed a re-read of the whole Bob Books first set!

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:


Angles Are Easy as Pie by Robert Froman


One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul


Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Sick! (57/180)

Most of us spent parts of this week sick with an awful stomach virus.

That said ...

R went to parkour and J went to dance.

D went to circus.

R went to soccer.

W played D and D and made tacos for the family for dinner.

By Sunday everyone was well again and attended their religious education classes.

W, R, D, and J worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

I read to the girls:


Flying Henry by Rachel Hulin


Millions, Billions, & Trillions by David A. Adler

This week included 5 days of instruction.

Ordinary Time (53/180)

R went to parkour.

We went for a hike in the woods:

J went to Ballet and Hip Hop classes.

All the kids went to their MAHC classes:

D went to her Circus class and R played soccer.

W made dinner for the family (General Tso's Chicken!)

W, R and J attended their religious education classes.

All the kids worked with LOF.

W read independently:  Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher.

R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:

Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Not Back To School! (47/180)

R went to parkour.

 We attended our first day of MAHC for the year!

W is taking a class in Scratch programming, AP US Government, and Literary Magazine.  

R is taking Making a Table Top Game, Teen/Tween Storytime (they are reading Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes) and Backyard Ballistics (picture above.)

D is taking Irish Tales and Legends, Air Dry Clay, and Crazy about Crafts.  

J is officially only taking her 4s and 5s class but really she is in Air Dry Clay too.

D went to her circus class.  J took her first Hip Hop class and went to ballet.  R went to soccer.

All the kids attended their religious education classes, and a portion of worship.

W rode his stationary bike.

W, R, D and J worked with LOF.  J is excited to be starting on LOF!

W read independently.  R read with support, completing 

The Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis.  D mastered Frogs by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls: Paul Thurlby's Wildlife by Paul Thurlby.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

More Canadensis (41/180)

We started this week as we ended the last, at Camp Canadensis.  The girls and R did some rock climbing, and W and R tried out the archery equipment.

D attended her first week of Circus class.

All the kids attended a worship service.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W completed
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology by Stanley F. Schmidt.  R completed
Life of Fred: Fractions by Stanley F. Schmidt.

W read independently, completing Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code, completing 
Go for The Code-Book C by Nancy Hall.

W watched two Physics related documentaries:  Inside Einstein's Mind and American Experience: Tesla.

W did some biking on his stationary bike.

I read to the girls:

Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains by Laurel Snyder


Eric's Big Day: A Bicycle Race Unlike Any Other by Rod Waters

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Game Masters & Canadensis (37/180)

Both boys had eye exams, including dilation.

W made dinner for the family, and did a lot of walking.

We went to the Game Masters Exhibit at the Franklin Institute, which was frankly rather disappointing.  But we had a good visit to the museum anyway:

R was proud of getting on the leaderboard for one game!

Next we went to Camp Canadensis for our church's annual retreat.  It was a lot of fun!  Everyone boated, R and D fished, everyone swam, and W got to know other youth group members and played a lot of board games and Dungeons & Dragons.

W, R and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support, completing I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis.  D mastered
Lolly Pops by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls.  This week included 6 days of instruction.

The Wiz (31/180)

At the end of last week, we made it out to see a performance of The Wiz by Theater in the X.  Despite the fact that it was indoors (due to rain), their sound system was not working all of the time, it was hot, and super crowded, it was definitely worth it!

R went to Parkour.  He also went to a Fortnite tournament at a local Microsoft store and won first place!

D and J attended their religious education class.  W, R and D participated in worship by acting out a story for the congregation, and all the kids listened to a bluegrass band perform in worship.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W read independently.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.  D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code.  

I read to the girls:

1000 Times No by Tom Warburton


Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford


Noodle Magic by Roseanne Thong


This week included 4 days of instruction.