Card games (130/180)

R went to parkour.

Everyone attended their MAHC classes.

D went to Circus.

J went to Hip Hop.

J and D got interested in learning some Spanish.  Here is J working with her Spanish learning app and copying the names of the numbers:



Everyone attended their religious education classes.

W and R worked with LOF.  D and J played Addition War, Make 10, and Blackjack to work on adding up to 10 and adding single digits.

W read independently.  R read with support, completing The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis.  D practiced reading, and J mastered
Up, Pup by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

D completed Printing Power by Janice Z. Olsen.  J worked with Explode the Code.

W made dinner for the family, and often baked at night.

W worked with Art History on Khan Academy.

I read to the girls:
The Brave Little Tailor by Olga Dugina


Foxy in Love by Emma Dodd

Return home (125/180)

R went to parkour and J went to ballet.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D attended circus.

We attended the School Free Players Super Panto!

W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D mastered Bump! by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading.

W and R worked with LOF.  D completed
Life of Fred: Jelly Beans by Stanley F. Schmidt
and J completed Life of Fred: Apples by Stanley F. Schmidt.  We began playing some math facts focused card games.  Best one so far is Addition War.  Just like War only you play two cards at a time, and have to add them together to find out who takes the hand!

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

I read to all the kids:
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson.  I read to the girls:
Giant Meatball by Robert Weinstock


The Amazing Ghost Detectives by Daniel San Souci


Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall


Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt


Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Texas week 2 (119/180)

This week was more cousins, crafting, bouncing, and a trip to a fantastic playground:

Followed by 2 long days in the car.

And then R, D, and J attended their religious education classes.  D had a part in a small play about King John Sigismund for the whole congregation.  She was also voted president of her class!

Trampolines (116/180)

We celebrated New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with cousins and friends in MD and VA:

Then we drove for two days to get to Austin, TX.  W and R listened to a lot of Unobscured, a podcast about the Salem Witch Trials.

In Austin, we did a lot of trampolining, playing with cousins, and crafting.  

We attended the United Methodist church one of the kids' aunts is currently working at, enjoying music and ritual.

This week included 2 days of instruction.

Christmas! (114/180)

We celebrated Christmas at the No-Rehearsal Nativity Pageant, in which Day played a Wise Person and Juniper played an Angel. 

R, D and J decorated gingerbread houses.

D and J did MUCH gymnastic practice on their new gym mat for the living room.

Preparing for travel next week, things other than the holiday were kept simple.

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

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

W read independently.  R read with support: I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis.  D and J practiced reading.

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Too busy getting ready for Christmas to do very much else ... (110/180)

The girls went to the library.

R went to parkour.  J went to ballet.

D went to circus school.

J went to hip hop.

All the kids attended a solstice celebration.

All the kids worked with LOF.

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

This week included 5 days of instruction.

J turns 6 + Nativities + Slime (105/180)

R went to Parkour.

J went to dance.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W and R went to the Nativities Around the World display at the Glencairn Museum with friends.

D attended circus.

W played D and D.

D and J helped create and host J's 6th birthday party.

They also made lots of slime with a friend and sold it all at the MAHC Handmade Market.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

All the kids worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D mastered

Fun in the Sun by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J mastered
Ten Men by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

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

 I read to the girls:
Snow by Uri Shulevitz


Tamar's Sukkah by Ellie Gellman


The Bear's Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud


Adventure Annie Goes to Work by Toni Buzzeo


Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson


Another Way to Climb a Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon.

We went to the library.

This week included 6 days of instruction.