I'm thinking of going on the writers retreat, writing a short story and then quilting like mad for the rest of the retreat and through November. :leaving: I don't think I even qualify as a rebel this year. I started My Antonia and love it. Lately, I've been thinking about identity and childhood. I have memories of running wild on a turkey farm Northern Minnesota, what is was like to be little and struggle carrying buckets of slopping water on the dairy farm, to stand in the one room homestead and to wander through drafty barns that were built by Norwegian immigrants. This cozy, beautifully written book fits into that nostalgia somehow. I am so glad to be reading it. Gah....Maybe Giants in the Earth will be next. :confused1:

I love this book Rosie. I am glad you enjoyed it (and I'm fairly certain that I am not the one that recommended it).

I'm kind of having one those Elsa on the mountain "Frozen" moments, only nothing happens when I stomp my foot. "I'm free........"

I just want to stop in and wave quick. I am still working on Screwtape Letters and Til We Have Faces. The weather is beautiful here and I want to celebrate it while I can. And I want to give you all a big thank you. I have lived through the most absurd social he11 these last couple months due being a neo-classist and it all came to a head this last week. You all have no idea what it's meant to me to come online and follow your enthusiasms. Thank you and enjoy your reading!

Hugs Amy.

I stop if there's push back and its just for enrichment. This year doing extra math is really hard because there is so much homework. Last night, DD brought the Beast Academy Guide Book to reading time so I'm thinking that maybe Life of Fred and Beast Academy during reading time might work better in this house. Good luck.

The audio version is really well done. I highly recommend it.

Winter here. I changed my name because I felt like it and I have a moment because I have insomnia again. Yippee! I'm still working through "Til We All Have Faces" and am stitching the quilt while listening to C.S. Lewis's "Screwtape Letters" as well. The Screwtape Letters are really interesting. I've never heard a pastor speak of spiritual warfare, satanic attacks and so forth so this is entertaining on many levels. I like this quote, especially since there seems to be some disbelief that we really do teach ancient languages in this house with young children; “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.†― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

Carschooling: Story of the World Audio Jim Weiss CDs Audio Books from the library Any of the "Song School Latin" "Song School Greek" and so forth if they want a foreign language Visual Media: Magic School Bus Bill Nye the Science Guy Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (Comedies only for this age!) Math: Singapore educationunboxed.com Life of Fred (if she wants to do math as part of cuddle reading time) Reading: Ordinary Parents Guide to Reading and then onto First Language Lessons Bob Books morestarfall.com has phonics instruction, a read along library as well as math games and so forth. ETA: Because of the school's homework expectations, we try to do things that don't rely on output or we downplay/ completely throw out the output portion of a curriculum. So for something like Song School Latin, it's OK to do the curriculum orally.

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Just dropping in quick to give my reading update: I finished "The Last Unicorn" and really enjoyed it. It is very well written and I didn't expect it to be (I'm not sure why I thought it would be poorly written). I'm not sure what I'm going to read next. With school and lessons starting up again, I'm like that muppet, the Swedish Chef one, throwing things in the air and watching them fall where they will. In addition to that, I am refitting all my trousers, jeans, and skirts. Apparently running changes a person's shape. It's not as big a job as I thought it would be but it still takes time. My best to all of you!

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Is that the blog you were talking about Robin? The One Year Bible and blog are working through Ecclesiastes and you had mentioned Job.

This is the one I got and I bought it blind off of an Ann Voskamp recommendation: http://www.amazon.com/The-One-Year-Bible-Translation-2/dp/1414302045/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409832393&sr=8-1&keywords=the+one+year+bible It does line up with the blog that Robin mentioned: http://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/ Here's Ann's blog and the "The Pick of the Best Bibles" is the one with her favorites. I saw the Illuminated one when it came through town and wanted a version of it then.....It would make a beautiful confirmation gift I think. http://www.aholyexperience.com/category/bible-reading/ I think the Greek book will be fun for us. I don't think matching the translation will be as difficult as I originally thought. Often, once I sound out a word, I can figure out what English word matches it.

The One Year Bible just arrived in the mail for me today. I didn't know there was a blog to go along with it. How exciting! I also got this to try to do some "immersion" Minimus like thing in Greek with the kids. Good grief. I like it but even with the translation at the bottom of the page I will need a lexicon. http://www.amazon.com/Mark-GlossaHouse-Illustrated-Greek-English-Testament/dp/0692206000/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1409704086&sr=8-7&keywords=book+of+mark+greek (And I am so proud of the few words I can pick out in Greek!)

Love this one. Thank you.

You can always mail some to her.

Funny- I am an insomniac and dream while awake...and I've been told I sleep with my eyes open. I've always loved Rodin and was fascinated by Camille Claudel. It's interesting how they influenced each other. I'm still working on "The Last Unicorn" and was pleasantly surprised by some of the classical references in it. Robin- It looks like I'm moving on to Job this week too (but I don't have a Bible reading plan at this point and I'm guessing you do?)

Do you have time to hike at the Isle of Skye? :) I finished reading Beth Moore's "Breaking Free" but have about 40 days of going through it again and working through the discussion questions. It wasn't as meaningful for me as her Psalms of Ascent. Rewriting each Psalm in my own words was powerful. I ordered "The One Year Bible" and am considering continuing to write my own version of the Psalms as they come up in that Bible. I started "The Last Unicorn". Hopefully, this is a better fit than "Life of Pi" was.

He's hiding the fact that he doesn't have a belly button. ;)

I've been feeling like this lately. My kids are young and there are no grandchildren in sight for a loooooooooong time! Now, they are both potty trained, can sleep in in the mornings without touching me and can somewhat self-entertain so I am finding my way back to things I did pre-mommy. I was running the other day and remembering what it was like to run when I was younger and imagining what it will be like when I'm old. It was like the young me, present me and future me were all compressed into one moment. I'm thinking of dropping "Life of Pi". It seems heavy and dark and I want light and fun right now. I

We did and still do http://www.educationunboxed.com/

Happy Birthday Violet Crown! Happy Anniversary Robin! I started reading Life of Pi. I'm having trouble reading as I just want to walk everywhere. I walked one trail four times today. Then I wandered out to the lake and sat looking out at it because I didn't know where else to go. I think I may have to try audible for fall. Then I can walk and go the lake to work on embroidering the infamous graduation quilt that needs to be done by May 2015.

It occurred to me that "run" might mean being in charge of the grounds. I was actually running around the grounds for exercise and scaring the peacocks and whatever ghosts might be about. :lol:

I used to run the grounds at Newstead Abbey and also photographed it for a class. The dirt path I walked to reach the abbey had a singular cottage along it that was originally built as part of the abbey but now is privately owned. I dreamed then (and still do!) of owning that cottage and getting to wander around the grounds every day. "I Capture the Castle" is not set there- but description of bare yet full ruins reminds me of the Abbey. ETA: The cottage! http://heritagehub.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/west-lodge-looking-west.jpg