Well things have been a little slow. My friend and I are starting a business and with getting a facility, working out funding, creating business plans, etc... Home schooling has been only a couple hours a day, but we are having fun and learning lots!
Gunnar is kicking butt at Math, whizing through it like a pro. Hakon too. I think I may just push him up a math book because I think he is getting board with it. It is too easy.
So we mummified cornish game hens...LOL...It is pretty gross. We are studying ancients and "Story of the World" Activity book had this project where you mummify a chicken. Well my boys both wanted to do it, so we did cornish game hens instead. Well it is working. We are about to make scented oils and wrap them in cheese cloth :). I will keep everyone updated.
Still plugging along on Huck Finn. Boys love the story. Still giggle about Jim and his 'dialect'.
Science has been slow. I always have a hard time with this subject. We read, sketch, etc... but we rarely get to do experiments. I decided that the mummy project is a good science project too, and is biology, but I plan on making a better plan.
Erika is doing ok...a little lazy on her home subjects, but finished Gilgamesh, and is about 1/3 way through Illiad, which she loves. Her paper on Lindbergh is coming along, but my schedule is encroaching on hers, which sucks, but we are working it out. All in all, she is doing great. I am so proud of her.
A super awesome moment. She was almost failing math. Her teacher is the typical pub teacher that is simply teaching towards the WASL and isn't reinforcing any kind of foundation of the previous grades. Erika was frustrated, so we have been working hard on studying and I have had to reteach all the lessons that her teacher has taught in class. THAT is another story, but regardless...Erika got an 87% on her test and her teacher gave her extra credit on all the "reteaching" we did at home!! She was so exstatic she called me at work to tell me. Then she she got an 86% on her science test :). So very proud of herself, and so am I!
Our lives are pretty crazy right now....I work from 12:30 to 9 every day and home school from 6:30am to 12n. That includes all the running from one class to another with my girls....man...Thora needs to get her license! Astrid is being such a huge help. She has shared the taxi-ing duties so well. Thank the Gods for that!
Alright, updated!
OHHHH the holidays, I can't wait to start our 12 days of Yule...be sure to check out Acorn Hollow (www.odinic-rite.org/acornhollow) for many great crafts for all 12 days. Celebrate our unique and valuable heritage!
FFF
Hyndla OR
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