Posted in curriculum, fun stuff on Nov 30th, 2006 1 Comment »
Last night to celebrate the birthday of Louisa May Alcott (Nov 29,1832) we watched the movie, “Little Women”. Her books were favorites of mine when I was younger and the movie was so enjoyable. I cry EVERY time at Beth’s death and last night was no exception. Josh said the movie was “ok” lol. I was […]
Posted in curriculum on Nov 30th, 2006 1 Comment »
This term, per Ambleside Online, Josh and I are studying Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a Flemish painter in the 1500s, and are really enjoying his paintings. I was hoping to find something of his, Christmas/Advent related, and upon searching was not disappointed when coming upon his painting, “The Numbering of Bethlehem”.
I also found this article which turned […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2006 2 Comments »
In this earlier post, I mentioned the fun Josh was having reading from the book, The Greatest War Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer. One entry in the book tells about how Britain’s “thirst for tea” leads to a drug war with China. Josh told everyone in the family about the entry including his […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons on Nov 22nd, 2006 2 Comments »
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
(clipart from Kids Domain)
Posted in curriculum, fun stuff on Nov 21st, 2006 4 Comments »
This morning I came across this quiz on MSNBC. We have been somewhat lacking in our science lately, especially things of current events, as showed when both of us scored just 4 right out of ten.
After Josh had taken the quiz, I had him choose one question he had gotten an incorrect answer on and […]
Posted in It Happened This Month, curriculum on Nov 20th, 2006 1 Comment »
This morning we added our latest entry to our “happenings this month”. (Please excuse my dirty door. Goodness, you never realize these things until you have a photo in all it’s honesty lol)
Once a week for Math, Josh and I read a biography about a mathematician along with his skills work. I use this site […]
Posted in fun stuff on Nov 17th, 2006 2 Comments »
Each week Josh and I spend a little time together in a small way but to us it’s become a tradition. We look at “The Week in Pictures” on MSNBC and then vote for our favorite.
This week includes a picture of an overturned truck on a highway in Nevada. It reminded me of the 80 […]
Posted in curriculum, fun stuff on Nov 17th, 2006 2 Comments »
Josh and I have been having fun with stories from these two small volumes from the History Channel by Rick Beyer:
The Greatest Stories Never Told:100 tales from history to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy
The Greatest War Stories Never Told:100 tales from military history to astonish, belwilder, and stupefy
True to the author’s word, these stories (which have been researched […]
Posted in curriculum, fun stuff on Nov 14th, 2006 2 Comments »
Besides his WWI readings, Josh has become interested in Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars. I thought it interesting then to find this article on the internet this morning concerning the finding of two panels done by Fra Angelico, the Italian Renaissance master, for the high altar at the Church and Covenant of San Marco in Florence. […]
Posted in It Happened This Month on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Nov 13, 1982
Vietnam War Memorial Wall dedicated
Before Josh headed out to college this morning, we read from our daily email about the dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall on this day in 1982.
I brought out the POW/MIA bracelets that my mom and brother and sister and I wore during the war and a newspaper article I […]
