Going to the Library
As with most families, we are frequent patrons of our library system. We generally have 30-50 books checked out at any given moment and are very thankful for the wonderful online system that allows us to order and renew books and manage our account online. Recently a couple of different library issues have arisen that
What was the last thing you learned how to do?
Besides learning everyday new ways of being, how to play some games on the Wii, the various new features on various software applications, etc., I think the think the last really new thing that I have learned to do is to knit. I’m not very good and I’m very slow, but my technique is improving
Homeschool Day at the History Center
I’ve been feeling quite unhappy lately about how little we’ve been getting out and about in Atlanta lately. Especially in these economic hard times, I think that we should be doing all we can to support the arts, music and museum in Atlanta, but I’m having a hard time balancing everything. We used to go
The Sound of Music
Yesterday evening, Chloe started banging on the piano, so Phil showed her a few basics. Chloe spent much of the evening trying out different key combinations and starting making some nice music. She came to me and said that she had the strategy and would like to take piano classes! Barbara told her that sometimes
Hex for Kids
(Forgive me for being so quiet here. It is my deadline week for work, we’re getting ready to go to DC for a while, and I’m just starting to see the light….anyone care to cook us a healthy meal? We are sick of frozen pizza.) Camille is doing some amazing stuff with logic and math
Kindled Thoughts
I came across this article E-book ‘will not threaten paperback’ today. But Stephen Bury, head of European and American collections at the British Library, said the book lover and pleasure reader would not give up the traditional paper book for an electronic gadget. I paused to consider. Are there other electronic devices that have mostly
Not Back To School Party
All the area kids headed back to school at the beginning of last week. While not jealous that those kids get to sit in classrooms, we homeschoolers do like to have a celebration when we reunite for our new session of classes. Today, after registration (Camille is taking Latin and Chloe is taking swimming), we
Art Projects
While the girls still had trouble waking this morning, they still managed to get their homeschool tasks done. Just in time for their friend across the street to get home from school and do an art project with them. camille’s art: chloe’s art: Gwyneth’s art:
Planning
Camille has rushed into her history curriculum for next year, not giving me the chance to look at it and figure out where it needs to be supplemented. So even though I had tons of work to do, we sat down and made up schedules for next year using google calendar. I had a look
Kindle, Day Two
Yesterday (day 2) I decided to buy a couple of books that I had sampled the previous day. First, I couldn’t get the wireless to work (This seems to be the big downfall.) Then, I finally managed to click “Buy This book”. The Kindle told me it was working okay, but when I returned to
Kindle, First Thoughts
Camille was so excited to see a package locker key in our mail yesterday … I had looked at the tracking and knew that it had arrived at the post office, so I wasn’t too surprised. When we took it out, it struck me that it was actually smaller than I had expected. The carrying
Success!
We have managed to search amazon from the kindle and download samples of two books. Moreover, the Kindle has a rudimentary browser, which we can use to surf the “PDA” web (you know, text only and all that). We haven’t yet chosen to buy a book, but can sense that will happen very, very soon.
Kindle Me Not
I’ve been debating for a month now whether to spend the money on this new piece of technology. Generally, I am not on the bleeding edge; I wait for the hoopla (and price) to come down before jumping on the bandwagon. Second-generation technology is good enough. But with our upcoming 2.5 week trip, I was
Chloe’s Art Show
Today was the last day of our homeschool classes. I know the girls will miss hanging out with their friends, but at the moment I am feeling ‘the fewer commitments, the better’. Unfortunately, we still have some dentist and doctor appointments, but after the 28th, we are totally free until we leave for our big
Daisy No More
Today was our last day of scouts for the year. Camille earned her Leadership Pin and some other patches, as well as some cookie incentive prizes. Chloe earned the rest of her Daisy patches and then bridged to Brownies! I was the Daisy Scout Leader this year, and I’m so excited to see my little
She’s Got Our Genes
Our family is one of computer freaks. My folks met at IBM in the 60s. I have a doctorate in Computational and Applied Mathematics and work for a software company. Rob is an engineer that uses computers excessively in his research. Rob’s brother is also a computer guru, with a doctorate comparable to mine and
Movies, Anyone?
As I indicated in recent posts, I watched quite a few movies on my flights to and from Paris last month. I now feel like I’ve missed a couple of decades (or a lifetime?) of movies. I can count on my fingers the number of movies I’ve been to in the past decade. I don’t
Inspired to Paint
On the flight home from France, I kept myself entertained watching the on-demand movies. I saw (along with a documentary about trash) Into the Wild, Dan in Real Life, and My Kid Could Paint That. Watching the little girl in the last movie made me feel like painting. Camille and Chloe both agreed that it
Sibling Rivalry
Chloe is green with envy. “It’s not fair” is her battle cry. Upon learning that I had put Camille’s Roman Villa (with flaps that lift to reveal the Latin words for the rooms of the house), she insisted that I dedicate a blog post to her masterpiece as well.
Mi Domus Est Tu Domus
How’s my Latin? Certainly not as good as Camille’s (or should we call her Camilla?). She’s in her third year of Latin and really enjoys it. In terms of her homeschooling, it strongly reinforces the grammar concepts that she has learned and has also deepened her love of history. In fact, Latin is what led
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