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Archive for December 4th, 2006

Winter is Almost Here

Posted: Monday, December 4th, 2006 @ 6:30 pm in Journal | Comments Off

We are scaling back on academics for Advent. That sounds sort of funny once I write it out, because our academics aren’t very intensive anyway. But I want some breathing room to do a few extras and just “be present” during the season. I told Sean that once he’s finished with Book 6 of Key [...]

Paddy is Four!

Posted: Monday, December 4th, 2006 @ 1:16 am in Early Childhood, Math and Logic, Milestones | 3 Comments »

 Here he is being a youngest “Son of Willa Elder“, photo and costume courtesy of his sister. The other big movie favorites around here recently have been: Captains Courageous Boys Town It’s a Mad Mad Mad World Arsenic and Old Lace Bells of St Mary Paddy has been a counting demon recently.  He counts EVERYTHING, [...]