Magic and Mayhem

Sorry to be so quiet!  We’ve been having a blast in Nebraska.  We got to see Tiffany’s good friend Marsha, a delightful doula who enabled my art addiction on a grand scale by picking up canvases, paint sets, paint pens and more at 90% off Dick Blick’s GOOB sale.  We got to see my friend Barb whom I’ve known since high school, who has moved to within 3 hours of Tiffany.  We have played Klondike to learn about the gold rush, have made fresh squeezed orange juice and performed a taste test with store bought, have been to the park, have done rat experiments, have made masterpieces with colored pencils, have watched movies, have had friends over and performed Betsy-Tacy reader theater plays, have checked out nearly a hundred library books, have read nearly a hundred library books, have learned about dinosaurs and sharks, have told stories, and have laughed and laughed and laughed.

 Tuesday we are storming the capitol (er, participating in a legislative event) with lots of other homeschoolers who are concerned about some idiot legislation that’s been introduced in Nebraska regarding the testing, hoop jumping and micromanaging of the state’s HS families.  Other plans for our remaining days include looking into bowling, making giant oil paintings, doing a weather unit, reducing a recipe from vat sized to single serving, perhaps going swimming at an indoor pool, exploring area museums, and having lots more tea.

Speaking of which, I believe it’s time for either some hot buttered rum or Tiffany tea since all the kiddos are finally asleep except Alex.  Time for chocolate too!  Talk to you soon!