jack had a bad night. his lyme disease came back and he couldn't settle down. his temperature went up to 103.5 and he groaned half the night. this morning i spoke with our vet and she put him on doxycycline. this is a specific medicine for lyme, so i'm hoping it goes away for good. chanda had to help me give him his pill as he didn't want to sit up.
i wanted to start a main lesson with chanda this morning, but she started the day putting together her roller drawer that we got from ikea for her winter clothes.
after setting up the drawer, she went through all her clothes and separated spring/summer from fall/winter. then she listened to the martin the warrior tape she had checked out of the library on library day, and made a few potholders.
she usually only likes the audiotapes when they are simply read . . not a bunch of different actors or sound effects. however, brian jacques reads his books himself with a host of actors. she says she doesn't mind so much as he must have known how he wanted it done.
finally, a roman history main lesson . .
just a short paragraph about romulus and remus. we actually passed this in the dorothy mills book, but she hasn't put together the requested synopsis, so i'm just going for short and sweet narratives from live education at this point.
it was another warm day. we had deviled eggs and romaine lettuce with caesar salad dressing. we were able to eat with morgana and greg before chanda ran off to usher for the play korrina is stage managing. then greg and i ran off to see the play. it was the rimers of eldritch, by lanford wilson, not exactly a light comedy! i thought the actors and director did a great job. it was performed by the hb ensemble group.
I finally was able to remember which email to log on with. I missed you and your family. You make me want to be a better mom:) Love and peace right back to you!
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to hear from you, Nermine. I feel the same way about you. Your posts are always thought provoking, honest and inspiring :) Sending a big hug . .
DeleteWe had a day like that yesterday. We only managed to go to the library. Today my sister and her family is coming from Münster. One daughter of my brother is already here, the two sons of my other brother are also visiting. It'll be a large crowd tonight.
ReplyDeleteI hope Jack will be better soon. You are ahead of us now. Charlotte hasn't started the Romans yet. We need to get to them too! I have discovered that I'm becoming slower and slower with my teaching. Must be my age. We'll be back in NY soon. I'm already thinking about packing.
It's funny you should write that you feel you're becoming slower and slower . . I definitely have that feeling also. It's such a struggle sometimes to get a lesson going. I don't like them to always be doing workbook and computer exercises . . I always feel better when main lesson work is happening. Plus, it's exciting information! It's fun to be learning together. We have to keep pushing ourselves :) I must say, however, that you are definitely not behind us! We haven't done Mineralogy and need to move along with Physics and Chemistry and Algebra, and bring Geometry to a close. I do depend on summertime for some catching up.
DeleteHave a fabulous time with your family! Thank goodness for airplanes. My grandmother would have loved flying. 1, 2, 3 . . and you're in Europe . . or America! My Aunt Evie loved hopping on an airplane and flying east to see us after she moved to California when I was four. Her visits with us were always magical :)
I guess the idea of putting together a lesson is more daunting when you get older. Or you simply don't have the energy anymore. I wish you good luck with the sciences and math. I have started astronomy with Charlotte, but the skies are not cooperating. We can't see the stars these days.
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