Whirlwind

Today we went to the James Sewell ballet performance with a bunch of other homeschoolers. What a fantastic performance! The dances were choreographed to keep the interest of kids & grown-ups alike...from Vivaldi's Winter to Chopin's piano concertos we were delighted and mesmerized.

After such a delightful morning, we came back down to the hum-drum - beginning math chapter 17 and completing reading lesson 51. Mane rounded it all out by doing a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle of the world. She's getting to know geography rather well.

Last week we spent a lot of time at playgrounds enjoying the autumn weather while it lasts. Sunday this week we saw the first snow. Yikes! Here comes winter. We did our usual Wednesday morning Bible Study, and we spent several hours on Friday socializing with friends.

Mane surprised me while we were in the car the other day. We talked about Rachel Carson's Silent Spring when we were studying Owl Moon a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure she really got it or would remember, but I figured it was an introduction to the naturalists and stewardship of the environment. So, the other day we were in the car, and she said, "Mama, remember how we read about that lady who wrote the book when all the birds were dying? If she wrote it about winter, she could have called it Silent Winter." Which means, of course, that she actually remembered Rachel Carson, the name of the book Silent Spring, AND why it was important. YEAH!