Jumbled Thoughts

~D~ had an accident on the trampoline this morning. His bottom lip collided with his brother's knee, thereby splitting it open and causing all of us much distress! I'm glad to say he is making a fine recovery now, and his lip, though swollen and cut, doesn't look as bad as it did earlier.

Yesterday, ~D~ finished reading his book The Good Master. I asked him to give an oral book report last night, in front of the whole family. He did a very good job remembering facts and characters. Today he begins the next book, The Singing Tree. ~N~ is nearly half way through The Bronze Bow. He insists his book is MUCH longer than his brother's and his doesn't have any pictures, so of course, it will take longer to read it.... wink, wink.

We are enjoying the rhythm and pace of our school day. If I begin to wonder how we're doing compared to his public/private school counterparts, I panic a little and can't figure out how to get it all done in a day. I don't have the energy or the willpower to work in any science yet, but I hope that as we all adjust, I will feel like it later. I guess we are focusing on other things right now, like typing skills and learning Spanish, rather than science lessons. I am wondering about providing them each with a science topic and then letting them learn on their own more about it. However, I try not to compare myself with public school.

Today's English lesson for ~N~ was a lengthy discussion on writing an expository paragraph. He chose to write about his 3 favorite types of games: video games, basketball, and board games. I wasn't very excited about teaching on this topic, but after I saw his paragraph come together I realized how important each step of the lesson was.

We had a combined birthday party for the boys on Sunday afternoon. They invited their friends to play a game of Laser Tag, followed by birthday cake and ice cream in the party room, and then opening their gifts. Since it was the last birthday they will celebrate in Sweden, we wanted to do something memorable and fun for them that involved many of their friends they have made since we moved here. It was also the last day that Gröna Lund, Stockholm's amusement park, would be open this year, so we spent the rest of the afternoon there. We took Vidar (pronounced vee-DAR) with us, our 9 year old Norwegian neighbor. The sun came out after a rainy start and we had a wonderful time together.

I hope to get back to some sort of blogging schedule soon. The past 2 weeks have been an adjustment for us as we eased out of our trip and into schooling. Time to make my blog rounds and see what's going on with the rest of y'all!!!

Rejoice!
...for the Lord is good
and His mercy endures forever!

Marla