Moriah bought some fuzzy, soft fleece fabric with some of her Christmas money, with the express intent of making a bathrobe. Here she is with her handiwork! She loves to do crafty things. I am pleased that she is learning to run the sewing machine, and even more pleased that she waited very patiently for 3 weeks until I had the time to help her with it. Bravo to Moriah’s bathrobe and her sweet patience!
Toby drew this mummy, and wanted to share it. Please do not be frightened, it is only a picture.
This morning I started Chisanbop with Elsie and Peter. This is a method of performing mathematical computations easily using the fingers. It originated in Korea. They seemed to enjoy it, and I think it will help them to master math concepts. I also intend to use it with Toby, as he responds so favorably to working with the abacus, and this is similar.
Moriah, Samuel, and Toby did multiplication and division worksheets.
We talked about racism in this country’s history, and how all people are made in the image of God. They did a vocabulary worksheet with civil rights related words like boycott, segregation, and freedom.
Can it really have been 10 days since I posted? It must be true.
Moriah went with us to a neighborhood meeting last Monday evening, and we learned about the plans for redoing the ’streetscape’ on an important road bordering our neighborhood. I ended up being interviewed and made the 11 o’clock news.
Not only was I on TV (!), but Moriah, Toby, and Elsie got their picture in the Peoria Journal Star. A local reporter was at the Peoria Public Library during our weekly visit and asked if the children could be models for a story about a new feature on the library website. The children were happy to oblige and thrilled to see their picture in the paper. I doubt that this media frenzy can possibly continue, but if it does, I’m hoping for a big endorsement deal.
The children watched another sign language video. Elsie especially tends to come up to me and tell me the signs for things.
We had a luncheon at our house on Thursday, and had a nice prayer time with the ladies that work at or are Samaritan families. One of the little boys visiting inadvertantly added drama to our lunch by falling backwards onto our radiator and gashing his head open. Boy, head wounds bleed a lot. Thankfully, it was a minor scrape and is healing quite nicely already.
The children went to their second fencing class at the Peoria Fencing Academy, and again loved it. I think that their teacher is excellent, and am so pleased that they have this opportunity.
We had a Discovery Toys party on Saturday, and the children played host to their guests very nicely. I let them all come down and play with the toys a little at the end, and they enjoyed it very much.