The Strange and Sudden Disappearance of Mr. Moto

Nancy Drew is going to Japan, and so are we, apparently.  In the book, at least.  We're been reading "The Thirteenth Pearl," and to our surprise, the kind old Mr. Moto has disappeared, and this has us all worried.  It's especially concerning when you consider a very large Japanese guy with big feet might be the culprit.  There was a clue about those big feet, and it could lead to trouble!

These are clearly Madison's favorite books right now.  She could read one right after the other without any problem at all, so if you're thinking about getting her a birthday gift, this would the perfect idea:  one of the many, many Nancy Drew books that is out there.  It'll take us a while to get through them all!

We had ballet tonight, or at least Madison did.  Her class ran late, but Daddy wasn't upset about this at all:  he's spending time in there with the head of the Gainesville Ballet, and every moment you can glean something from her is something valuable.  So Daddy sat in the parking lot, and then in the hallway, continuing his preparation for that new series, "Legends."  Here's the graphic for it, which is finally complete:

Mommy and Daddy made a lot of headway today with the series, moving forward with some good ideas.  Meanwhile, Madison is doing incredibly well with her homework and tests at school.  Daddy was at the school this morning, taking more photos for the yearbook, which he's done a lot this year.

Madison did some piano when she got home, and of course her school homework, including some new vocabulary words and math assignments.  She's also learning about World War II, specifically Pearl Harbor.  Her testing and knowledge is increasing by leaps and bounds.  She's a smart one, absorbing and able to recall most of what she learns, even all those letter combinations that make up the programs that FDR did with the New Deal, from the FDIC to the TVA to the SSA to the WPA and the whole alphabet soup there.

After homework and a spaghetti dinner, we returned to Epic Mickey for a bit, and watched this great steampunk movie, "April and the Extraordinary World."  Madison has been doing really well with school, and everything else scholastically, including piano and dancing.  Her room and the back seat in the car are a bit of a mess, and that requires a bit of learning perhaps.  But she's been so ideal, and we love her so!