The Book Fair is going on at the school, and while this sort of thing used to be a big deal for Mommy and Daddy, who actually went to the school and helped buy various books she wanted, this time it was just a matter of giving her some money, and seeing what she came home with - what interested her.
This is one of the books she came home with, another book that covered the topic of the Holocaust. It's an interesting thing, this topic drawing her attention. She got another book, a mystery book with a name I can't remember at the moment, but these were just two books she picked up on her own, just a few she was interested in. We'll see how good they are. We love the fact that she's just picking up books to read.
They're spending their time studying for the upcoming tests - the Milestones. That was a lot of today's focus, learning how to take tests and doing practice runs and reviewing a lot of material. Madison says it is rather dull. But art class has been interesting and fun, and she's been learning a few new things there.
Speaking of tests, tonight she had a test to earn the first stripe on her green belt. She passed it, although just barely so. She'll need to practice a bit on her form for this one, but that's something she doesn't have a problem with. There wasn't any sparring today, but there were a lot of places where kids were practicing their positions and forms. Everyone passed by the night's end, of course. Madison took a couple tries, but in the end prevailed. She'll practice some more at home, I'm sure.
We've been reading from "The Sword of Mercy" lately at night, along with the other nighttime rituals. There's always - always - a game of hide-and-seek before bedtime, and there's always a zerbert, prayers, and the shout out, "Goodnight Smelly Walrus Chunks!" Or "Goodnight Pooter Pan!" That sort of thing.
We're getting ready to go on a little trip south soon, so Mommy was packing today. Daddy was preparing in other ways, attempting to get quite a bit done in a short time. There is a lot going on this season, and that's good of course. But it's also kind of stressful as well. The upcoming vacation will do us all good...!
This is one of the books she came home with, another book that covered the topic of the Holocaust. It's an interesting thing, this topic drawing her attention. She got another book, a mystery book with a name I can't remember at the moment, but these were just two books she picked up on her own, just a few she was interested in. We'll see how good they are. We love the fact that she's just picking up books to read.
They're spending their time studying for the upcoming tests - the Milestones. That was a lot of today's focus, learning how to take tests and doing practice runs and reviewing a lot of material. Madison says it is rather dull. But art class has been interesting and fun, and she's been learning a few new things there.
Speaking of tests, tonight she had a test to earn the first stripe on her green belt. She passed it, although just barely so. She'll need to practice a bit on her form for this one, but that's something she doesn't have a problem with. There wasn't any sparring today, but there were a lot of places where kids were practicing their positions and forms. Everyone passed by the night's end, of course. Madison took a couple tries, but in the end prevailed. She'll practice some more at home, I'm sure.
We've been reading from "The Sword of Mercy" lately at night, along with the other nighttime rituals. There's always - always - a game of hide-and-seek before bedtime, and there's always a zerbert, prayers, and the shout out, "Goodnight Smelly Walrus Chunks!" Or "Goodnight Pooter Pan!" That sort of thing.
We're getting ready to go on a little trip south soon, so Mommy was packing today. Daddy was preparing in other ways, attempting to get quite a bit done in a short time. There is a lot going on this season, and that's good of course. But it's also kind of stressful as well. The upcoming vacation will do us all good...!
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