We had a cool, overcast day, a preview of fall. And it was magical. The biggest topic of conversation today was how wonderful the temperature was, and how sudden of a change all of this was. We were super hot, and now suddenly things dropped fifteen degrees or more.
Madison studied for a test in English and Language Arts tonight, and prepared for a presentation on Lebanon as well. She didn't pick the country, and of course would have loved to have done something with Israel. Instead, she got Lebanon, which we informed her was also in the Bible, although nowhere near as important as Israel. It has great trees though.
"Those who do what is right will grow like a palm tree.
They will grow strong like a cedar tree in Lebanon." - Psalm 92:12 NIRV
Madison is working on her Lebanon project with a classmate, and even working on a slide show to go along with it.
We'll probably all learn a little something about Lebanon. Daddy was pretty close to Lebanon a few years ago, and remembers the bomb shelters set up for families in northern Israel because someone in Lebanon was launching missiles at civilian areas. So we were slightly nervous while near Lebanon, though that's been a few years now. Of course the very idea of going to visit a country like Lebanon seemed unlikely. The trees there must have been nice at one time, but beyond that, all I know is that Beirut is the capital, and those of us from the 80's don't have the best associations spring to mind when hearing the word "Beirut."
Anyway, Madison was also studying math, and the power of power and quotient. Whatever that means. Of course, we have a vague sense of what all this math is, but it requires some effort to work through it all, and we're not much help to Madison, I'm afraid. We can help with science, social studies and language arts. But math is another thing altogether! She's studying hard this year though, having to work a little harder to get a better grade.
Madison was practicing her piano tonight in class, working on Pachelbel's Canon in D again, with both hands, and learning a slightly newer arrangement. Madison likes this piece of music very much.
We got home and had a great dinner, with Mommy making chicken Marsalis for us tonight. Madison had pizza. Her staple diet is pizza, chicken nuggets, tater tots, tikka masala, and tacos on Tuesdays. We're trying to get her to branch out from time to time, believe me. But rarely does something capture her interest enough to warrant having a new item on the menu. The tikka masala was a big moment for us, something new to have on a weekly basis. Plus, it helps that Mommy and Daddy like that too.
We did some Christmas shopping today while Madison was at school. Mommy was at the dentist this morning, getting the last of that tooth work done, and then afterwards we were at Cracker Barrel for a lunch date. While there, we noted some items on a clearance sale, and just like that we were Christmas shopping for Madison. Yes, we have some items already gathered - you can't start too early!
Our newest programming on the television includes watching old episodes of "The Clone Wars." We're going through those from teh beginning now, and Madison is good with that. We're wanting to watch them so we can get ourselves more up to date when the new Disney channel's final seasons premiere. So here we go again with young Ahsoka and all the rest.
Tonight we read from our book with Mara Jade, and of course our devotional. The rain came later on tonight, and before we woke up this morning as well, so it was somewhat of a damp day. It's been a good one though!
Madison studied for a test in English and Language Arts tonight, and prepared for a presentation on Lebanon as well. She didn't pick the country, and of course would have loved to have done something with Israel. Instead, she got Lebanon, which we informed her was also in the Bible, although nowhere near as important as Israel. It has great trees though.
"Those who do what is right will grow like a palm tree.
They will grow strong like a cedar tree in Lebanon." - Psalm 92:12 NIRV
Madison is working on her Lebanon project with a classmate, and even working on a slide show to go along with it.
We'll probably all learn a little something about Lebanon. Daddy was pretty close to Lebanon a few years ago, and remembers the bomb shelters set up for families in northern Israel because someone in Lebanon was launching missiles at civilian areas. So we were slightly nervous while near Lebanon, though that's been a few years now. Of course the very idea of going to visit a country like Lebanon seemed unlikely. The trees there must have been nice at one time, but beyond that, all I know is that Beirut is the capital, and those of us from the 80's don't have the best associations spring to mind when hearing the word "Beirut."
Anyway, Madison was also studying math, and the power of power and quotient. Whatever that means. Of course, we have a vague sense of what all this math is, but it requires some effort to work through it all, and we're not much help to Madison, I'm afraid. We can help with science, social studies and language arts. But math is another thing altogether! She's studying hard this year though, having to work a little harder to get a better grade.
Madison was practicing her piano tonight in class, working on Pachelbel's Canon in D again, with both hands, and learning a slightly newer arrangement. Madison likes this piece of music very much.
We got home and had a great dinner, with Mommy making chicken Marsalis for us tonight. Madison had pizza. Her staple diet is pizza, chicken nuggets, tater tots, tikka masala, and tacos on Tuesdays. We're trying to get her to branch out from time to time, believe me. But rarely does something capture her interest enough to warrant having a new item on the menu. The tikka masala was a big moment for us, something new to have on a weekly basis. Plus, it helps that Mommy and Daddy like that too.
We did some Christmas shopping today while Madison was at school. Mommy was at the dentist this morning, getting the last of that tooth work done, and then afterwards we were at Cracker Barrel for a lunch date. While there, we noted some items on a clearance sale, and just like that we were Christmas shopping for Madison. Yes, we have some items already gathered - you can't start too early!
Our newest programming on the television includes watching old episodes of "The Clone Wars." We're going through those from teh beginning now, and Madison is good with that. We're wanting to watch them so we can get ourselves more up to date when the new Disney channel's final seasons premiere. So here we go again with young Ahsoka and all the rest.
Tonight we read from our book with Mara Jade, and of course our devotional. The rain came later on tonight, and before we woke up this morning as well, so it was somewhat of a damp day. It's been a good one though!
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