Catholic Bible Study resources

We are waiting until we move so sign up for Pius Media, the "Catholic Netflix". I have looked at Ascension Press materials from afar before and would like to see them before I buy them.

Happy 8th Bday to our Miller!

We are off to inspect the house, eat donuts and, with his "round table" of Blue Knights, have a party and a lesson on Heaven at TORCH coop. All Glory and Praise to the Lord on my son's birthday!

Yesterday, J and I both got haircuts and he bought a very small guinea pig, which he and his sister named Millie to keep our "old girl," Fibi, company.

Mom is reading...

I am reading speedily through this engrossing reflection on restoring Christian culture. And, I am a bit slower with the PIG ("Politically Incorrect Guide") to the Civil War, which is such an important book, so timely.

It is slam-o-rama time around here....

The past week or so has been a bit crazy around here as we are giving birth to our new house. The kids are learning and growing and JB is being a big help working on the whiteboard with her brother in math and spelling. HRM is doing lots w/K12, cooking and reading and working on her part in the upcoming TORCH play (as is JB who is in the other play). J is still reading Spongebob books and plenty of other literature. We are reading alot and doing oral narrations on what we are reading and watching and listening too.

I think the Books of Centuries will have to wait until after the move, but we shall see. Miller's 8th bday is the 20th!

I posted this on my other blog last week. I have a book list that I will post of books I have checked out of the library and from our personal library on Daniel Boone and American frontier life. This year we have studied the life of George Washington and St. Isaac Jogues. We are now on to Daniel Boone -- coonskin cap and all-- and his strong wife, Rebecca Boone. This is very sketchy but will have to do for now.

When life throws a few extra wrenches at you, homeschooling is such a source of enjoyment. It is my sanity amongst the craziness of many things going on right now, only including packing, applying for a mortgage, inspections, pondering and working on the myriad improvements needed in the old house. And, also including a bit of a meltdown in my spiritual life....well, enough of that -- we are blessed and I know it and am so very grateful and know in my heart that our Lord can make straight any crooked path.

The good, the bad and the surprising...

I think I'm coming down with something, so this is sketchy...I can fill in later; here goes:

the good
Our little man J read his first book from cover to cover...it was just like when HRM got up, after having no steps, and walked clear across our family room...so good, so very very very good...lots of drawing this week and read Pauline saints, playdate/lunchdate with Rach and A, studied St. Paul, and other praying, talking, playing, reading and writing and math skills...snowflake science and TWC, went to B and N and JB bought Hotel for Dogs and Ginger Pye and learned about acid-staining of concrete floors and applying for mortgages and what is insurance. Dad worked from home today, Friday, and it was a family vacation day with lots of rest, t.v., eating at home and Wii games...we are on a roll with hot, buttery cinnamon toast every morn...we are listening to Bach's Goldberg Variations while cooking and doing housework

the bad
I had to go out three evenings this week, to super good events, but, what with my flaky immune system, I feel worn out, achy, migrainous (not sure if that is an adjective) and, frankly, mad mad mad 'cause it sure would be nice to go at a normal pace and not flake out

the surprising
...is related to the good -- did I say that our little man read his first book, cover to cover; we are so happy for him and he is so happy too...and, I was surprised that everyone really liked the poem I read them, T.S. Eliot's The Winter Evening Settles Down...we talked about WWI, Eliot and The Wasteland

Our well-worn ATLAS

We have had and enjoyed this atlas for years. We have been looking at it alot lately, as we read historical fiction. We finished chapter 2 today of Augustine Came to Kent. Monday was bad, but it was not very bad. JB and Miller have done good copywork, HRM is doing K12 Language Arts and Science as a monthly trial, and Mom is going a bit crazy as she is experiencing labor pains with the new house construction nearly at full fruit. HRM and I discovered LUSH Handmade Cosmetics and it is really interesting learning about this company; we placed an order for some sea salt shampoo, all-natural moisturizer and some other nice soap. J is reading tons as he plays Animal Crossing on GameCube (...or "cubegame" as Mom calls it just to get a rise out of everyone....). JB sits with J and helps him read the cubegame game.... and she has re-discovered her Nintendo DS and is about to finish Marley and Me (not the kid version). We are off in a couple of hours to celebrate Confirmation at our parish. I am a sponsor for a very special young man -- thank you, Sean! Not that he reads my ole, boring hschool journal!