Butterflies Galore!

 One thing this week was full of; was surprise butterflies.  On Monday, before lunch we had already been surprised 3 different times with butterflies!  We have to go check the windows throughout the day b/c they are hatching!

These are Black Swallowtails. The Black Swallowtail, one of North America’s most common butterflies, frequently visits backyard gardens. Nicknamed parsley worms, the caterpillars feed on parsley, dill, fennel, and other members of the carrot family.
This large butterfly has black wings with yellow markings and a wingspan of 8-11 cm. The male displays a row of bold yellow spots, while the female’s spots are faded shades of yellow and blue.

Sept. 17-21 (Core E: Wk 6) 2012

Sept. 17-21 (Core E: Wk 6) 2012

Reminder: We are in the first section of our new "Core" with Sonlight--Core E--which is Part Two of American History.  We are currently edging close to the Civil War right now in history and our books/readings are all building up towards that goal.


Besides our SL (Sonlight) work we have our Thursday Co-op classes with our small, intimate hs group: LHE.  Dd has 3 classes: 1) Gym 2) Nature in Art (which I teach) and 3) Geography.  After the classes we go to the park nearby with many of the group and picnic and socialize/play for a few hours before heading our separate ways.  This week AC came home with us, and then joined us as we worked at our church's pantry called : The Giving Tree.  Then we took her to meet up with her family at her brother's football practice.  This was one LONG day.  Then on Friday, we had to set our alarms again to rise and shine early to get to the "Feast of the Hunter's Moon" event in Lafayette, IN.  This event was beyond cool!  I had a great time!!  You will see a post that I've already posted previous to this one that shows pictures and gives a little more detail about that event.

As far as Dd's fun readers that she has added in this week--beyond our SL reading-- I will post them next.  These are just fun:

Romeo and Juliet by Michael Rosen

 

Twelfth Night : For Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series) by Lois Burdett and Christine Coburn

 

 A Midsummer Night's Dream for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!) by Lois Burdett

 

Babymouse #10: The Musical by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

 

 

Squish #1: Super Amoeba by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm 

 

 

Squish #2: Brave New Pond by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

 

Sonlight summary:

Bible: 

 Acts & Matthew and Starting Strong

 

History: 

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Sounding Forth the Trumpet

 

Reader: 

The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr 

 

Read Aloud:

 

Thee, Hannah! by Marguerite De Angeli

Finished! We really enjoyed this book about a little Amish girl, Hannah, who found out why being a Friend is special and something to be proud of.  We already have adopted the phrase "Listening to 'Old Spotty' into our family dialog.  Unfortunately or fortunately I don't know any children that couldn't relate to how the main character fought her temptation over and over again.  We could really relate to her plight.  Hannah, is the main character and is 9 years old.  She lives with her large family in Philadelphia just before the Civil War.  She is called to an alley on day while walking on the street by a runaway slave.  Her family, Quakers, are very helpful to the Underground Railroad and runaway slaves.  This book was very hard for us to stop at each chapter.  We wanted to read it through without stopping!!

 Math:
Math U See: Lessons 23 A, 23 B, 23 C
Skip Counting: 3 Family

New Butterflies--Black Swallowtails!!

Ahhh--so much fun seeing these little guys fresh out of the chrysalis!

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Laundry Post

I don't use my dryer; except on rare occassions to save money and to save electricity.  One of the favorite questions I've gotten from my Dd's friends is: "Do you even OWN a dryer???"  Yes, we do--but this is how we dry our stuff----

Here is our little set-up:

We bought an umbrella stand holder--it's the round piece on the bottom- to put the dryer rack inside instead of outside, like how it is usually used.

You can see one of the three wooden racks we have in this photo.

It quickly and easily comes down and can be put in a corner, out of your way.

We usually put on our ceiling fan, and the fan by the window on chilly days when we need a little help getting things dry.

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Feast of the Hunter's Moon

Feast of the Hunter's Moon
There was Fort Quiatenon that was a trading post between the Indians and the French back in the 1700's.  Each year in Lafayette, Indiana they hold a "Feast of the Hunter's Moon" to celebrate the past traditions.  The same indian tribe still own part of the property and take a big part of this event.  The fort is still standing; and many things have been dug up on the property that are interesting to us today.

Making Bread; one step at a time!

Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather here--They were the best historians we met.  They were talking about the double cross--the necklace they are wearing--I'll have to do a seperate post all about it.

At the River Front:

The Wabash River

 Making Rope:

Cool little store on the way out:

More Specimen's!