Fleur de Lis Homeschool Blog: May 31, 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

May 27-June 2nd, 2013 SL- Core E- Week 27"A", "LOW" ("left-over's week")

May 27-June 2nd, 2013

SL- Core E-

Week 27"A",

"LOW" ("left-over's week")

Ever wonder what "Core E" means? Core E is a unit of study we are doing on American history. Right now, we are specifically studying WWII. We focus a LOT on history! I know my mom has checked my blog once or twice, and I know she has NO IDEA what any of this stuff means--so I try to put in a few hints here and there to help her if she ever comes back and reads this stuff.

Monday was Memorial Day, so Dh was off from work. Dd had a day off from our normal lessons.

IN Homeschool Convention:

Sat. June 1st we went to the Indiana State Homeschool Convention, which was held at the State Fairgrounds for the first time. I got to meet "Jill" from SL!!! I met her last year too; but she didn't remember me (unfortunately). We went right to the SL booth (like last year) and checked in with them, then we could feel right to begin with the rest of the booths... I am such a loyal SL'er, I have to go there first!

The other highlight of our visit was the visit to the microscope place- Winkleman Microscope Service-Larry Winkleman-(765)453-6061,winkmicser@aol.com, 4408 McKibben Drive Kokomo, IN. 46904. We went to the booth and saw a lot of great used microscope (and there were new ones too). The salesman really was pushing/recommending one in particular to us. So, after talking for a while I was quite sold on it; but needed to hear from Dh that he also agreed on the purchase. We walked up to the next booth to discuss and quickly agreed. In the moments it took us to agree and walk right back a woman had come and stood right in front of that scope. I waited for her to finish talking to him, then said "You think this is a good microscope?" and pointed to it. He said, "Yes." and so I said, "I'll take it!!" and then he asked her if she wanted it---to my surprise! Then he informed me she had been by the day before and had seniority! I put my head down and walked off. We returned again 30 minutes later, and roughly the same thing happened again. Left, and returned a third time--this time he pulled a new scope out from under the table. And then another couple came and bought a scope while we were trying to talk to him on that third visit! I think we were half invisible! Even though we were always there first, whenever a new couple would arrive they would always take over. It was quite an experience of un-Christian behavior. But, in the end our patience was rewarded. The scope he put up at the end was a fine one--a 1962 model, Japanese made, "Cenco" (which isn't good, really) oil immersion, 1000x-so we can see bacteria if we wanted, with mechanical stage. B/c we got bumped so many times he gave us $35 off the ticket price(actually the mechanical stage free and put on for us), and a cover for it too. I'll get a photo of it soon. Dd has already been enjoying looking at slides under it already!

Our lessons this week:

Bible:

Daniel Chapters 4,5,6

Romans Chapters 5,6,7,8,9