Sonlight Core G
Week 5
Nov. 10th - 16th, 2014
I've mixed in pictures from our Nature Hikes and pictures of the birds eating at our feeders beside our porch, and the satchel Dd made, and put them throughout this post!
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| Snow, Snow, Snow! Welcome to Michigan! |
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We had a pretty uneventful week; with no 'outings' (unless two grocery stores on Saturday count!). I contemplated going down to Indiana on Friday, but I could never get myself feeling up to par. By Sat. Dd had a fever, though I'm not sure she got that from me. But, I went back and forth between feeling a tiny bit better, and then losing ground the next day. I've got a "new patient" appointment the last week of November, and am trying to wait until then to go to a doctor. I called my Indiana doctor for an antibiotic, and they said 'no', and told me to go to an immediate care for help. I don't know about you all--but those quick visits cost an arm and a leg! When I had a massive, days-long, migraine two months ago, we tried to go to an Immediate Care, but couldn't find it, but did find the ER. That quick visit was almost $800.00---YIKES! I could take this opportunity to discuss how many thousands we spend on medical fees each year; but will just move on and not go into how difficult it is to live in this day and age with health problems!!! I am hoping Dd and I can get healthy this week.
It took Dd two days, but with the help of my Kindle, she got her Lego Millineum Falcon back together. Dd accidentally dropped it during our move to the apartment. Now, it is all back together!!
My husband use to do most of the cooking, but with his new job, and probably the size of our "kitchen", he doesn't seem to be very interested in cooking here....SO, Dd and I are really stepping up our game, and cooking 90% of the food we eat. I'm really impressed with how much of a natural she is with cooking. This week she made Tortilla's from scratch--whole wheat instead of white flour, she made "Prairie Tea Cakes", which was like cupcakes, but super heavy and they had a wonderful lemon icing/glaze. She has a new concoction for making baked chicken--roughly based on how Heather "L." makes hers--she made that dish on Tuesday and on Saturday. She made a chicken stir fry with broccoli, carrots, noodles, and potatoes. Then on Sunday she made a chocolate cake with chocolate chips inside (instead of frosting). I rocked the house with my Aussie Cumin Potato wedges twice this week, and many, many, "Super Salads"!
Bible:
Veritas Press: Chronicles Through Malachi
Card 73: Hezekiah Trusts the Lord: Completed!
II Kings 18-20
Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary:
II Kings 18-20
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| Downey Woodpecker |
Survey of the Bible: pg. 114-117
The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament:
Lesson 150, Ch. 18: completed
Lesson 150, Ch. 19: completed
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| Male Cardinal, we had THREE PAIRS of Cardinals at our feeders yesterday! One male was actively trying to chase off the other two males. It took a while for the females to come to the feeder, but the males were up for a visit right off the bat. Yesterday we had: Dark-Eyed Junco, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Squirrels, lots of Chickadees and Sparrows, the Cardinal crew, and a Bluejay! I haven't seen the hawk that I had been seeing so frequently. |
Journey Through the Bible: pg. 166 & 167
Archaeological Study Bible:
*Archeological Sites: Hezekiah's Tunnel
*The Death of Sennacherib
*The Lachish Reliefs
*The Sennacherib Prism
Men of the Bible by Ann Spangler (the back cover shows she lives in Grand Rapids, MI.)
We read the whole chapter about Hezekiah pg. 235-243
Google Earth:
Various searches; like: Babylon and the Hanging Gardens, Ur, and Canaan- so interesting to look at Google Earth with these ancient locations--highly recommend.
Searches on Hezekiah brought up a really neat site: www.angietravels.com; which showed Hezekiah's Underground Tunnel; with LOTs of really cool photo's of it. High recommend.
We did a lot of searches this week on "Hezekiah" and "Sennacherib"--as those were my two focus points.
Dd completed the worksheets for Card 73
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| I *think* this is Charlie. We had two squirrels at our feeders yesterday. I saw Nutty a few days ago, and she was literally the 'fluffiest' squirrel I have ever seen. She must really be prepared for a serious winter! She has lots of insulation. |
Psalms of the Week:
Psalm 90
(The Believer's Bible Commentary said that this Psalm is the only Psalm definitely written by Moses)
Psalms 90–106
Psalm 90
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4 A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.
5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6 In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.
7 We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
10 Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
12 Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
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| Can you believe all this great wild wonder is right beside our apartment building! |
Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
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| The SATCHEL Dd made this week. Rachel L had given her this burlap bag about a year ago, and so took it and attached a handle that she crocheted for it. It looks even better on her! |
Now to our Sonlight Lessons!
Read Aloud:
God King: In Process
I am really enjoying this book a lot. I know the new king is headed for troubles, but just keep wondering when and where they will happen! The real, super-big bonus for us is that it is set in KING HEZEKIAH'S time! We focused on Hezekiah this week in bible and history! I LOVE it when two subjects overlap!
Children's Bible Field Guide: Ch. 5: Completed
Even though we are using Veritas Press for our Bible program, we are still reading this book as it is assigned. So far, I hate to say, I haven't been very impressed...maybe as we get further into it?!?
Reader:
Greek Myths by Jennifer Coolidge: in process
Dd decided she preferred this book, rather than the D'audlaire book that SL suggested.
Reader:
Trojan War: In Process
Kingfisher History Encyclopedia:
in process: some of these books are spread out throughout the whole year, like this one!
Timeline & Mapping for Week 5: In Process
T: Egyptian Middle Kingdom
Hykos Rules Egypt,
Egpytian New Kingdom
Queen Hatshepsut Rules Egypt
Akhenaten Worships One God
Moses Frees Israelites From Egypt
Map work:
Kush/Nubia, Napata, Meroe, Greece, Bosporus Strait
Thebes, Palestine, Euphrates, Zimbabwe, Assyrian Empire, Ethiopia, Punt, Thebes, Israel, Dongola
SOTW: Story of the World
WELL, I was asking some questions about our SOTW from previous chapters, and Dd couldn't remember the details, so I did something drastic---I re-read everything we have already read a second time and we talked more about it as we went. We really focused on SOTW this week, and the Activity Book/Pages and Maps. Our assignment was to read Ch.'s 12-14; which we did; but we also re-read Ch.'s 1-12. It was a lot, but I'm glad we did it!
Language Arts:
Dd is re-writing her story, her sequel to the Percy Jackson story. It is going well, and she is doing a great job. She is also continuing to find her favorite quotes from Rick Riordan's books and writing them all down in her notebook.
All About Spelling: 6:
Step 18: completed
IEW Fix-It: Frog Prince:
Week 19: Completed
SL LA--continuing to work on Week 4's assignment
Daily Grams 7:
pg. 158-162
Youtube:
"Topic Sentence 1" by strategiesforwriting
"Topic Sentence" by sharmans18s
and a few other, not so good, video's on Topic Sentences.
Keyboarding:
Christmas Songs!
Nature Hikes:
Two by herself, and two with me...we are really so blessed to live right beside a fairly big wooded area beside our apartment building!
LAMPLIGHTER:
This week we listened to an audio by Lamplighter;
Sir Knight and the Splendid Way
This story is VERY similar to Pilgrim's Progress. If you liked Pilgrim's Progress, then you should really enjoy this story too! This was a fantastic story! High recommend!
Math:
Math U See: Pre-Algebra:
3D, 3E, 3F, 4A, 4B
Science:
We have been doing the Tiner books together, and having Dd do the Apologia reading and note-taking by herself. She currently plans on being a doctor, so I am working hard on making sure we fit science into each week.
Exploring the World of Biology by Tiner:
Ch. 6: Digestion (and quiz): Completed
Ch. 7: Plant Inventors (and quiz): Completed
Apologia Chemistry and Physics:
pg. 118-127 and writing notes to go along: Completed
AND, we fixed a clogged sink. We took the U off under the sink, and used a coat hanger to grab the offending muck, and then put everything back together. I wish I could say it was easy, but you know how things never want to go back together after you take them apart! But, in the end we did prevail! She got to bring out her tool box--I didn't bring MY toolboxes to the apartment, but SHE did! Good for her, or we wouldn't have been able to get the job done (without having to call maintenance! )
Sewing---I will show pictures of her new accomplishments. We have sewn and created all week, and had a lot of fun doing it!
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| This is a "hunting knife" Dd made this week out of bamboo skewers and duct tape. |
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| This is the crochet piece Dd started working on last week; she has been wearing it each time we go for a hike...isn't it nice! |
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| This is the chicken dish my Dd made twice this week...YUM! |
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| Dd made Prairie Tea Cakes, here is a close-up. The lemon glaze was really tasty! |
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| Dd made tortilla's from scratch this week |
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