SL Core H Week 19 (1700's ish) May 15-21, 2017

SL Core H Week 19 (World History, Year 2 of 2)

 (1700's ish) 

May 15-21, 2017

Agnes, it is always funny finding her in her little spots!

Hello, Friends!

This was (finally) a week without much incident!  No major migraines, no dental strife, no attacks on the chickens, no illnesses, just a rare routine week.  Dd completed week 3 (of 4) Driver's Education classes.  She just has three classes and one 'drive session' left before it's completion.  

With having so much of our weekly time spent on  Driver's Education class; our assignments were down to the bare essentials. I'm still processing all that I heard at the 'Preparing for High School" lecture, and feel like we have so much to learn and accomplish.  Part of my hesitancy is that we spend SO much time on history, as is Sonlight's strength (Sonlight is the curriculum we have used since Dd started "Kindergarten," and it has guided and directed all we've done in homeschooling; our "spine.") and often fall behind in our other subjects.  I'm just not sure, for once, if we are scheduling our time correctly, and if not, how exactly to improve that!  

House/Renovation:

I've been working on the Rec Room (basement) floor this week.  I woke up early three mornings this week and painted the floor with a gloss polyurethane coat.  After six coats of polyurethane, the floor finally looks 'finished.'  We need to let it cure for at least three days before we can move anything in.  




Next, we will need to decide on the moldings to go around the space between the floor and the walls and around the sliding door.  I'm not loving the green that Dd chose for the walls...hoping it won't bother me too much and I can move on.  Then there is the stairway to the basement that still has to old wallpaper on it, and the hallway in the basement that still has old (plastic) wallpaper on it too!  We have YEARS of work ahead of us, trying to fix up this house.  Mind, we will enjoy every day of it, too!

The seeds we planted two weeks ago are coming up!

Garden:

Dh and I built two new raised beds and added the final two sides to one that we were using, but didn't have closed in yet.  Two weeks ago we had planted a few rows of seeds and some really sprouted and some rows were pitiful--guess we'll have to re-plant those lines.

Dh picked up about ten tomato plants of different varieties, and we planted those, along with 4 celery plants.  I used my wheelbarrow and got around 8 loads of that wonderful humus from out in the woods; from the spot where the old owners of this property must have dumped all their horse manure and dirty hay/straw.  This hummus is wonderful!  I'm so happy I found that area and noticed how great it was at first sight.  The typical soil here in Michigan, close to Lake Michigan, is lots of sand, sand, sand!  This area is perfect for growing blueberries and other fruits.

Dh and I both shopped for some herbs, for our new perennial bed--two oregano's, basil, and sage.  We already had 3 asparagus's, 4 strawberry, and 1 catnip.  The garden spot we used last year for our perennials was not a good spot--too wet, too shady, and the chickens kept finding their way into it and eating all the strawberry plants.  Hopefully, this new spot will be a good final spot for them to thrive.

Dd is a big herb garden fan and loves to find new ways to use them.  She has also found herself a little spot, in the front, for her own little garden for flowers.  She has taken some bulbs from around the yard to put in her spot; along with some flowers.

Chickens/Ducks:

All our critters are doing well this week!  The amount of eggs we collect each day has been dreadful, and the older chickens in the outbuildings coop have taken to eating an egg when the opportunity presents itself, which also cuts down on the amount of eggs we can eat, or that Sophie can eat!  To help keep the chickens from eating the eggs we've been trying to collect eggs throughout the day.

I dug up some ferns, out in the woods, and transplanted them here by my 'library' window.  I'd wanted to do that since we moved in, so happy I finally accomplished it!

Our lessons this week: limited what they were!

Bible:

Walking With Bilbo by Sarah Arthur

Monday and Tuesday: The Word on Getting Along: Ch. 17: Decent Companions:

Genesis 37:1-4, 45:12-15

Exodus 17:1-7, Mathew 5:38-42

Luke 6:37-38, Romans 15:5, 

Colossians 3:12-15

Colossians 3:12-15New International Version (NIV)

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

1 John 4:20-21

 Matthew 18

 "We are called to love those whom he's given us as fellow travelers on the journey--and not only to love them, but to serve them as well."

Walking With Bilbo, pg 139

Some of our Peonies are getting close to blooming!  This plant is from the family farm in Indiana that Giz and Grampy brought up for us last summer.  

Wed. and Thur: Living Legends: The Word on the Return of the King:

Isaiah 9:6-7, Micah 1:3 and 5:2; Zechariah 9:9-10;  Matthew 24: 30-35 and 25: 13; Luke 17: 20-24; John 18:33-37; 2 Peter 3:8-10; Revelation 22: 12.

The Poppy plants are doing well and are preparing to bloom!  I brought these from our house near Indy.  I saw some poppy's blooming on our drive to church Sunday.

Fri: True Identity: The Word on True Identity: 

Genesis 17:1-6 and 35:9-15; Isaiah 62: 2-4, Ezekiel 18: 30-32

"Therefore turn and Live."

We had a great conversation about that sentence: "Therefore turn and live."  Basically saying how we have to not just ask forgiveness of our sins, repent, but also turn off that path and change, do not repeat those mistakes.  I have heard people say that they invite Jesus into their hearts, but they want to keep to the path they had been on before; with no change, no fruit.  I think that is a hard point for new Christians to fully grasp, that they must change, and get on the path that the Lord guides them to, and to follow His will in all areas.  That by our fruits, there is proof of us following His will.  This quote; "Therefore turn and Live." from the book of Ezekiel is interesting--as it was written before the birth of Jesus, Ezekiel is an Old Testament book where the Jews had lots of rules to follow and steps to go through for purification.  

Church, Sunday School, Olympians (Volunteer 1:30 hours), Youth Group--last meeting of the year, and they were taking all the kids to some party place, with go-carts, laser tag, etc.

Live Like a Jesus Freak: Spend Today As If It Were Your Last: by DC Talk

ch. 2-3

The BBC Manuel Turn Your Bedroom into a Bible College: by Gregg Johnson

pg's 84-95

SL Reader:

Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabin: Completed

SL Read Aloud: 

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I can't seem to keep up with the pace that SL has us reading this book.  I think they had it scheduled to be completed in 3 weeks!!!  I'm not sure if we will get it done in 5?!!  We are really enjoying our deep dive into dissecting this book.  I've found there are some good online guides and plan on looking there for future book guides.



Christian Guides to the Classics: Dickens's Great Expectations
Ch 11-19
This guide is really aiding us in getting a lot more out of this book than we would if we didn't have it.  It does add more time to reading each chapter, but time well spent.

Online Guide for Great Expectations:
http://www.gradesaver.com/great-expectations/study-guide/summary-part-iii-chapters-11-20-50-59

Dickens DVD:
We are watching the 2008 version of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens, made by BBC
*I liked it so well I bought it a few years ago!



SL Read Aloud:

A Heart Strangely Warmed by Louise Vernon: Completed

I'm not Methodist, so I learned a lot from reading this book.  It was very interesting hearing the story of John Wesley.

SL History:

Abraham Lincoln's World by Foster

pg. 36-74

History Audio:

Story of the World: Early Modern Times: Ch 2-6

Two: THeThe Dutch RevolTheQueen Without a Country

Three: James, King of Two Countries, James and His Enemies, King James's Town

Four: Searching For the Northwest Passage, The French in the New World, Henry Hudson's Quest

Five: Warlords of Japan, Hideyoshi, Japan's Great Ruler, The First Tokugawa Ruler

Six: New Colonies in the New World, Strangers and Saints in Plymouth, The Dutch in the New World

Fun Audio:

The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

In Process (20 hour audio!)

Math:

With things so busy right now, we are taking a time-out on our MUS Geometry and instead having Dd do Khan Academy for 30 minutes per day for now.

Fun Book:
I Like Him, He Likes Her by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Completed

Driver's Education:

Class: M,T, Th : 4-6 pm

Drive time: Tues 2-4 pm

Music Lessons:

Violin: 2-2:30 

Music Practices:

violin, sax, piano, ukulele...

Science:

Fixed the two questions she got wrong on test from Module 5

Garden:
1 hour on her new garden

This garden always seems a bit too wet, so I've added more soil and figured it would be perfect for growing celery.  Last year I didn't do a great job with celery, hoping this spot will do better.  I also planted the four plants in 100% manure/straw.

Judy from church gave me a bucket of some flowers she had.  They have beautiful blue flowers.  I had planted them in a spot that was getting taken over by weeds, so I moved them here hoping they would do better.

Home Economics:

Mowed yard, chicken care, dishes, working on cleaning her bedroom and boxing up her winter clothes for the season, and laundry.

Next week is her last week of Driver's Education and Giz and Grampy are coming for a visit!!!  So, it will be another week of light lessons as she finishes her Driver's Ed.  I don't think I want to take the whole week off Great Expectations, so I hope we can fit in a little of that, but I think we will take the rest of the subjects off.

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