SL Core 100 Week 2 Dec. 10-16, 2017 Christmas Play & Snow

SL Core 100 Week 2 

Dec. 10-16, 2017 

Christmas Play & Snow

Hello, Friends!

SNOW was plentiful this week!  Oh, my!  It was a very beautiful week as the snow climbed higher and higher on our new snowman snow measure.  Besides shoveling the snow, Dh and I both used the snowblower a few times.  It has been a very picturesque week!

Christmas Play:

Sunday night was the Christmas play that Dd was in and that I co-directed. 



 I just love how things are always 'iffy' in practices and then everything comes together in time for the show.  



We had so many players unable to make the practices, some only made it to one practice!  But, it all worked out in the end. 



 I have to admit, I enjoyed getting to help out this year.  At camp each summer, we would always do a play each month, in each group, so I have a few plays under my belt.  Who would guess that my play practice at girl's camp would be beneficial twenty years later!?!

Christmas Tree Up!

Monday we finally got our Christmas tree up and decorated and Dh put a few ornaments on the tree this year!!!  He usually misses putting up the tree, but this year he made it for the last 30 minutes; which was really great!!  With two kittens, and Agnes, who is only 1 1/2 years old, we had to put our tree and decorations in our rec. room, that has a door to keep the kitties out!  I really miss seeing our tree, but I know we would be pulling the kittens out of it all the time if we had put it upstairs.  

Chickens:

As I mentioned last week, Carrie, our Black Sex Link, wasn't doing well so I brought her inside to give her extra care.  Apparently, my extra help didn't do much, when I went to check on her on Sunday she was passed.  I did a mini-autopsy to see if I could figure out why she died, but I really couldn't tell.  I decided not to take pictures of that, perhaps that would cross the line on some front?  I watched a few videos on YouTube on how to do the autopsy and that was very interesting to see, though they said the chicken wouldn't smell and mine did - but I had waited a few days.  I'm glad Carrie is no longer suffering.  If nothing else, at least she died warm, on clean straw, and without other chickens picking on her.  I've lost two chickens this fall.  Now that Poirot was killed, Ms. Lemon, our other Bantam, hasn't been doing well, she is brooding--not getting out of the nest box, even to eat and drink.  I've been bringing her left-over food; feeding her as I hold her.  At first she was very reluctant to eat while being held, but apparently, she is liking the good food!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi:

Dd has literally been counting down the days until the new Star Wars movie was coming out.  She had planned with her two BFF's to spend Friday night at their house and all go together to see it.  Then the snow storms hit day after day and I couldn't drive her the 45 minutes to meet up with them.  Boy, was she completely crushed.  We tried to reconcile this by inviting her friend, Hailee, to go with us on Saturday to see the movie as a group.  Dh, Dd, Hailee, and I all saw the movie together, in town, so the drive wasn't long.  One day this week there were 115 car accidents in Grand Rapids before noon.  The movie was pretty good, not as magical as some of the others.  It was great getting to share Star Wars with Dd, maybe that snow storm made it possible for us to share another movie memory with Dd.

My Add-In Read Aloud: 

Lord of the Flies by William Golding: In Process

IEW: Continuation B:

Finished Disc 2, 1/2 of Disc 3

Science:

Apologia Biology: Module 1: In Process

Math:

Saxon Geometry: 

1 test, 1 re-do test, 1 correction of test

I wonder what lives in that hole?  If I had to guess, I'd say a Pileated Woodpecker; we have a lot of them around, and the hole is big.

Fun Reader:

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

While walking in the woods, I enjoyed looking at all the deer trails I saw.  This intersection had three deer trails merge into one!  Definitely NOT the road less traveled!!

P.E.:

Sledding in the snow!

Art: (Grace Art Classes on Xmas break)

Watercoloring: 2:30 hours
Oil painting: 1:00 hour

Cooking:

L made coconut macaroons and GF shortbread cookies.

Music Lessons:

Violin lesson with Christie: 30 minutes

Piano lesson with Wendy: 30 minutes

Intermediate Orchestra: 1:30 hours

Intermediate Band: 1:30 hours

Strings Group: 1:30 hours

Dd has been really picking up more violin practice this week.  Seeing/hearing the other violin players at the recital on Saturday really energized her!  We were so awed by the violin players that it has really challenged Dd to improve and strive higher.  

SL Week 2:

Bible:

SL's "Bible Sampler":

pg 14-18

Why Pray? by John F. DeVries

Day 6-10

History:

A History of Us, Book 1:

Ch 13-25

Peace Child by Don Richardson

Ch's 7-12

Next week is the Orchestra and Band Concerts, on different nights, which will make for a very busy week.  We'll have activities Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thur evenings...too much!

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