Another week has flown by...

Wow - another week has gone by way, way too quickly. We did some homeschooling, but we also had a lot of other adventures!

Monday - Homeschool Aquarium Day! We saw all kinds of creatures, from leafy seadragons (so, so cool!) to playful otters (Fairy's favorite). The kids explored tidepools, and tons of educational exhibits. Perfect way to start off our new academic month - our "months" go by the charter school "academic months", not quite by the calendar, so we are technically finishing week one of month three this week. My (used) copy of One Small Square Seashore showed up in the mail the same day!

Tuesday - In the morning, we headed off the 4H Food Decorating. The kids got a variety of cookie shapes, and bags of frosting with different tips. They had a blast decorating the cookies! Then we came home, and actually sat down at the dining table for lessons. Elf did math, writing, reading, geography, and science (e=mcq). Fairy did a couple of letters in her OM Main Lesson Book, math, geography, and a page about otters. I ordered a copy of Phonics Pathways for Fairy too, as she is struggling a bit with letter/number recognition, reading, etc. The charter school has offered, if there is no improvement by the end of the year, to have her assessed, if M and I choose to do so. We do have a history of learning disabilities in the family, on both sides, so while this thought does upset me, I wouldn't be terribly surprised.

Wednesday - They headed off to the charter school in the morning, for gardening and art. Elf is finishing a ceramics project in his art class, and planting a fall/winter veggie garden with a friend in gardening. Fairy did some wet-on-wet watercolors this week, and a flower garden with her friends! Then we took a break, the kids carved pumpkins with my mom, and then Fairy went off to ballet and tap, while Elf read and made a few notes on his reading.

Thursday - We went flying! Not one of the three of us (myself included) had ever been on a plane, so the opportunity was not to be missed. A friend from my college cohort flies from time to time, and took us up in a Cassna Skyhawk. Despite a little motion sickness on my part, it was awesome! Elf got to copilot, and had an ear-to-ear grin the rest of the day. Fairy took pictures, and I took pictures and tried to feel okay. I loved the view from up there... it was truly amazing!

Today - a few lessons, and an afternoon at the park.

Next week, no special plans, finally. We are back to our "normally scheduled" lineup!