I really do like writing on my blog.  I do.  But sometimes life just takes over.  I saw a sign once that said, "I try to take my days one at a time, but lately they've been ganging up on me!" 

Anyway, we are still here living and learning together. 

S is on a bit of a history kick lately.  He goes back and forth between saying Math is his favorite and History.  Some friends of ours just returned from America where they toured Washington D. C.  They brought back some history videos that, interestingly enough, were on topics we have been reading about lately.  S and I sit down together just about every day or so and read an interesting history book or historical fiction.  We were reading some things on early American History and they brought back "The Founding Fathers" and "Presidents".  So we have been having a history movie fest the last couple of weeks.

ED has found a lady teaching some art with various mediums.  She just completed one picture and brought it home today.  It uses an unusual medium of brightly colored paper pulp that dries in a textured finish. I tried my hand at it but found it a bit tedious in the method of applying the material.  But when it comes to art she seems to have infinite patience (just not when it comes to S  ) She's moved on to some jewelry making and is learning to tie the various knots she needs for the projects she's working on.   I also took out a painting of hers recently and had it framed.  It's a very bright abstract and looks awesome.  I'm so proud.

EJ has been doing her independant studies of Consumer Math and preping for the GED she plans to take when we go to the US next year.  In between times she's been working away at a cross stitch project that is just about finished.  I'm going to have it framed and hang it in my kitchen. 

Both girls have been working on their writing on and off and I've been encouraging S to do the same.  I try to keep it low-key and painless, though.

There I feel better now!  I'll try to be more consistent!

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