While the kids did have to do a modicum of lessons, like handwriting and copywork, I spent the good part of the day dusting and organizing and beginning my spring cleaning projects. That pretty much left the kids to their own devices. I can't pretend to know everything they did, but here are some of the things I know:
The Baby and Sweetheart dressed up in their prettiest dresses and danced around the Gathering Room. When they tired of that, they pulled out the Polly Pockets. After that, they made a domino rally.
While this was going on, Sweetheart put in On the Banks of Plum Creek on CD and we listened to that while I dusted and put up my spring decor. After that was over, they listened to part of Madeleine L'Engle reading A Wrinkle in Time.
The boys and Sweetheart have been working on a project of creating a Viking village. Houdin collected about fifty pizza box lids after his choir's pizza party which he is making into shields. They hope to make viking costumes, too, and a bunch of other viking-y things. If you can suggest any good viking books, let me know.
Houdin cleaned his room, the hallway and the kids' bathroom. Big, big thanks to Houdin for doing a good job on that.
Houdin and Bard went to their youth fellowship tonight. They were to take their favorite snack. They took some great big containers of strawberries from Sam's Club along with sour cream and brown sugar. Ever tried that? My MIL turned us on to this treat. Dip the strawberries in the sour cream and then the brown sugar. Delish!
Ironically, Monet and Sweetheart are now watching a DVD of Good Eats, a gift to us from Impromptu-Mom (Thanks, IM!) and it happens to be about strawberries! Since the older kids whisked all the strawberries away, Sweetheart prepared a fruit dish of grapes, orange and apple slices. She has made a declaration today that she wants to skip the "other stuff" and eat healthy food from now on.
Bard spent part of her day blogging about her birthday event. Houdin spent part of his preparing a persuasive speech about fast food. I've been reading some of his materials and I'm learning quite a bit.
Overall, it was a pretty good, relaxing day. Did I forget anything, Bard?
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