My Guitar Boy

My wonderful son surprised me today. He started his guitar lessons today with great results. Even though he didn't have his own guitar, which we've ordered and it should be in by next lesson, he was able to use the teacher's guitar and play the first song. He impressed them and certainly impressed me. We ordered him a blue 3/4 size student guitar and he will have lessons weekly on Wednesday 3:30-4pm. I am very pleased and will get my guitar back from the folks soon so I can learn with him. I am quite musical too and want to learn with him.

Our schooling has gone well this week. We enjoyed an afternoon of schooling, as this morning I wasn't feeling well. We sang our circle song, reviewed our new song as we learn one new song a week that we'll eventually perform in November, read about dinosaurs going to sleep, did our workbooks, and ended with a science experiment that wasn't successful but fun.

This afternoon I bought a six sided puzzle for Avery and Nahni to enjoy and a birdhouse kit for Ethan to build tomorrow. We are learning about Egypt tonight with a presentation including homemade food by our cousin Katie Jeanne. I am excited!! And I hear the dessert is stellar.

Ethan and Avery will also have a monthly visit with a local folk musician to learn about folk music and whatever else he has up his sleeves. I have missed my dad's musical influence with my kids and wanted to find someone to help fill the gap and Drew H. is the man. He is good with kids, loves his music, and is passionate about life. We are also enjoyed our theater workshop with Marcia. The kids are developing their play and will perform it in October or November. I'll let her decide. They love their hour with her and it's a win win for us all as it gives them something to do and me time with Nahni or to myself, always on the sidelines though.

I am seeking an artist to come and play with the kids, teach them something either I suck at or just don't like to do (some things I love but suck at, other things I just loathe doing). I like having people come here, and we have a wonderful setup for most activities.

Namaste

Welcome Fall

Last week we began our fall schedule. It has been a good two weeks. I feel accomplished, something I didn't feel but two or three times total last fall semester. I am doing my blending of curriculum and tending to what we need for the day and season. We are not in Itasca, which was on our weekend schedule. The weather is wonderfully rainy and allows for us to have an evening home. I didn't schedule work this weekend so I am happily home with the four kids (Konnor is here) and the hubby. And the skunk dog.

Okay, I'm rambling.

Today Ethan worked on handwriting, reading, art, and creative construction using my yoga blocks and legos. It was a mostly pleasant day, and everything got done with fun. I like days like that.

We have a new computer, a Mac Mini, that we use for basic functions. I am happy to have a little computer with no noise other than happy sounds that we want to hear. The other one sounded like a jet engine.