We already finished Because of Winn-Dixie. We loved it. Such a sad and sweet story. We now started Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's Elephant. We are about halfway through it and it is such a great story as well!
We also started reading the D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths. Fina loves it, of course!
It is freezing cold here. There were some beautiful sun dogs to be seen on Monday. I was going to take Fina skiing, but I just could not bring myself to do it. So we stayed in!
We started up our piano lessons on Tuesday. It went really well!
On Wednesday, the weather started warming up and Fina spent a bunch of hours outside skating, and then playing in the snow, with her little friend.
On Thursday we had a very time outside in the (warmish) afternoon with a dozen or so friends at the museum and on the frozen creek. Fina was glad to see (some of) her friends again!
And on Friday it was above zero celsius and we went for a lovely walk on the slushy creek.
Fina is continuing to enjoy The Wanderings of Odysseus. With the start of the second term, we started with our new artist (Constable) and composer (Handel, we are listening to his Messiah). Fina painted, worked on her math, started new recitations of two Bible passages, a hymn and a poem, started with a new hymn for singing and a new folksong.
On the weekend, Fina skied and skated and had lots of fun outside.
Here she is with a little group of friends, climbing the bank of our creek.
It is like a mountain to these prairie kids!
And this morning, before school, she finished stuffing and sewing this little pig. Isn't he cute?
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