(originally posted 11-4-09)
With music recitals looming, things are ramping up here. Taylor will be playing "Wizards of Winter" (sample of song here). Hailey will be playing a really nice medley of several Christmas songs. The song Emma will play is one she just won first place with in a flute competition. They just played a small set for a church dinner and were asked to play a Sunday there at Christmas. YAY! Commitment seems to be the current music theme, as they all seem quite serious about improving their skills. It is an amazing thing to watch develop.
Current reads are as follows:
Taylor- Les Miserables (assigned), Fellowship of the Ring (for the 2nd time-not assigned)
Hailey- A Christmas Carol (assigned), Fellowship of the Ring, and she just finished A Tale of Two Cities
Emma- A Wrinkle in Time (assigned), Sense and Sensibility and At the Back of the North Wind
and me- just finished David Copperfield (oh, how I love him) and A Tale of Two Cities which Hailey made me rush through so that we could discuss together-ugh!- currently reading Little Dorrit, and so the Dickensian theme continues...
We have begun a new writing program, Classical Writing, based on the classical methodology (progymnasmata). It is a fascinating concept/approach.
I am looking forward to the holidays and don't even seem to dread the thought of decorating. This bodes well. Bring on Thanksgiving.
With music recitals looming, things are ramping up here. Taylor will be playing "Wizards of Winter" (sample of song here). Hailey will be playing a really nice medley of several Christmas songs. The song Emma will play is one she just won first place with in a flute competition. They just played a small set for a church dinner and were asked to play a Sunday there at Christmas. YAY! Commitment seems to be the current music theme, as they all seem quite serious about improving their skills. It is an amazing thing to watch develop.
Current reads are as follows:
Taylor- Les Miserables (assigned), Fellowship of the Ring (for the 2nd time-not assigned)
Hailey- A Christmas Carol (assigned), Fellowship of the Ring, and she just finished A Tale of Two Cities
Emma- A Wrinkle in Time (assigned), Sense and Sensibility and At the Back of the North Wind
and me- just finished David Copperfield (oh, how I love him) and A Tale of Two Cities which Hailey made me rush through so that we could discuss together-ugh!- currently reading Little Dorrit, and so the Dickensian theme continues...
We have begun a new writing program, Classical Writing, based on the classical methodology (progymnasmata). It is a fascinating concept/approach.
I am looking forward to the holidays and don't even seem to dread the thought of decorating. This bodes well. Bring on Thanksgiving.
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