Break A

This week is a break week for us. We're schooling year-round with a lot of time off. If you're following the Literary Explorations program, the upcoming books are Good Night, Gorilla and Corduroy with My Father's Dragon as the read-aloud.

We've had some fun unschooling experiences lately, including the discovery and identification of a barking tree frog in our bathroom, which we moved into our habitat for study and then released.

 

The Spawn also found my giant container of pattern blocks. I pulled out some pattern sheets and he went to town. These were a big hit.

We're gearing up for the tropical storm which is supposed to hit us directly late tomorrow into Friday, so we're talking about being prepared for storms and securing our outdoor belongings. We're packing our hurricane bags: Thomas engines, snacks and pajamas for The Spawn; chocolate, vodka and Jane Austen novels for me. Bring on the rain. I could do with an excuse to binge read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the 18,452nd time. Ah, yes. Also for our storm preparation: we'll not forget to pack our towels.