7 Quick Takes Friday Vol.35

                                       

   1.

May is my favorite month of the year.  I love the feel of the warm sun on my face, I love the smell of fresh-cut flowers in my house, I love the cool evenings and warm days.  There is a sense of hope with everything alive and growing.  In six short weeks we will be taking our summer break, and I am looking forward to it.  In August, it will be hot and humid and I will long for the days of fall.  Right now, I am enjoying strawberry picking, zoo trips, and being outside with the girls.

2.

Because of #1, I haven't done too much blogging lately.  can you tell I have spring fever? 

                                                                                            3.

I have started reading Little House in the Big Woods to my girls, and Ladybug is enthralled with it.  I think it is helping her with a sense of history and the past more than any textbook we covered this year.  The book starts with four year old Laura, and her family storing up food for the long winter in Wisconsin.  As a girl, I loved the "Little House" books and read all of nine of them. When the  television series aired I was disappointed that it did not follow the storyline of the ordinary books.

                                                                                            4.

I have decided to home school my oldest daughter for first grade, and instead of Seton, I will be using materials from Peace Hill Press.  I am still shopping around for a pre-K curriculum program I like, if any of you have suggestions, please share them with me.  For the month of May,Simple Home School is doing a series called Curriculum Fair, where different writers share what materials worked for them. 

                5. 

With the abundance of strawberries, I am looking for a good pound cake recipe.  Does anyone have one to share?

6.

I hope you all have a great weekend, we will be hanging out at our parish's spring-fest, watching the wonderful performances, and jumping in the bouncy house. 

7.

 For more quick takes, click on over to Jennifer's Conversion Diary.  Well, it's time for me to get on the elliptical so I can eat funnel cakes at the spring-fest.

Comments

[Bozena]

Sounds like Spring in your life to me! Have a great weekend.

[Jennifer]

I have definitely been feeling the "Spring Fever!" I'm so restless and just want to be outside!

[Julie @ The Corner With A View]

I am so glad you are reading Little House to the girls!!

[Sharon O]

We have had few 'spring days here' in Oregon. Yesterday was about 68 today might be the same with no rain. It has been a long dreary fall, winter and not yet spring, and we have no garden planted. It has been way too wet and cold. Enjoy your spring... it is nice.

[Alicia]

My oldest LOVES the Little House series!

Pound cake.... mmmm... that sounds really great. Can't say I've made it in a few years so I can't think of the recipe I used. When you find a great one, I hope you'll share it with us!

[Jordana]

We love the Little House books. It may be time for me to read them to my kids again.

I've never taken the kids to a strawberry patch, but we do have strawberries in our garden. This hasn't been a great year for them though, but I'm freezing up the few we get until I have enough for jam or something fun.

I don't know of a good preschool program. I work on teaching reading, maybe pick up a pre-K workbook and otherwise just read them stories and let them listen in on the big kid's lessons.

[Bridget]

I love spring, too! But somehow Georgia has conveniently skipped over spring and run head-first into summer. :-(

[Geri]

I also read with great interest the "Little House" series. One was set in South Dakota and De Smet is not very far from where I lived. Time spent reading with a child is among the best ways to bond with them. I have a great mental picture of you and the girls curled up with you reading and them listening to your every word. Don't forget to read "Misty of Chicoteague" and Stormy to them. You can't beat those books for learning about the Eastern Shore and the wild ponies there. (and a trip to Chincoteague would be a fun field trip!)
Love,
G