'16/17 Week 14

    The weather finally turned chilly enough for us to take a walk in the woods. With warmer temperatures the snakes are a danger and shorter sleeves will not protect us when passing thorny vines and occasional poison ivy. So, colder weather equals walks in the woods. To reward us for hard work at our lessons one day, we put on our jackets and went traipsing the paths we had not seen since last colder weather. Nothing much had changed, but it was fun nevertheless.
    My goal for this week was to get to a nice spot with all the subjects, where we could take a 'natural' break for Thanksgiving. So, we did not start any new subjects in any of the classes. To put a nice period to the 14 weeks behind us, the kids took the sixth test in Math and finished an essay on their favorite animal. 
    This week, we also ushered in the holiday season by going to a tree-lighting ceremony in town. We spent a wonderful evening downtown with lots of smiling townspeople, ran into old friends and met new ones. With all the good-will and wishes and Christmas songs sounding in the air, I believe, we are ready now for all the holidays coming our way.

Things kids find in the forest. We believe, it used to be a squirrel.

At the lighting ceremony in town. The lights are on!

Saara has been enjoying cross-stitching. Here's another of her recent works.

This was the week of the Super Moon. Andrew and Saara joined forces with the neighbors' kids to take a closer look through their telescope.

Saara's last softball game.

Math. Unscrambling letters to sort our shapes.

Geese flying south. It is such a wonderful sight every time.