Josiah: I read A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'Engle. The book is about a family of scientists who receives a call from the President on Thanksgiving Day. They are supposed to save the world from a person named Mad Dog. Charles, the youngest son, has to travel back in time to different ages, from the beginning almost to modern time. Exthroi, who represent all the evil in the world, are attacking them and trying to keep them from going back in time to change Mad Dog's ancestor's lives in order to keep the present problem from happening.
This book is really good. You need to read it two or three times to really understand the story.


Anders: I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum. Dorothy was caught in a cyclone and was brought to the Land of the Munchkins. There she teams up with a scarecrow (who wants to have brains), a tin man (who wants to have a heart), and a cowardly lion (who wants to have courage). They travel together on the Yellow Brick Road to the City of Oz to meet the great wizard who can grant them their wishes and send Dorothy back home to Kansas. The wizard turns out to be a fake, but through their many adventures, each character ends up finding that what they wanted was what they already had. Dorothy returns to Kansas through charmed shoes.
I liked this book and I think that it was a fun read.



The Girl: I read School Days in Disneyville by Caroline D. Emerson. This book was 102 pages long. It was published in 1939. There are many different stories in the book, talking about the 3 pigs, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto.
I liked this book because it was silly and because it once belonged to my Great Aunt Mint.



Branch: I read A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by David Adler. This book talked about his life. He liked to read books, too. Each page had a very nice picture. He worked really hard at his schoolwork.
I liked this book because of the pictures. It wasn't very hard to read.

Stennes: I read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. These two books are about the daily spiritual wars between good and evil, with angels and demons, and ordinary people. Each book talks about a small town that is being overtaken by evil and how a few Christians (and angels) fight against the evil and eventually win.
These books are really good because they helped me "see" what's happening in the spiritual world. These books are not for young children because they can be a little scary (demons, etc.). They are action-packed. They emphasize the power of prayer in the Christian's life.

Mean Ol' Mama: I'm slowly reading through Winston Churchill's The Birth of Britain, and I have enjoyed his good vocabulary and take on history. I've learned quite a bit about Rome's invasion of Britain, which goes hand-in-hand with our current Roman studies.
Remember, March's assignment is to write a complimentary letter. Choose someone, write it, mail it, and post what you did here on the last Friday.

Sorry we're late

Hi all, Rosie here. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. This past week I did seven pages in the Latin Henle book. It was mostly review, I didn't do anything in the Latin's Not So Tough book last week. I did some in Greek last week. I finished two reader books last week and did some math last week also. That's all, bye.

Kajsa: I didn't do a lot of Latin in the Henle, but I did do some review. And I did a few pages in Latins not so Tough. I did Greek last week, sorry we didn't post. I'm not as fast a reader as Rosie is, I didn't finish two reader books. But did do a lot of Math. Today we are going to go door to door to get donations for the Thirty Hour Famine thing that we are doing. It's when we go without food for thirty hours . I got a really cool shirt.

Hi Wilson here. I have done quite a bit in Math. I did a bit in Greek and Latin. I am doing more in my Logic book, and am starting to read A Tale of Two Cities. I am learning how to play the mandolin and am getting better at it than I am with guitar. I know that is not saying much. I will try to do more in my Languages. The church Youth Group are going to fast together and are raising money for children who are starving in other countries. I can't wait to do this but Kajsa's Birthday is the day before the fast so were post poning the cake for a later day.

Hi Rachel here. I did a bit in Math, not much in Latin, alot in Reading, English and History. Our dog Midnight was hit by the van. He broke his leg and tail. Mom has been baking bread and I've been reading or playing. I will try to do more in Latin, Math, History and Greek.

Stennes: I did some of Mounce this week, in review. I also did more Latin and Greek. I practised my flat-picking for Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Levi and I had class, too. I planted seed potatoes this week. Hopefully this cold year won't hurt them. Tomorrow I'm going to work at Mr. Jerry's U-Pick farm, planting more potatoes.

Josiah: I worked more on Algebra this week. I was lazy and didn't practice cello because my teacher was out of town. I'm going to plant my potatoes when it warms up some. I'm learning to crochet.

Branch: I didn't practice violin, either, but I will this coming week. I like my new spelling book. I did more Greek than Latin this week.

The Girl: I did two spelling lessons this week. I did only 1 lesson of Greek. I'm trying to finish my little piano book. I learned how to crochet a little bit.

Anders: I'm learning Foggy Mountain Breakdown in my mandolin class. I've read 6 of Little House books. My hamsters are doing well. I went to the Chinese restaurant last Saturday with Chan for my 11th birthday. I've done some math, cursive, copy book, Latin, and Greek this week.

MOM: A not-too-busy week this time, which was nice. I do have a lot of work at the College, and paperwork always takes so much time, it seems. We're trying, trying, trying. Yesterday we worked on a few character issues, and hopefully that chapter is closed forever. Wouldn't it be lovely if we would all "live each for the other, and all for God"? Trying, trying, trying. We're always glad to hear from y'all up there.

Levi: I haven't done much Latin lately. Mama says that I have to get more done this week. I plowed my potato patch and I need to get some compost on the plot before I plant. If I have compost and potatoes, I'll try to plant this Thursday. It is cold down here but I enjoyed seeing my first snowfall on Friday.

Teresa: Things are going pretty well down here. Of course, I'm only schooling one why shouldn't it be great?! I don't seem to get much done. We started 4H Poultry Judging practice this past week and it looks like it is going to be very informative. Fun for me! Birding journals and such are going very slowly. I'm not pushing like I should be doing. We'll make it. God is good!

Well, we survived the hour-long "blizzard"! It was fun to see snow in the South.

Branch: I re-started Latin with Mommy this week. I did 2 full lessons in Greek. We're getting ready to plant potatoes.

Anders: I did some Latin and Greek this past week. I'm working on my Reader books more. Today I'm going to Tallahassee for mandolin lessons. We butchered both of our hogs Saturday. Saturday was also my 11th birthday.

Josiah: I read a lot of my history book, I did my copy book and cursive book, some Latin and Greek. Mommy bought us new spelling books and I did one lesson. The hog butchering was fun. I also butchered 3 chickens. We had a bit of snow on Friday.

The Girl: I did the same Greek and Latin that Branch did. I can't wait to use my new spelling book. I'm trying to crochet now. I have about 20 Reader books in Spanish to finish up my Reader Box!

Stennes: We did some Latin together and separately, too. I haven't done any of Mounce the past few weeks, but I finished the other Greek book assignment that we do with Levi. I'm going to work on Mounce this week. I moved all my good kale and cabbage plants into a corner of my garden and tilled up the rest because Daddy's going to try and buy seed potatoes today. I'm almost finished with my 8th grade Reader Box, just 2 books left to go. I put a foot pedal throttle on my lawnmower so it has more power and it's easier to use.

ChubChub is asleep on the couch again! He's growing very quickly.

This week we have a few things going on: lessons in Tallahassee today and the homeschool meeting on Friday. Kind of slow, but that's very very okay with Mean Ol' Mama. We're trying to be more disciplined (can we be???) in school, but gardens are ready to go in the ground, MOM has College stuff to do, we have things to do before Lowell and Clarice's visit next month, etc., etc. We're going to do our best, though!

Teresa: I'm sorry again about missing Friday's post. We're busy, I think.

Levi: I did very little Greek/Latin this past week, but I was able to do some math. The seeds that I ordered finally came in, so I am excited about planting. We're thinking of butchering the hogs this weekend.

Kajsa: I did not do much Latin or Greek either this week. I've been doing a lot of reading and I'm improving in reading. I got a mandolin from my Uncle Robert, not for keeps just for the fun of learning how to play it. Today we had a thaw in the snow, yeah. Pray that we can get a knew chair for sitting in front of the computer. I keep falling off this old one.

Hi, Rachel here. I did plenty of Greek and reading a little of math and Latin. I too am getting better in reading (and when I mean better I mean faster). I finished the whole book of Florence Nightingale in a week starting from the 1st of Feb. I have been reading a joke book it's a Beetle Bailey joke book and is very funny. The Greek book is really fun; I'm learning sentinces. My new reading book is called Elsie Dinsmore. It has long chapters in it. Well that's all for now. Bye

Rosie: This week I did thirty-one pages in Greek, a few lessons in Math, and not much Latin. I finished a book called The Hidden Hand this week also. I have violin strings and rosin, now. Bye.

Hi! This is Wilson. I am very close to finishiing my science book, I did a little Greek and Latin this week, I also finished my Sergeant York book and a book called Sounder. I will write about the York book in the book report we are supposed to write this week. Mom started reading us a book called the Fallacy Detective, it is teaching us how to find errors in a person's reasoning. Good news! We finally put down the vinyl in the bathroom and even more important, we have put in the toilet! I went ice fishing last Saturday with the Boy Scouts. The fish weren't agreeing with us that day but two scouts each caught a fish, one was a 3 in. perch, the other was a small sunny. My uncle Robert is lending us his Mandolin. I am learning how to play it a little, one thing I learned from the mandolin is how big and clumsy my fingers really are. Bye for now.

Josiah: It's been raining down here. I've been butchering some of my roosters to sell and to eat. I did a bit of Latin and Greek this week and I'm trying to finish my history and science books. I just bought 6 goldfish.

Anders: I did some Greek and Latin this week, but not much. Better next week. We're going on a hog-butchering field trip tomorrow, which should be interesting.

Branch: I did 3 lessons of Greek this week. Next week I need to finish a lot of my Reader Books. My pigeons eat a lot of food.

The Girl: I did 3 lessons of Greek, too. It would be nice to finish my Reader Box, but I still have 61 books to finish, mostly Spanish. I'm going Thursday to a local nursing home to learn how to crochet. That will be fun.

Stennes is up at the Shop, and ChubChub is asleep on the couch, so they won't be posting today.

MOM is going to give words of sage advice from first-hand experience at the College this semester:

1. LEARN YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND BASIC WRITING SKILLS WELL, AS IF YOUR HAIR WERE ON FIRE!!!!! Enough said.
2. Ditch the bad attitudes. Very, very quickly and permanently
3. Do your work well and honorably. Sloth is NOT a virtue; it's a cancer that destroys you.
4. READ READ READ and THINK THINK THINK. Again, enough said.
5. Get your life 100 % lined up with God. The life of a sinner is MISERABLE and HAUNTED.
6. Life is hard. Life is harder when you're stupid and choose to stay that way.

Yep, it's been a challenging week. Gotta find a balance for us, Becky. Pray for me, that I would remember: I am Mean Ol' Mama.

Remember, we'll be posting book reports the last Friday of this month, so choose a really interesting book that you would like to share with all of us. Moms included.