Tuesdays
We do lessons from 9-11. We do all the daily stuff plus Science on Tuesday. Right now we are working through The Fairyland of Science which is alot of fun. It was written in the 1920′s and so it’s really old, but it introduces basic concepts in such a delightful way that I couldn’t pass it up. We supplement this with experiments from Science Lab in the Supermarket and by watching and discussing various science shows on Discovery. We love Planet Earth, Mythbusters and Time Warp. It’s really really cool to watch them learn something and then be able to apply it… “Why won’t that work, Collin?” “Because all the energy will go to the weakest point…I’ll bet the roof blows off first!”
I head to work at noon and Debi or Burt picks them up at 2. Leslie has her chorus class in the afternoon and they hang out with the Rutledges until I get done with work around 9 pm. Then home, chores and bed.
Wednesday
Wed is very similar. We do lessons from 10-12, have lunch and I go to work at 1:00. Wednesday is poetry day – Leslie is studying William Blake and Collin is doing Rudyard Kipling. It’s cool. Collin is very good at oral interpretation. I see a debater in the future…
I go to work at 1:00 and leave them home to do chores and free time for a couple of hours. I work about 5 minutes away, so I can always get home quickly if they need me. I pick them up at 4:00 and they spend the evening with me at work/church. Both have jobs here. Collin has begun helping in the nursery on Wednesdays – he really loves the 2/3 room! Leslie works with the video team, either on iris or a camera. We finish services around 8:30 and are usually done with the turn (where we strike this week’s items from the stage and set up for Sunday) by 10:00. Home and bed by 10:30.
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