• Madeleine listened to bird sounds on the computer while I got Dorothy set up with beading/sorting/matching project. And, Erika got set up with her button project.
• Madeleine did a bit of MUS. She asked to do "2's"
• Dorothy did number and alphabet puzzle
• Trip to the library
• Lunch
• Mr. Rogers
• FIAR - "Madeline". First time through. talked about pictures. Took FOREVER! (as it should, I guess)Drew the Eiffel Tower. Looked through my photo albums from France and found some of the famous landmarks that are in the book. Looked at the different facial expressions on the children and drew our own. Sad, Solemn, Happy, Crying, etc. Drew French flag and colored it in. Located France/Paris on map.
• Madeleine browsed MONET art on the computer and picked the "Poppies in Argenteiul" one for the background of the computer. D & E played dollhouse
• Dorothy Jo hung out with me in the kitchen. We made meatloaf
• M & E played First Holy Communion with the Barbies. The Gregorian Chant was sublime!
• Late quiet time in Living room. Girls looking through books about Monet. They picked one print to hang up.
• Pete read to girls LOTS before bed while I had a couple over for NFP instruction.

Mad read book 7 & 8
Puffin Poem. Looked up Puffin on bird website and listened to sounds
Dorothy Jo - counting cards, Mother Goose rhymes.
I organized Art Bin while they played.
Looked at Country Diary of Edwardian Lady book. They recognized some of the flowers
Played around on the new Bird computer program. Listened to other bird calls. Tried to get it set up so it's an independent activity.
Drew pictures of Puffins outside.
Read Paddington
Picture books
Read Devotional Stories for Little Folks
Read Herriot story. They love these so much!! (Oscar story)
Snack.
Play outside.

• Madeleine - 5 minutes reading
• Oklahoma copywork. Pete was in Oklahoma. Located OK on map. Read pages from state book.
• Marriage of Cana bible story. Sang Hail Mary from Donna Cori Gibson's CD.
• Puffin Poem - memorized a bit.
• Went to Paula's for some playtime.
• Read through Big Back Yard magazine with M and E
• 2 chapters from Paddington
• leapfrog video.

• Had "alone time" w/ each girl in the changing room while Caroline slept. Pretty much a disaster because they all complained that it wasn't ENUF "alone time."
• Gave up, packed a lunch and loaded everyone in the van and we went to the beach!
• Home in the afternoon. More outside play time. It was so nice out.

• Morning chores going well. Maybe time to start doing weekly cleanup.
• At breakfast, listened to Vivaldi and talked about the instruments.
• Did art postcards with MED. Caroline played in playpen.
• Erika - drawing
• ME - built a fort. D did cuisenaire rods with me.

• Read books
• Pattern blocks & Lincoln Logs
• Phonics w/ Madeleine
• Took Caroline in for weigh-in
• Library
• Lunch
• Book on tape for quiet time. I fell asleep
• M-practiced signs and sounding out. While DE played together.
• Little House video
• dinner
• video
• clean up
• night time poems.

• M - read 5 minutes
• Read Char Web - finished!
• Quiet time
• Lots of Blessed Imelda discussions
• FHC prayer corner
• Cleaned living room - puzzles, etc.
• Counting activities with Dorothy Jo
• Penguin activities from Grammy's gift
• Drawing - Madeleine & Erika
• Puzzle time while I revised FHC letter