Scrivnerburg has been BUSY!

Zowie, Howie have we been busy! We’ve been schooling, working, playing, and some of us have been handcrafting Christmas gifts. It has been a very fast fall/early winter. I would love to show you some of the things we’ve been working on so hard, but I don’t want to give anything away, so the photos will have to wait until after Christmas.

To catch up a bit… We had a lovely Thanksgiving – great food, fun fellowship, lots of pie. I think everyone enjoyed it.

(part of our Thanksgiving table décor)

We have been enjoying school. One of my favorite parts about homeschooling is the funny, funny, funnies my kids inadvertently come up with.

• Test review question: Who was the general commanding 8,000 men who was sent against Quebec?
  "Oh! I know - General James Bond!"
• Preparing for a test at Scrivnerburg Academy:
  Mom - "What two materials were used to make linsey-woolsey fabric?"
  Nathan - "Wool."
  Mom - "And...?"
  Kristi - "Wildcat."
  ...
  Mom - "Okay - what material was used for the 'LINSEY' part of 'linsey-woolsey?"
  3 kids - "Thread."
  (at the same time) Austin - "Eisenberg."
• "I hate these poems! They're so 'not-make-sensey!'"
• Kristi - "Mom! 36+46=82!"
  Mom - "Yes! Hey - 27+34=61!"
  Kristi - "Yep." then she walks away as if we just had the most insightful discussion. Funny girl.

Christmas break is coming up fast. To be honest, I’m looking forward to a whole bunch of days without school. But I can’t believe we’ve made it almost halfway through the school year already! I feel like we’re really accomplishing something! We have several helpers who come and read with the kids, and that is such a blessing. I think the kids are really making progress, and all of the helpers seem to enjoy working with them. So far it’s been a great situation for all of us.

Here’s one more photo just to tide you over until I can share my Christmas crafts…Little Man in his Christmas finery – sorta.