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June 14, 2005
This Morning
It's 11:39 am. I sneakily got the big boys up 15 minutes early this morning. They, in turn, woke the little ones up by 8:30 or so.
We did math, chanted Latin paradigms, reviewed Latin vocab. and learned new vocab. The big boys wrote letters to one of their friends, and colored a map identifiying territorial ownership of land in North America prior to 1803. I read to the little boys. I read to the big boys (The Garden of Eden, Theseus and the Minotaur, Philomel and Baucis, and a chapter out of "Little House in the Big Woods." I had Connor read aloud to me from a list of words containing a medial "th" sound; then he read to himself a chapter out of Marrin's "1812: The War Nobody Won."
Now they're all out playing in their new wading pool.
Not bad, eh?
Life is good.
I'm tired, though. I'm not getting up early enough to exercise in the mornings. Because I'm not getting to bed early enough at night. I was always a night owl; now I've changed enough that I can get up early, and even be a "morning person." Yet I still can't manage to get myself to bed at an earlier hour at night.
Tomorrow, I hope, we will get up EARLY and go berry-picking (blueberries and blackberries). We have to go early, because the heat index will easily be 90 by noon, and the berry farm is a good hour away, possibly more.
Posted by lynx at June 14, 2005 11:39 AM
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The heat index will be 90?!
Have you always lived in Texas, Stephanie? Do you ever get used to that kind of heat?
Anything over 75 and I think I'm gonna die.
Crissy
Posted by: Crissy in WA at June 14, 2005 1:40 PM
It gets worse. The other evening at about 7:30, the temperature (not heat index) was 99 degress Fahrenheit.
And you don't get used to it.
Posted by: Jeff Medcalf ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.caerdroia.org/116/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 14, 2005 2:44 PM
Hey Steph,
I'm loving the heat. Don't hate me.
Are you going to Bailey's to pick berries? We are planning to go next Wednesday. If you don't make it tomorrow (or even if you do) we'd love for you to join us next week.
Amy
Posted by: Amy at June 15, 2005 12:30 AM
We are planning on a blueberry session this week also.. the heat here is in the high 90's...so a 7a.m. trip will be in order for us! I hope you had a great time...
Posted by: Lea at June 15, 2005 11:45 AM
What a great day you had!!!
I feel your pain on the heat index....it will an index of 100 here today, just like yesterday. I thought life was good with the new pool from Walmart until out deck collapsed under the weight...sigh...I'll be out digging in the dirt this morning to get it level before trying to put the pool up again.
P
Posted by: Pensguys at June 16, 2005 7:13 AM
Crissy,
No. I never get used to the heat. It was HOT. Blech.
Amy, yes, it was Bailey'! I will get back to you about next week. Are you planning to go any other times over the summer, or just once?
Posted by: MamaLynx at June 16, 2005 9:54 AM
Oh good! How were the berries? We're open for going again. I haven't enrolled the kids in any activities for the summer, so we are free and easy... if you have something in mind, just say teh word - we're probably available.
Posted by: Amy at June 16, 2005 10:14 AM