results....

Well of course I was hoping for an instant fuse of the bone, but there has been some bone growth. The Dr. said that it has not gotten worse and there has been some remodeling but she said that I could expect it to take the full 12 weeks to heal... 6 and counting.. next apt. on Oct. 27th.

Study habits...

Sunday Steph mentioned this study method for remembering letter combinations such as ou, ch, th and so on. The letters are printed on little cards with a picture of a duck on them. The curriculum said that when the student gets the right sound to say quack quack as the duck flies from the pond. This is Daddy's version, much more fun.

A reminder of why we teach @ home...

We went to a family reunion today and the kids always keep us up to date of any shenanigans that they decide not to be a part of. Noah ushered Grace and Joe upstairs to eat when some kids were using "harsh" words. Joe came to me and said that one of the cousins had used the "RUN AWAY" code... "Don't tell your Dad." This had been in reference to the proposed act of throwing rocks at a hornet nest. I was then watching the kids all play together and Joe was climbing a flag pole to which Noah said, "Joe's a monkey." One of the cousins said, " yeah, my science textbook says that monkeys are our ancestors." Noah's head jerked back and he turned to his cousin and said "Do you believe that God created the Earth?...(sure) You know evolution and the Bible are completely against each other because ..... Good boy, Noah.