Here’s what we did this week:
Monday
Oh God, Monday was only a few days ago and I have no memory of what we did… I’m already bad at this.
Tuesday
Todd stayed home today to do some work around the house, including taking some bags of construction debris to the dump. When I asked Margot what she learned at the dump she said “It’s really smelly” and “People were throwing away perfectly good stuff! There was a bike in there that maybe someone wanted!” It was also our 1st day of Homeschool Spanish Club! We learned how to introduce ourselves in Spanish and names for body parts. We have not stopped singing “Mi Cuerpo” all week long!
Wednesday
Margot asked to start practicing reading again (we started about 6 months ago, but she wanted to take a break), so we got out the Bob books and started over again. She was struggling a bit, but when I told her we didn’t have to do it she said “no, I need to learn how to read so I can read my own books.” So… we are going to go with it… but I’m feeling really uneasy about it.
Thursday
Adventure day with Papi and Balala!! We went to the Museum of Natural History.
Margot’s favorite thing was the dinosaur bones, of course. She wants to go back again soon because we didn’t get to see any of the rocks and gems. We are already planning our return trip.
Friday
We are so excited that Circle has moved into our neighborhood! We walked up to Schuyler Farm for Mornings on the Farm with Rachael and, honestly, I could not be more excited about this. Margot and her friends made some wood slice art, fed the animals, played in the mud and ran around in an open field. Heaven.
Saturday
We had such an awesome day on Saturday. It was the first (of hopefully MANY) Great Nyack Get Together and what an incredible event. It was all local organizations set up with fun activities for families, there was a (slightly terrifying) Ferris Wheel which everyone got to ride for free, live music and just… it was so great, I can’t stop talking about it. Margot’s favorite things were “the ferris wheel” “getting a free book” and “everything, I liked everything.” The highlight for me was the “Flash Poetry” booth where Margot asked for a poem written about monsters. THEN, as if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, we went to a BBQ at Titi Tasha’s house and played with Maddie Moo (and crawfish) and ate cupcakes. Just. What a great day.
Sunday
We took things pretty easy after such a busy (and hot!!) day yesterday. Margot helped me snacked on cantaloupe while I made cantaloupe jam and helped Todd made a video of Todd while he cleaned some stuff out of the basement. There was also a fair amount of laying around reading books and a little bit of iPad time (playing Todo Math and Endless Learning Academy)
What we read this week:
- The Disney Scary Storybook Collection (this is the free book she got at The Get Together…)
- I Just Forgot by Mercer Mayer – We have been talking a lot about responsibilities and what happens when Margot “just forgets” to feed Sadie/pick up her things…
- The Thank You Book by Mo Willems – We love Gerald and Piggie!
What we listened to this week:
- Wow in the World – Only the greatest podcast ever. The first season is over (bummer), but Margot wants to re-listen to all her favorite episodes, so… all of them. All of the episodes.
- Ay Caramba! Ay ay ay!: Cuentos y Canciones by Leeny del Seamonds – CD we picked up at the library and have now listened to a dozen times. Stories told in English with some Spanish words thrown in. Margot got so excited when they said “boca” because that is one of the words she learned in Spanish this week.
What we watched this week:
- Enchanted. Todd was working on Friday night, so Margot and I had a “girl’s night” and watched this movie. We both really liked it. Some problematic things, but it gave us a lot to talk about and even challenged some of the Disney Princess tropes (all while being a Disney Princess movie…)
- Spanish song videos on YouTube. Like this one, and this one.
- Humpback Whales at the museum. I cried. Margot put her little hand on my face and whispered, “It’s going to be okay, mama”
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