Enjoying Each Other

So, we've just been at home mostly for the last few days (except for a Shake Rag class and a Gymnastics class), which is quite unusual for us.  And I think we were all ready for some quiet home togetherness.  I love being out and about, seeing friends, playing at different places, and field-tripping, but I also have a special place in my heart for extended days spent just at home doing whatever fancies us.  So this is what we have been doing...

We have become obsessed with The Magic Tree House series and have already read the 1st four books.  Clara and I decided to make a chart to keep track of all of them, complete with theme, what we learned, what saved Annie and Jack, and a picture.  Amazingly, all of that fits into a super small space on our chart.  Clara liked the mummies, and Simon liked the dinosaurs.  (The chart was inspired by the chart Todd made with the kids for the election results...a big hit as well.  This, by the way, obviously made an impression on Simon who is telling people who we voted for and why.)

There have also been:
*Shows (where Clara performed the "Fog Dance" and Simon, the "Dog Dance")
*Note-writing to friends, family, and each other
*All kinds of math work with little notes with numbers all over the living room for the cars and marbles
*Sliding around on coats and sleeping bags
*Studying Helen Keller
*Family Drawing Time
*Broche-making (spelling???)
*More learning to read
*Singing to the max
*more that I can't remember right now

And, today we brought home a couple of friends for Woodchuck (who now, apparently, is a girl, and we must re-name her "Acorn").  Her new pals are "Honey" and "Miss Eleven" who are being borrowed from friends to keep Woodchuck/Acorn company during the winter.  They have been introduced and done some pecking at each other.  But they cuddled together to sleep tonight, and we are thrilled that they are here.  I'm sure I'll have pictures very soon.  It's been a good few days..