In the time before iTunes (and CDs)
Yesterday my sister-in-law, Addy, asked my niece, who is four, if she knew what adoption is. Leah answered, "Yes. It means that someone else is going to have a baby and then mail it to Aunt Hilary."
I thought that was cute.
This past weekend we bought our five year anniversary gift at an estate tag sale. I have been wanting a record player for some time. When I grew up we would listen to records and so I was very excited when we found one for our home! I love listening to them, there is nothing like a record.
I also bought an apron that the lady of the house had made long ago. It is great fun to think of how some other woman, a generation beyond me, took the time to stitch the apron and then wore it around her kitchen. I wonder what kind of lady she was? Did she entertain a lot? She clearly was resourceful enough to make things by hand.
Meanwhile, I have found a research project that has been consuming my time. I haven't had much time to dwell on our expected referral call, which could come any time now. I don't jump at the phone ringing, wondering if it is the 703 area code that is calling. In fact, most of the time I don't know where my cell phone is! Don't get me wrong, I am quite excited that our referral could come any day now, and I am hoping and praying it will be this month even.
No, my research has centered around home schooling my four year old to be. I have been reading a book called The Well Trained Mind which is about classical education. Classical education is based on the trivium which covers grammar, logic and rhetoric.
I am very drawn to this style of teaching, he would read lots and lots of classical literature, of course not leaving out modern. Art would have an important place in our home as well. He would learn latin, which I never learned, but I understand can help you greatly throughout life. He would have a lot of grammar, which is often lacking in schools today.
Just in this last week I have learned a lot! I am glad I started a year early researching! I would like to maybe start phonics and a little math in the upcoming months. But for this year it will not be a set schedule. He is only going to be four and I don't want him to start school already!
I will leave off with some pictures of a little "fort" Daddy and Caleb worked on this past weekend.
