It is hot here already!† Is it hot where you are?† I think it took us a week to recover from our trip.† There is so much to do when you get home; clothes to wash, groceries to buy, a house that needs straightening up, just getting back in the rhythm of life.

We spent 3 days this week at Robin Hood practice.† It is going really well but I think Keilee and I will both need a break after 6 complete months of theater.† This is her 3rd play in 6 1/2 months!

We also spent a couple of days at Point Mallard.† This is our local Wave Pool/Olympic Pool.† We snag passes on their 1 day only $50 each sale in March.† Otherwise we could never go!† It costs $36 for both of us to swim once!

See Keilee in the top picture?† She is riding the waves. :)† The second picture she is sleeping resting her eyes.

1.††† Keilee has been reading.† With no prompting from me.† I don’t even mention it anymore since I am now a hip, cool unschooling Mamma ::coughcough::

2.†† I just finished reading “Matched” and started “Crossed”.† I am liking these books very much.† New “Hunger Games”?† Not sure I think that but they are very cool.† Down side is the 3rd one doesn’t come out until November.† I did not know this when I started.† I don’t like series books I have to wait on.† I almost had nervous breakdowns during my almost 10 year Harry Potter era.† Anyway…this Dylan Thomas poem is featured very heavily in the books.† Keilee is reading the books next so I wanted her to have an idea of this poem.† I read it aloud to her and she did it as copywork.† “Do Not Go Gentle Into the Good Night” has always been a favorite poem of mine.

3.†† A few months ago we were at an Antique Mall and Keilee bought an old letter.† She LOVES old letters.† She managed to find the person the letter was from on the internet and found out a lot of things about them.† My brother went back the other day and bought her several more.† She was so excited!

4.†† Our lovely neighbor is giving Keilee voice lessons.† They also worked on piano.† Both of our neighbors are scary talented in voice and music.† Frances headed the music department at our local college for 40 something years and Joan has sung for 2 presidents!† Keilee practiced “Amazing Grace” all week on her keyboard.† Like most things if she messes up “I” can’t help her!

I have this thing about taking pictures of our shoes.† My favorite one is the one on the water over glass.† That was at the Aquarium.† Keilee loves her black Converse.† She has tons of shoelaces that she changes out depending on what she wears.

Keilee has been reading “Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day” for about 3 weeks.† She loves it.† Well guess what we found in our driveway the other day?† A little fledgling.† It was pitiful looking.† We looked everywhere for its nest and even left it there for about an hour while we watched and no one came for it.† So it was Keilees!

It was terrified at first.† Keilee did research on what kind it was and how to feed it.† It is a mockingbird and she has hand fed it for 8 days now.† She gives it sugar water with an syringe.† She has fed it bread soaked in water, chicken livers, and egg yolk.† She thought that was cannibalism but that is what it said on a bird site.† We also bought worms!! which are in my outdoor fridge.† We aren’t too sure about those.† I told Keilee they were too big and I wasn’t about to chew them up for Pippi!† This poor bird will never adjust to regular ole’ bird food after spending a couple of weeks with us.† She is so funny, if she doesn’t like it, she spits it out!

She plays with “Pippi” every day.†† She has taught it to fly short distances.† Pippi chirps her little head off during the day.† Keilee feeds her every hour or every 2 hours.† But at night…not a sound out of her.† No matter how much sound we make.† She sleeps in the homeschool room.† Keilee is afraid a coyote or cat will eat her on the patio.

We can not believe how she has grown in only 8 days.† Keilee read that if you whistle the same tune every time you are about to feed them, they may start mimicking it.† Some sites even say they may return to visit year after year.† She has honestly spent HOURS with this bird.† And our crazy Nomad who barks at every bird and leaf…not a peep outta him when Pippi is in the house.† I think he knows she is part of the family.

I circled Pippi so you could see her.† She will fly up and land in Keilee’s hand.

She has researched, kept a notebook, taken pictures and spent so much time with this bird.† Talk about ‘hands on learning’.† This is it at its finest.†† I asked her if she would be sad when she flew away and she said, “A little but I will be proud that I helped her live and fly”.

I made this video yesterday.

We also spend the day with our RoamSchoolers!† I made 2 pictures, both of which were really horrible.† So I stole Esther’s….hers are always good. 🙂

So the first week of June shall be deemed a success!† We are off it a bit on an adventure.† I want to go somewhere, anywhere about once a week if we can.† Just meandering, going no where very far.

My favorite resource this week is one I have loved since I began homeschooling.† In fact I used this FREE curriculum for Keilee’s science for 2nd and 3rd grade!
Mr. Q’s Lab Notes† Links to TONS of Science Activities

Mr. Q’s Science Curriculum† Wonderful!† The “Life Science” is the free one.† He offers others for sale.

Happily linking up with

Susan at “Favorite Resources”

Mary at “Friday Collage”

Homeschool Mother’s Journal

Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen

“Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.” ~ Doug Coupland

“God loved the birds and invented trees.† Man loved the birds and invented cages.”† ~Jacques Deval