My husband, Allen, had an allergic reaction to something [undetermined] and was covered in hives. He isn’t allowed in the heat for 48 hours so he’s home and miserable.

We use Saxon math. That’s the only textbook I use after we learn to read on my Alice and Jerry basal pre-primer, “Skip Along.” [I collect these books so I use them to teach reading.]

Have you heard of Math-It? I just came across it and it sounds interesting- in fact, like the way I actually do math in my head -with tricks and gimmicks instead of memory and drill. It’s expensive so I want to find someone who has used it before saving to invest in it.

I’m thinking of doing an almanac as well as a book of centuries, which will cover science and nature studies. Basically a scrapbook with notes about weather [rain, temp] and sketches, journal entries [pears ripe, spray the apples, etc.] and maybe some dried flowers and leaves tucked into it for interest. It may include some photos of the backyard in different months.