What a week! We started with a significant amount of ice on Monday, moved on to rain and then dense fog, more rain, and even more fog, plus a bit more rain, but in spite of that, we found a good window for visiting the Missouri Botanical Garden for the first time in I can’t remember how long! It was blanketed in thick fog when we were there, which was actually pretty fun, because we’ve never seen the Garden like that before, and as an added bonus, we had pretty much had the whole place to ourselves!

Of course, we also did work during this chaotic week, too. Ladybug worked with vectors in pre-calculus. She continued reading “The Paradiso.” In physics, she learned about the Conservation of Momentum. She read about the Seventh Crusade and Louis IX of France in world history. In US history, she finished the book about the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. She continued to learn about macronutrients in health. She is almost done with her grammar curriculum for the year already!

Chickadee used what she learned about reciprocals last week to start dividing fractions in math. In science, she learned about the difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. We got to read one of my favorite Bible stories in religion…the tale of Jonah. In history she learned about the Forbidden City in China, and the creation of Russia and a few of its early rulers, Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible. We’re about halfway through with The Hobbit.

I have another fun outing planned for next week, and I really hope it works out, because it’s something Ladybug has been wanting to do for quite a while!