The Half-Way Point

I decided that I needed to have a blog entry that made me responsible and accountable for my activities recently.  This is the blog entry.

Today is Tuesday, and according to a lovely website: What Week Is It? I was able to determine it is the 26th week of the year.  That means we are at the half-way point of the year.  Am I even close to my goals?

I had hoped to read 52 books this year.  After finishing the second collection of the Appomattox Saga last night, I have completed 22 books to date.  The 3 collection has four more (the final four) of the saga, and if I complete them all I will be at the appropriate number of books for the 26th week.  I truly doubt I will accomplish this feat, but at least I am hopeful.

The Ladybugs are currently learning about two creatures that fly: Butterflies and Bats.  We visited The Bat Zone at Cranbrook over the weekend (our second time there), and the ladies were able to view a variety of bats.  Zoe desperately wants to install a bat house, and Uncle Joe said he would help us achieve this.  I absolutely LOVE science, and along with the creatures that fly I have been continuing our quest to learn all we can about dinosaurs.  Zoe even did a dinosaur dig last week!

The Ladybugs also checked out books on bats and butterflies from the local library.  We read all summer as well.  I like to choose fiction and non-fiction books that correlate with the subject matter we are studying.  I found a few really awesome bat books and one really awesome butterfly non-fiction book.

 

We also incorporated the 150 anniversary of the Civil War with the reading of  the Magic Tree House: Civil War on Sunday.  Zoe was very interested in why people go to war.  As a pacifist, I tried to explain that people go to war for many different reasons, but mostly it is out of selfish reasons they go.  Honestly, I had a hard time with that one.

I am hoping to take the Ladybugs to the Zoo sometime soon to visit the butterfly house and the dinosaur exhibit.  We are very blessed to have a plethora of local museums and exhibits that enrich the summer tremendously.

I hope you all have a blessed day!