Formerly Known As...

If each week got its own unique descriptive phrase, last week's would have to have been

"Internal Upheaval".

The room formerly known as the "Guest Room" became the "Music Room"

(so I can close the door on the new-to-"us" drum set),

 

which meant that what was formerly known as Mr. Adorable's room is now also the guest room

(but only when we have guests, of course),

and the many boxes of books, formerly stored along two walls in Mr. Adorable's room, are now once again stored along one wall on the upstairs landing.

Most of them, anyway.

OK, maybe 2/3 of them.

Fine. 

At least more than half.

What's Changed?

Compare these two pictures:

Can you tell how many changes we have made in the last year?

(Trash cans, junk, and flower pots don't count.)

I count six (oops, seven!  Thanks Dad!) that you can see, and at least three that you can't.

Any guesses?

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Look fast...there are more changes coming soon!

Reading Record: July

I have NO idea how I managed to read this many books last month, but I got all the 5th grade books pre-read, so we're officially ready to start school next week!

Reading Record: June

I managed to work in a few books "just for me" in June,

and with any luck I'll finish previewing books

for 5th grade before we start school again in August!

(That Chesterton book on the top of the pile will be making a return appearance...

it's two books in one, and I've only read the first one.)

Sunday Morning Visitor

My Saturday Morning

After breakfast and chores were done Saturday morning, I curled up in my favorite chair to work on scheduling a few more books into our fifth grade curriculum.

My children had the entire house available to them for playing with their little plastic Cowboys and Indians...

and they chose the space right at my feet.

Organization and chaos...

Isn't that how Saturday mornings are supposed to be?!?

Reading Record: May