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Thinking about Music

It probably makes sense that I have thought a lot  about how I want to incorporate music into my homeschool.  It is my area of expertise.  I know that it may not be a top priority for a lot of educators but learning about, appreciating, and creating music will (hopefully) be an important part of my kids' educations.  Because it's a big deal to me. My goal is to raise adults who can use music to bless their own lives and communities.  I would like our home to be what John M. Feierabend called "a tuneful, beatful, artful learning community."  I believe that the way to accomplish this is by teaching my children to use their own bodies  to make and respond to music. I try to incorporate a lot of singing and some dancing (probably not enough) into our Kindergarten.  I hope to tackle this even more seriously as we begin formal grade school.  There are some lovely music curriculae out there that look appealing but they tend to be very pricey, so I am hoping to jerry-rig

Favorites

1. This week, we got our tax return and decided to spend it.  That was really exciting.  We don't buy new things very often, just food.  (Lots of good food.)  So dreaming and shopping was super fun. 2. My friends Megan and Michelle got back from LTUE and we spent a lot of time together talking about their writing.  They have inspired me to write and I have been doing a lot of that lately.  I'm writing a novel about Steampunk Vikings!  It's really hard work (not as much fun as I thought it would be).  But I am still going strong, I think because I know that anything worth doing takes a lot of hard work.  So I am proud of myself about that. 3. There were a few days of temperate weather at the beginning of the week.  I knew that it was only false spring but I really enjoyed it.  I went outside without a coat on!  Scott rode his motorcycle to work!  The kids ran around the yard for hours in the afternoons!  It was lovely. 4. Sven has becoming increasingly stable standing on

The Boys Speak

SOREN:  Mom, I can't wait to get our car renewed! ME:  What do you mean? SOREN:  You know.  When you get new stickers on your license plate.  By paying the government money. CARL:  But the government is bad! SOREN:  No, the government is good. CARL:  No!  Remember the government shutdown? SOREN:  But you need money!