Spring has sprung!

As I sit here typing, the boys are outside playing.  Yes, one of them is still in his pajamas, but at least we have a lot of shrubbery blocking the view from the rest of the neighborhood.  They are thrilled to have the snow finally gone.

Even before the snow was all gone, they found this fossil-filled rock in our backyard and were very excited to show it to Mom and Dad.  I have to admit that it was pretty cool.

 The kids have been hanging out at the office with us sometimes, and behaving very well, I might add.  I'm pretty proud of them for handling this stressful situation in a way that doesn't add to my anxiety.

We've been diligently working on a review of Memoria Press's Geography program, of which I will make a later post.  Along with that, and learning more and more about fractions, we've managed to do a few fun projects as well, such as our cell model made out of jello and various other food items to represent the parts of a cell.

We also discovered why it is so difficult to get an accurate representation of the world on a flat map by drawing the continents on a clementine peel, then cutting it off and trying to get it to lie flat.

Yesterday was the first really nice day we've had in a long while, so I offered to pay the boys to help me with tasks that go above and beyond the normal chores.  So far, they have helped me with yard clean up and assembling and carrying new patio furniture.  I cannot wait to get the pool/patio area all set up for summer.  I'm also on a spring cleaning/sprucing up kick, so future posts may show us working hard to get this place ship shape.

Happy Spring, Everyone!