Truckin along on a Tuesday...

The day had a bit of a rough start. I hate when I feel like I'm "behind" on my plan and time is flying forward without me. That's how today started out...Math took longer than expected, Grammar took longer than expected...I was SEVERELY lagging on starting my workout (was dreading it, if truth be told!) The good news is that our flex schedule and Bailey's competent assistance got us back on schedule, and I DID do my workout and felt fabulous after! (And in case you're waiting for the other shoe to drop, there is NO bad news. Nice!)

We read more into Viking Adventure...young Sigurd is headed out on his first Viking voyage. There is some tension between the owner of the ship (Halfred) and the captain of the ship (Gorm). Sigurd's main task is rowing. We talked about how "restless" the Vikings seemed to be--how much they focused on exploring and conquering. This is the flip side of the story we read before about the Saxons defending against the attacks of the Vikings.

Bailey read more from Robin Hood during Lit time. We are past the halfway point in that book! For Science, we finished our reading on Venus. We learned about the heavy atmosphere on Venus, the fact that it looks a lot like earth (and is close in size) and yet is so different. It is VERY hot since its atmosphere is so heavy that it traps the heat from the sun. Venus spins very sloooooowly, which means a Venus "day" is 243 earth days long. Unlike any other planet, it takes less time (225 earth days) for this planet to orbit the sun than it does for the planet to complete a full rotation. Since it is almost impossible for equipment to "survive" the conditions of Venus, we have gained most topographical information via radar technology. We can see Venus just before dawn and just after sunset, but we can only see it when it's in a viewable phase from earth. We have a lava experiment to complete, and we may look at radar more closely. Then the kids will need to fill some info in for their Astronomy notebooks.

We frosted cookies at the end of our day, and then we ate them--yummy!

The BEST thing about this day was that it only got better as we went along. I am SO THANKFUL for each of my amazing kids and for the opportunity God has given us to be together during our days. And I am also thankful for Bailey, for it is a rare thing to know a girl her age who exhibits so much joy when working with little people! God is good!