Okay, so I haven't updated this blog is a rather long time. No, we did not go on an over-extended vacation - I just haven't had a lot of time, or a lot of things I figure out interesting to share.
I do think we're starting to get over the "I hate math" stage (since we finally got into a series of math games that go along with the program we're using). We did, however, manage to miss-place the books over Christmas break (in part because I was trying to keep Peter from taking them all over the house). As we try to locate them (or replace them if we can't locate them), Gabi's been practicing the skills she learned. She's doing better every day - which is building her confidence.
Yesterday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - which is a holiday from the public schools around here. However, we took the opportunity to learn more about him. Gabi learned about segregation, about MLK and a little about Malcom X and the KKK. She did a couple of fun print offs about him. Read the Times for Kids magazine article about him and then she and I watched the video of his "I Have a Dream" speech. She was pretty interested and we talked about different part of it.
Well, in her conversations with Daddy last night, telling what we'd done, the topic turned to President Obama - she decided she wanted to want the inaugural address today. No big deal - I looked it up ahead of time on-line to know where to go. When it was time, though, things were so slow and the streamline was awful - we found it at another location and it worked seamlessly (for awhile). We were able to enjoy the opening music, the swearing in and the first 3 minutes of President Obama's address - then the stream just stopped. I think it got over burdened.
Anyway, she still thought what she saw was interesting and we'll try to watch it again later - won't be live, but it may still have an impact.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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