Author: Reed Karman

I finished my Algebra 1 lesson in 32 minutes which is two minutes faster than yesterday. The lesson was about multiplying irrational numbers. In the real Bible we read about Jesus walking on water and feeding the five thousand. We read two chapters of But Don’t All Religions Lead to God? In history we learned about the start of tobacco growing in Virginia and the start of the slave trade in North America. We did not do A Murder For Her Majesty or poems yet. We were going to but then Adi, Mom and Vella went to Walmart to get Adi and Mom’s glasses. I still have to wait for a sunny time for science. It is 11 o’clock am now. Yesterday I continued reading The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan. The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan is the seventh and last book of The Children of the Lamp series. I have not read at all today. I did not finish my morning chores before school and will have to do them after writing this. Since it is Friday I have extra chores and since it is the first of the month I have even more extra chores. I have to clean the upstairs bathroom, clean the van and do laundry. We are getting together with some more friends today. Today we start a family diet with no grains, processed food or sugar. We will also follow all of our allergies. Pollen is coming back in the air and everyone with pollen allergies is congested.

In Algebra 1 I finished my whole lesson in 34 minutes. It was about simple undoing in reverse order in inequalities. In Bible we read in The BBC Manual read about Bible study vs Bible devotionals and the types of studies and tools for studies. In the real Bible we read about Jesus driving the legion of demons into a herd of pigs. In history we read the whole history of New Netherlands and New Amsterdam until they both became New York and about the Dutch West India Company. I finished my writing assignment two days early today. My science required a sunny day and the remnants of a hurricane are coming here today so I had to wait. The friends we normally meet on Fridays we are meeting today. We have not done A Murder For Her Majesty or poems if we have any yet. I am done with everything else though. It is 11 am now. Yesterday since writing my journal I started On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Today I finished On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness and started The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is the first book in The Wingfeather Saga. The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan is the seventh and last book written in The Children of the Lamp series. After writing this I will have lunch and clean my shoes because yesterday the dogs went to the restroom in the house.

In Algebra 1 I was halfway done with the second to last question when history started which is pretty good for starting at the beginning of the lecture. In The BBC Manual it gave us practical tips for reading the Bible every day. In the real Bible we read Mark’s version of when Jesus spoke in a lot of parables then explained them to his disciples and when he calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee. In history we learned about the Pilgrims and had an overview of all North American settlers. The rest of my Current Event articles did not exist past the front page and I had to choose new ones and read them. I got to 13% done with my course on Lynda.com today. In science I had to give a lot of oxygen to a fire. We read one poem by William Wordsworth about ice skating. It was bad. I have finished everything today for school. Yesterday I finished Dragonwatch, A Giant Problem and The Viper’s Nest and started How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword. Today I finished How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword. After writing this I will read some more. We did not follow our schedule for Wednesday that we made because Adi’s gymnastics is during when we usually read history and Bible. We did half of it at the right time extra quickly so Adi and Mom could leave. I almost finished school on time today. It is 3:42 pm and we are supposed to be done at 3:30 pm.

Today all I had was together stuff, English and science because I thought I needed to do today yesterday and was almost done when I found I didn’t need to. I might do extra later. I had finished all of English before 9 o’clock am and part of science. I finished science within 30 minutes of finishing together stuff (Bible, History and Read Aloud). It is 10:15 am now. We started Mark two days ago and today we read Chapter 3. In The BBC Manual we learned about reading the bible devotedly. In history we learned about the first shogun of Japan and briefly the rest of them through when they shut-off Japan. We read A Murder For Her Majesty early. We had no poems today. My experiment in Science didn’t work right and where I was supposed to get two different temperatures I got the same. I learned about humidity. Relative humidity is how much of the percentage of water is holding that it can at that temperature. Yesterday I read The Fairy Swarm and started Dragonwatch. I have not read any today. The Fairy Swarm is the sixth and last book of The Imaginary Veterinary series. We will go to the library later but it will be cut short by Mom meeting her friend and having to go to the store. After writing this I will need to clean my room. I have to have my Current Events be at least two of international concern each week but I don’t think I have two.

In Bible we read about the paralytic who was let down through the roof to be healed. We had no extra Bible book because we are doing Friday’s work today because we took Adi’s birthday off of school on Thursday. In history we learned about Hideyoshi and other Japanese warlords. It is Monday. We read A Murder For Her Majesty early again and had no poems. I did exactly one lesson of Algebra 1 except I had a test. I read another two chapters of The King’s Fifth. Over the weekend I finished The Keys to the Demon Prison, The Five Fakirs of Faizabad and How to Break a Dragon’s Heart. The Five Fakirs of Faizabad is Book 6 in The Children of the Lamp. How to Break a Dragon’s Heart is Book 8 in How to Train Your Dragon. I have not finished LA from Friday’s work or any of today’s work after writing this I will do that. It is currently 1:09 pm. Cub Scouts starts tonight and Boy Scouts are helping on opening night and since I am a Den Chief I will help year-round. There is a parent’s meeting for Boy Scouts tonight that is right after Cub Scouts and I will have to stay. I had a test today in science about atoms, molecules and concentration. So far all my science has been very basic although I have done three experiments and 3-4 test like things. First for today’s work I will have Algebra 1, then Current Events, Alone Bible, Spanish, Korean, English and Science.