I didn’t get much school done today because Mom is on jury duty, she didn’t get picked but she was still gone until about lunch and we didn’t do any extra yesterday. Dad worked from home because we didn’t know if she would get picked and he had a lot of meetings so I didn’t get anything but yesterdays math lesson done until after lunch. I went with Dad to pick her up, it was interesting because she told us a bit about the case because you are allowed to if you weren’t picked for the case, (I am guessing this is the rule because if you are allowed to and you are on the case the people you are telling it to would probably voice their own opinions, which is fine if you aren’t on the case.) and for school later I had to pretend to be a lawyer getting ready for a case against Israel and Judah, it was pretty cool how that worked out but sort of freaky too.
Obama’s Goodbye
by Vwala •
Obama did his final speech as president at McCormic Place, Chicago. Obama covered things from his dream of a post-racial US, to the trials of being president, to not booing Trump, to believing in America. And finished it with a call to arms, remorse for unfinished projects, and a good cry. Goodbye Obama, hello Trump, may you both be remembered for your good deeds.
Homeschool Journal 1/10/17
by Reed Karman •
In Bible Sarah died and Abraham would not take the land to bury her for free. In History we learned about the Byzantine Empire. The capitol, Constantinople, had 14 palaces. We read five poems about trees.
Homeschool Journal 1/9/17
by Reed Karman •
In Bible we learned about Abraham offering Issac in sacrifice to God. Of the 19 kings of Judah eight were considered good. In 1899 a 2,000 square mile swarm of locusts were being studied. In History we learned about monasteries. We read three poems about trees. In Science we started Physics but we had to skip chemistry for now. In The Children’s Bible Field Guide we read about some kings and had to put it in our Journal how they taught us to be godly, they taught me that you can imitate whoever came before you in this position (if they were good at it).
Journal 1/9/17
by Vwala •
In Bible I learned from the accounts of the good kings of Judea that to be a good God follower you should not let the temptation for wrong be there, so that you will not be tempted. I read about Asa, Amaziah, Azariah, and Jotham. They followed God but bad things happened to most of them because “Only the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.” 2 Kings 14:4, this is also said in 2 Kings 15:4, and something that is much the same in 1 Kings 15:14. The kings followed God and obeyed God, they didn’t sacrifice. But the people did, and they paid for it, with the exception of Asa because “the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days.” 1 Kings 15:14. But the other kings still did right in his sight as far as we are told, and we are told about their downfalls. So their must be a reason, a purpose deeper than the eye can see, and maybe just maybe that purpose is to teach us the lesson of not letting the temptation be there to tempt.
We skipped the section on chemistry and went strait to physics in science. I thought physics was just gravity and stuff like that but according to the book every single invention from the wheel to modern-day things such as computers and MP3 players are due to the wonderful amazing physics. I personally think it is a bit of an exaggeration, but they can think whatever they want.
We also read some poems about trees. They were crazy, one was talking, one was staring at someone, and the other one I could make neither heads nor tails of it. But I could tell they were all using personification.
48 TOP-ADVISERS SAY KEEP IRAN DEAL
by Reed Karman •
48 scientists wrote a letter to Donald Trump saying that he should keep the Iran Deal, which he wants to turn down. The agreement shuts down two-thirds of Iran’s nuclear bomb processing plants.
Homeschool Journal 1/5/17
by Reed Karman •
Today is Mom’s birthday. We did not do alone stuff. We learned about the Wars of the Kings, Sodom and Gomorrah and broke our personal poem record for a day. 16. They were about boats and their cargo, aliens and airplanes. In History we learned about Britain in the Middle Ages.
Homeschool Journal 1/4/17
by Reed Karman •
Today we did not do together stuff. We went to the chiropractor this afternoon.
Journal 1/5/17
by Vwala •
Today is Mom’s birthday, we had chocolate chip banana bread muffins for breakfast, and sang her happy birthday during which she sang “to me, to me, to me.” So we made up a spoof on the Elmo cat had a birthday song, here is the link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7UV1xgGJTk you might find it interesting with our lyrics;
A Mom had a birthday and all the kids came
To eat Mom cake and play a Mom game
To open Mom presents and when they were through
they said happy birthday the way that Moms do
To me, to me, to me
Journal 1/4/17
by Vwala •
Today I went to ballet and afterward we asked if I could move up to the next class and she said she would get back to us after asking her boss, so soon I will have an update.
I started a new book and it is about the great flood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is a very good, well-written book. It is named The Terrible Wave. It is in my favorite genre too, historical fiction. I didn’t want to stop reading it is so good.