Favorite Part of the Book

Ella Enchanted

Last night we finished our read aloud book Ella Enchanted.  I remember reading this story as a teenager and really liking.  This time I enjoyed it just as much.  Luke and Isabel probably thought I was a really nice mom always wanting to read to them, but I really just wanted to get back to the story.  It is a Cinderella story but with a lot more details, character development etc.  There is a lot of action and adventures in it but I still wondered if it would be too girly for Luke, but he loved it.  Today I reread the description of Ella's dresses from each ball she went to and had Isabel draw a picture of how she imagined them.  (I love the cleavage.)

Since there wasn't ever a detailed description of the ogres in the book, I had Luke write down a description for them and then draw a picture.  Luke wouldn't let me put his description and picture up since it didn't come out exactly the way he wanted it to.  Tomorrow we will watch the movie which I am sure is not as good as the book but maybe we can talk about the similarities and differences.

Sabrina School Doesn't Have Cream Filled Goodness

Yesterday Luke asked me if one day he could go back to school.  I said, "Sure."  I then asked him to tell me something that he remembers about school that he really liked.  His response, "Sometimes for dessert we used to get this yummy cream filled thing!"  Me, "That's why you want to go back to school!?"  He explained that that was just ONE thing he remembers that he liked. In the end of the conversation I told him that honestly he could go back in September if he wanted.  Seeing how serious I was he said, "No, I'm just kidding, I want to be homeschooled!"  I know he really does miss some things from school and he probably feels like he is missing out somehow.  I was serious.  I would send him back because I am pretty sure he would realize how long school is (he already thinks we do too much work...yeah right.)  Also he wouldn't be able to have as much time writing his stories, writing in his video game journal, learning how to type, blogging, creating his video games and all of those things that he likes to do.  But even if he did like going to public school, that would be great!

Isabel's response to going to school was, "No way, I like being homeschooled!"  It is so funny because when I started homeschooling a year and a half ago I thought that she would be the one that would feel like she was missing out.  She seems like the kind of kid that would love the school rituals, awards, social ranking and busy work that public schools have to offer.  That last sentence sounds like I am insulting public school or my daughter, but I am not, that's not how I mean it.