Okay, three things I’m working on:

1) At least SKIMMING the Charlotte Mason readings (in modern English, I’m being lazy and can skim faster in modern) and taking notes for things we want to start working on. Like the “picture painting” during outside time. Need to put special focus on the “habit training” part, too. I need to be trained. 🙂 These are public domain and available at Ambleside Online – a wonderful resource. I’ll post my notes when I’m done (and no, that doesn’t let you off the hook – go read them so I have someone to discuss it with!!)

2) Starting to read the classics. Kit’s english degree meant he read a lot of them in college and how horrible that when Christopher asks me questions about some story I have to send him to Kit for the answer. Resolving to improve MY own education so I can be a better resource for my children. Prompted by an old friend that has decided to homeschool (hooray, and congrats!!) and she’s working on reading the classics because she’s inspired by “A Thomas Jefferson Education” – which I read, and loved, and yet neglected to act on. Going to improve my own education so I can be a better mentor to my children!! And I cannot just read the fun classics I love, I need to get serious in some histories and autobiographies and non-novels. 🙂

3. Kit and I are going to read the Constitution together. I’m going to get my hands on the Thomas Jefferson reading list but we thought especially with this being an election year, isn’t it a good idea to review the Constitution? 🙂 Good place to start… So, go read it and take notes on anything that really strikes you at this point in your life and then we can talk about it! I’m serious, when is the last time any of us read the Constitution?? Probably for me back when I had to memorize the preamble in school. That would be a long time ago. Go read it this month and then we’ll chat. I bought a copy of my college textbook for American Heritage on-line for less than $5, it has copies of those documents in the back (and is a great resource to have on hand!)

So, email or comment if you have suggestions for books I need to read?