Paul remarked that is surprising that some public schools still schedule their spring break to be around the time of Good Friday and Easter. Obviously they don't go so far as to call it an "Easter break," Since we weren't doing something really special this spring break (ex. spending it in Chicago with Wendy's family), I wanted there to be at least one special thing each day. Yesterday it was the trip to Kaos for laser tag, trampoline park, and arcades for two hours. We brought two neighbors with us, and Micah and Isaiah were also there with some of their cousins. Nadia liked the laser tag so much that she played three games, which translates to a full hour of laser tag. The other four children I brought played one game of laser tag and then jumped on the trampolines for about twenty minutes before declaring they needed a break and wanted to buy some Gatorade. During the second hour all of the kids played arcade games. A homeschool group has it set up so that the two hours only costs $10 per child. Our trampoline has been off limit because of a tear in the mat.
The only thing on our calendar today was getting Milo's pre-surgical bloodwork so I decided to give the kids their Easter gifts on Good Friday to help make today special. We watched a Good Friday broadcast this evening. I made an Italian dish called an Easter meat pie for dinner. Ian didn't have any because it includes a lot of ricotta cheese, which he doesn't like. Tomorrow I'm planning to take the kids to two egg hunts. It's been very cold the last two days (had snow flurries yesterday!), but it's supposed to be a little warmer tomorrow and even nicer on Sunday. Tomorrow we're going to have a Spanish dish often served at Easter- torrijas (the Spanish version of French toast). On Sunday morning we're going to have hot cross buns. go to church, and then in the afternoon Yvonne's family is coming to our house for a few hours! I thought we were going to end up having another holiday that we celebrated with only our immediate family, but Yvonne and I made plans for them to come up a couple of days ago. Since they lived in a Muslim country for about fifteen years, they aren't accustomed to eating ham. I had already bought the sweet potatoes, ham, etc., but we're just going to push that meal off a day or two. Both families really, really like rigatoni and meatballs. It's not a traditional meal to serve on Easter, but why not if everyone likes it? I haven't made it for several months. To make the meal a little more special, I'm also going to make focaccia bread. My kids love focaccia bread. I haven't made it for Yvonne's family before, but I think they'll like it. For dessert I'm planning to try a lemon cookie recipe a friend gave me recently. Seeing their cousins will be a very, very special treat on Sunday! The last special thing planned for Easter Sunday will be to watch the first episode of The Chosen season 2 at 8pm! We loved seeing season one last year and have been eagerly anticipating season two, which will focus on Jesus' early ministry. They are hoping to eventually have a total of seven seasons!!
Since the kids didn't have school yesterday and today, I had more free time. Yesterday I started doing some planning for the next school year. Yesterday I came up with a plan so that I can finish reading the Old Testament with the kids. I skipped a few chapters that are just lists of names and all of Song of Solomon, but otherwise we will have gone through the Old Testament together for the second time. I also spent some time working on our homeschooling portfolio yesterday to show at our evaluation on May 1. Today I worked on Life of Fred plans for Nadia and Ian for next year, began selecting some read alouds for next year, and ordered some textbooks for next year. I haven't decided what I'll use for Algebra I for Nadia or 6th grade math for Ian yet. I also need to give more thought to what the boys will do in science next year. I've started a list of books I plan to request by ILL through the public library during the next school year. Field trips may still be very challenging to plan in advance, but I can start choosing read alouds or books I want the kids to read independently to supplement our study of ancient history.
- "Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky."
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