It started when we returned from Yreka on Wednesday with two Beverly Cleary books that Cimeron was looking forward to reading. Keith claimed to have put them in her room, but they were lost. She wanted to read them, but her room was such an awful mess, it was impossible to find anything. So... thus inspired, she cleaned it. She threw away dozens of her much loved paper dogs... telling me later she could always make more. She performed a miracle. Her room is as clean as it has ever been. The transformation is truly amazing.

Sadly, she never did find the Cleary books she wanted to read, and neither did anyone else.

Homeschool today wasn't so good. Cimeron started by being angry about being asked to study and calling Keith a name I've never lowered myself to utter. He sent her to her room, and she had an emotional outburst. When she finally calmed down, she surprised me (again!) by walking out here and apologizing to Keith. She ended up doing her typing and math lessons... which is fine for now.

Meanwhile Aaron got in a good school day doing reading and math. I spent time with him one-on-one going over multiplication skills, then set him loose with his notebook which I have written problems in.

After school, Aaron helped me with the dirt piles in the front yard. We're trying to sift rocks out of dirt to make a good garden area in front of the house for planting next spring.

  ¶ 5:44 PM