First day of school pictures

All prepared

All lined up and ready for class

The scholars at work

Caleb studies Theseus and the Minotaur

Ada, delighted to have her own spelling workbook

I marveled at the difference between two children.  Jeddy certainly did not color his math worksheets so meticulously.

Everyone concentrating.  (Lovely fresh bruise on Caleb's head.)

Caleb helping Ada read.

Those handsome glasses of Jeddy's lasted exactly 10 days before Caleb, left alone in the room, seized his opportunity to climb on the kitchen counter, take them out of the case, and wrench the arm off of them.  He then hid the part he ripped off.


When I reentered the room and exclaimed in dismay upon finding most of the glasses on the floor, he said, "Sowwy, Mommy."


He did not, however, produce the missing piece, so we expended at least four man-hours over several days searching for it (the warranty we paid for being void if we don't return the entire product).


I finally discovered it waaaay under the refrigerator--under which I had felt around with a spatula without success.  Only when I tried later with a yardstick did it appear.


The new glasses are on order.


Caleb's in the doghouse.  He's pretty comfortable there.