The jumbo party tent came today. The party is in about 10 days. I really should wait to put up the tent. But the kids have vacation this week. My boys need to build real stuff (not just Lego). So I'm letting them put up the tent. I hope we don't get any bad storms that blow the tent away! That's a risk I'm taking! The boys need real jobs, they need to grow up. Philip is really getting into building real stuff. He built the trampoline, and the sofa sleeper. I wish I could find him a part time job building things. It would be so good for him!
I am very happy to review the Reading Kingdom. This is an online program that uses a variety of methods to teach reading. I decided to share this product with my adopted granddaughter Ruth. Reading kingdom uses a six skills integrative method Ruth only just began to use the program. She is only 3 years old and cannot use the program without help. But her mom says that she can already recognize words like girl and kids when they are shown on the screen. Sylvia wrote that she loves the repetition of the words in the program . That Ruth is memorizing the words she sees. She will be able to use it for an entire year. But I expect her to become a very good reader. And what a great gift to give to any child! She will have a lifetime love for books. Sylvia also works with teenage mothers in Uganda. And many of these women have never attended school. So she plans to use these ideas to h...
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