It is in the 90's today and tomorrow. We aren't really use to that here. Juergen put shade cloth over the green house to cool everything down in there. If it’s 90 degrees outside, it’s 120 degrees in the green house! Otherwise all the plants would be killed from the extreme heat. Nicole has gotten rid of all the extra tomatoes (at least I think so). We have set some aside for friends who have asked for them. But I don't think we will have any left by the end of this week. I visited with a friend for breakfast. That was so nice. But when I got home Jessica was there waiting with her teacher. I guess it was just too hot in the workshop. I had forgotten to bring my cell phone. But Philip let them in the house. He was also home early because of the heat. There is no air-conditioning in Germany. Schools close early the few days a year it gets too hot. So I'll need to stay close to home tomorrow too. But it's very nice in the house. I'm going to take Philip, Thomas and Sarah shopping for new shoes. It's supposed to rain on Thursday. And it will be much cooler after that. So we just need to sweat past these few hot days.
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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