Salvador Dali

Last Saturday, Big Daddy and Roni went to the museum for the family/children tour and breakfast. They had a wonderful time, in spite of the long drive to get there and home. Roni's favorite part of the tour was breakfast. However, when pressed, she said, "Well, what I liked about it.... there was something very funny - the one statue of a head in a little box, it was made out of stuff that, like, a Coca-Cola can for his head or something and he had chairs for earrings."

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"Hearing the story that was kinda funny... One of the stories: Salvador Dali was going fishing with his cousin and he caught a fish, and with his eyes he saw a fish, but with his imagination he saw a cricket, so he smashed it. Because he was afraid of crickets. Then his cousin brought a real cricket and put in his shirt and then the cousin smashed the cricket in Salvador's shirt. And that was the gross part."

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The docent was an older woman in a wheelchair, which Big Daddy found to be perfect, since she was right at eye level with the children. (Side note, Big Daddy years ago was one class away from being "certified" to be a docent at this same museum. He dropped out once he met me and wanted to spend every waking/non-working moment with me.)

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Here is the information if you're in the area and would like to go next time. It looks like they have one every month or every other month.

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Explore the Dalí Museum galleries in a tour suitable for children ages 6 to 12, led by docent Jill Henaghen. The tour is interactive, and the paintings analyzed are especially chosen to appeal to children. The tour is followed by a delightful breakfast with the docent and staff members in attendance.Pre-registration is required. Limited to 20 children plus adult companions. General admission $20 per family of two, plus $10 for each additional immediate family member. Others $20. Members $15 per family of two, plus $10 for each additional person. Please contact Anna Otero at (727) 823.3767 ext. 3026; or e-mail: aotero@salvadorDalímuseum.org

Finally Decided

Okay, I know it's been a few weeks since I posted over here about our homeschool journey.... With the move and some other stuff going on, I haven't forged forward with school stuff until this week.

I finally decided on curriculum for this school year. As a matter of fact, I ordered it the other day. Five In a Row (FIAR) was recommended to me by the friend of a friend. It is a literature based program and it makes preparation incredibly simple. You get the bulk of the program from the library in the form of childrens' literature that is used each week. Then, each week you read a different book and go through the book using the lessons - covering one subject per day. Since Roni seems to be adept at math, this should be a perfect fit to go with our A Beka math program. She will have math with FIAR, but her core math will be A Beka.

I have a few projects that need to be finished for the house, since we will have our first overnight guests this Friday. But, I will be working next Monday and Tuesday organizing our school pantry and gathering the remaining supplies we'll need. I'd like to get a nice US map (approx. 2'x3') to hang on the wall in the kitchen.

I'm excited to be settled on what we'll use and Roni will start a review the remainder of this week and then next week of the things she learned in Kindergarten so I can assess where we need to start the school year after Labor Day.

Until next time, God Bless you.