Winding down the week

~the least one inside holding Milk, best chicken EVER

Sat down with the three youngest this afternoon. Spelled out our new schedule for the rest of the month, and they're easy. These of my brood are pretty laid back, chatty when necessary, but for the most part, easy to get along with.  Read bits of Herodotus' Histories aloud to them (Egyptians and such) and they drew in their notebooks or just listened. Youngest son was able to provide information on certain characters I mentioned and the girls just drew.  I was a bit surprised at what he was able to add, not always being aware of what they all read.

Our son who's going to Basic Training spent lots of time when he was younger reading encyclopedias. And he's got a scary memory for geography. Ask him where a certain country is---doesn't matter how obscure, and he can visualize it in his head and is always right.  A geographical savant, I guess.

Feel better for having an easier schedule in mind.  My brain is so drained of---well, whatever it is brains are drained of.  My mom will likely be back to her home in mid-March, or sooner, I guess if she hits a real plateau in her improvement. About the same week, third son will be done with Basic and will have graduation. I figure if I can get a handle on LIFE before then, I'll have an advantage.  Will have to get back to you on that one.