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| This summer, I have a list of books to read. Primarily the literature books I will be teaching at our coop and to my kids at home. Then I have books that I am reading to try to brush up on American history, which all the kids will be studying this year, and on chemistry and physical science.
But...I got a library card.
Now, those who don't know, I have not been allowed to use a library for several years now. Our old library cancelled my card when the balance was over $400. Mostly it is due to books that I still own, but were packed when we were planning to move a while ago.That humongous tab includes the price of the books I owe, so it's not really that bad, because if I return the books, I only owe the cost of the fees. However, I , because I am a cheapskate, am trying to wait for an amnesty week in which to return my books, so that I don't have to pay anything. I know they have amnesty week; I just can't seem to figure out when. So, I hold onto the books and have learned to live without a library card.
But...then we moved. And the library in my new town, didn't ask about my old library ( I think they should figure that out, to keep people like me from getting a new card). I literally shook when they handed me my card as I knew what danger it could possible get me into (notice the subject of that clause- it's the card's fault, of course).
Anyway, that's why I am reading things like the books I have noted. They are incredibly interesting. I highly recommend both. "Why Gender Matters" is the book that Andrew Pudewa based most of his talk on at Veritas Teacher Training. He apparently heard Dr. Sax speak.
"Boys Adrift" is just scary, because he mentions several factors which lead to undermotivated boys. They are all avoidable, yet all prevalent in society (and even in my own home!!!). I won't tell you what they are - go read the book.
So, someday I'll get to my list of what I am supposed to be reading:
White Fang
Call of the Wild
Red Badge of Courage
Traitor
Old Man and the Sea
Out of the Dust
and several others I can't seem to remember right now.
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| Well the kids had quite a life lesson today. We have a few cows in the next house over and one of them gave birth today. there was a group of people who had stopped by the fence because the cow was lying down. One of them came over to our house looking for someone to help the cow.
I called Paul and Paul called the farmer and Ben, justus, Gloria, and I went over to watch.
The hooves were sticking out, but that was it. so the farmer got some rope, tied it to the calf's hooves and pulled. The cow looked a bit concerned. She kept moving away and the farmer dug his heels into the ground and pulled. He had to reach his hand in once to adjust the calf, but a couple of pulls later and out came a baby calf.
All black and slimy.
the mama cow began licking the calf and within 15 minutes the calf was standing. We wanted to see it nurse, but we had to get back in the house to finish making meatloaf of all things.
Gloria said she was happy, but sad, because she knew that eventually the calf would just be killed, especially because it was a male and couldn't give milk.
I did get to see it nursing as i went driving past about 2 hours later on my way to work.
When Paul came home later, Ben told him all about it.
"dad, dad, the cow has a baby cow."
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| Well, Emma's been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
She had recently lost a lot of weight (25 pounds in 3 weeks and she was lean to begin with). SHe was tired, thirsty, complained of blurry vision, muscle cramps, stomach aches. All in the last 3 to 4 weeks. We took her to the doctor today and she had a blood sugar of 360, so they sent her right to the hospial. We did stop to get her something to eat, because she said she was so hungry. When they took her blood sugar at the hospital it was 440.
She was very dehydrated, so getting blood was difficult. She looked terrible - sunken eyes, chapped lips.
When I left her tonight (after 2 liters of IV fluid and insulin), she looked much better. She had a blood sugar of 249.
She's rather distraught, naturally. She was comforted by the fact that she could request DVDs to watch on her TV in her room (Harry Potter 3 and then PoTC 2). But she's tired and rather sad.
Our pastor came today and anointed her with oil and prayed with her. She seemed encouraged.
That's about it. Just wanted to update everyone.
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