We moved to Utah after living in Hawaii for three years.
It was a difficult transition.
We’ve recently saw doctors for pain in Elizabeth’s legs.
The pediatrician referred us to an orthopedist. That doctor said she needed surgery on her ankles and wanted us to buy some $300 custom-made braces in the meantime. wow
I asked for a second opinion. This doctor referred Elizabeth for ASTYM therapy and recommended rigid running shoes with a UCBL orthotic insert. That will probably work since she has already improved with the stretching and yoga I’ve been encouraging her to do. If these treatments fail, then she needs surgery on her ankles and legs. He said the ankle surgery would be worthless without the other one. So glad I got this second opinion!
I’m pleased that Elizabeth is finishing up First Form Latin. I have Second Form on the shelf, ready to go. She also wants to learn Greek and French! I have those, but I think it’s too much right now. She has such a talent for language.
She loves to read and we really enjoy the selections from Tapestry of Grace.
She struggles with math, but Singapore math has been a pretty good fit. It moves quickly and she sure doesn’t get bored. She hated the 6-month stint when we tried Saxon a couple years ago. We’ll begin Singapore Developmental Math this fall.
We’ll also begin Apologia General Science in the fall. I can hardly wait! The seventh grade workload is going to be much more than we’re used to – I hope we can manage!
She is a delight and quite precocious for her age.
Still plugging along with Apologia Swimming Creatures. We had to slow way down to stretch 13 lessons into 20 co-op experiment classes to make it worthwhile.
I downloaded Writeshop’s Christmas cards last month and those were a hit, so we’re going to use World of People and World of Animals for weekly writing, in addition to what TOG assignments.
Elizabeth loves the Calendar Connections cards and helps with our morning time: calendar, Bible, and prayer. She’s awesome to help with read-alouds too!
It’s getting hard to keep Elizabeth in books!
Right now, we’re working through Newbery Award Winners. She’s also reading biographies about missionaries.
We’ve been reading about the Tower of Babel and Gilgamesh and ancient Sumeria in Tapestry of Grace.
We’re doing lessons on BLOOD in Apologia anatomy. Lab officer Daddy would be so proud! She began prewriting on an essay about blood and its functions and I am impressed. I can’t wait to see the final product. I have seen such improvement lately!
She has all but finished Singapore Math 5B. I will give her a little break before beginning 6A. We have some review of fractions to get through. She doesn’t like review…or quizzes…or tests…;)
Elizabeth has decided she is now BETH and no longer LIZZIE. I can’t keep it straight!
Here is Beth getting all purty for the Mothers’ Day church tea…our theme table is Victorian. more photos to come later…
Playing with Legos…
She’s a great big sister.
Elizabeth is being mentored by two older ladies at our church. It has been wonderful for all involved. Mrs. Carol is teaching Elizabeth to sew with a sewing machine. They even plan to make a quilt this summer! Mrs. Ginger is into cake decorating and art. She even used to own an art gallery! Mrs. Ginger plays piano for our church and she plans to work with Elizabeth in her music studies. I love seeing Elizabeth have these relationships. I’m almost jealous that I can’t get in on the fun.
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