Our week off

This week we do not have any classes. Of course that doesn't mean they aren't learning things. Aiden has been very focused on finishing the Gregor the Overlander series. He's on the last book now. Zoë has even gotten into the frenzy and is on the second book. And they've both started turning the artroom into their own Underland. They've made characters from the book and hung them all over the room. Now they're waiting for the refrigerator box from their grandparents to complete the process.

Aiden has also started writing his own underland story. He spent Monday and Tuesday developing characters, new animals found there, and beginning to write his story. I've had to spend a little time with him making sure he understands it's not how long a story is that makes it good, but how good the characters and the plot are that make it enjoyable. At first he was very focused on how many words the story would be. Now he's busy giving descriptions of the characters and telling the story. I'm really hoping he finishes this one. He has a habit of starting stories, but never finishing them.

Zoë has been in a creative mood also and has spent the week putting on magic shows (she's gotten MUCH better at these!) and drawing. Everyone in the house has been given a personalized cat drawing that she has made. This morning she's convinced Aiden to help her develop a new level on "Little Big Planet," and they've been quietly working together on the couch creating and testing their game.

I get to spend the rest of the day preparing for the next three weeks and making sure all of my record keeping is up to date. Fortunately, I was finally able to fix my computer, so we'll be ready to do math in different rooms next week. We'll see how that works. Something tells me we're going to have arguments about who gets to use my computer.