Late school start times

I was just reading in my local paper parents complaining about the early school start times and how tired their children are.

In middle school the bus picks up kids on our block at 7:15 and school starts 7:45. The high school begins at 7:30.

It is now 9:20am and D is sound asleep.

I like the time our school starts.

Reading in bed!!!!!!!!!

For the first time in 11 years, D is reading in bed!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Harry Potter!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harry Potter

We are reading Harry Potter as our read aloud book. I have read it previously and so has R but D never has.

For homework this weekend they both had to read one chapter. D is sitting in the next room and reading the book and cracking up hysterically.

It makes me feel so good!

So many books, so little time

I donated a huge carton of books to my library for their book sale. I then refilled the same huge carton with books from my bookshelf to trade on paperback swap. Since then the books have been coming and going like crazy.

I have so many books I want D to read. I wish he was like me as a child and read non-stop. Sadly no so I have to settle for 1 hour/day and one read aloud a day with me.

Here's whats waiting to be read-

1. The 39 clues (books 4,5, 6) DONE

2. The Invention of Hugo Cabret DONE

3. Sounder DONE

4. Mrs. frisby and the rats of Nimh DECIDED NOT TO READ

5. The Graveyard book READING VERY SOON

6. The name of this book is secret (series) NOT YET

7. A series of unfortunate events (series) D HATED

8. Mysterious Benedict Society (series) NOT YET

9. The puzzling world of Winston Breen NOT YET

10. Fablehaven NOT YET

11. Redwall NOT YET

12. The sisters grimm NOT YET

13. Joey Pigza READING NEXT

14. When Zachary Beaver came to town DONE

15. Lightning Thief SADLY, NOT YET

16. Peter & the star catchers DONE

17. Million dollar boy NOPE

18. Golden & Grey NOPE

19. Crash NOPE

20. Loser NOPE

21. Maniac Magee NOPE

22. Edge Chronicles

23. Dear Mr. Henshaw

24. Strider

25. The sign of the beaver

26. The whipping boy

27. Wringer

28. My side of the mountain

29. The orphan of ellis island

30. Bud, not Buddy

31. Roll of thunder, hear my cry LOVED!!!

32. The Watsons go to Birmingham LOVED!!!!

33. Carry on Mr. Bowditch

34. Ruby Holler DONE

35. My Rotten Life

Vacations

I need to remember to take vacations.

Not just a day off here and there, but an entire week.

Tomorrow is our last day of vacation. We are all so refreshed. Its so nice. Its going to be like a new start when we go back to school on Monday.

We are doing 5 weeks of school then taking a 2 week break for new puppy. Then we will do another 3 weeks of school (which will count towards next year but don't tell anyone).

I'm going to go refigure our calendar for next year and make sure we take a week off here and there.