Passport To France....

Hello everyone. This week Freckles started out ill again with the flu and fever. Poor dear couldn't stand to keep her head up with her head pounding and sore throat. I pretty much gave her the week off to rest. By the time Friday rolled around she was still a bit under the weather...yet, she had a little more spunk in her. I was planning on starting our unit studies on France earlier in the week...But since she was ill we held off....Until she felt better. We started it Friday....And love it...I ordered the Passport to France unit studies through Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett. We spent the morning by making our passport and watching video clips, geography lessons and cooking.
 We cooked up one of our favorite things to eat...CREPES...
 
Freckles spent the rest of our day creating her first lapbook on France...Filling out maps, learning French words and numbers and drawing The Eiffel Tower. Then we went to the Library to pick out some books to read up on more facts and fun in France. This has been a really fun way to get creative while learning. We have already decided to get another Unit Study on Italy. We have lot's more to learn and add to the lapbook next week...Saturday morn we will make a special trip down to the Patisserie for some authentic French crepes and hot cocoa.
 
Today I am thankful for:
81. Being able to Home School
82. Fun lessons
83. The Library
84. Books
85. New things to learn about and be blessed by.

Our Study.....

This is a corner of our study... these lovely bookcases lovingly hold our many Theology books... well, they are all Mr. Darlings to reference when he needs for study. As many of you know, my husband works full time and attending Reformed Theological Seminary. Prayerfully he will be called to serve in our area in the next three years as a Pastor.

He has collected many of these books, some antiques, references and such... some were also left to him by his mentors through the years as well as willed to him when our dear friend Leonard passed away. We have many more books which are not pictured here. We should open a library. What a blessing for my husband to have such references for his future. He also has an extensive collection of Bibles in many different versions as well as Greek and Hebrew.

I will have to share some of these titles with you sometime.... there are many good reads here that will also be helpful for our children.

Oh I forgot... I also designed a Blog for him for Fathers Day ( Early) check it out here. Just click the picture to link you to his space.