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Day 2 of the Jesse Tree – a picture of the world, representing Creation, coloured and hung by Abbie – who’s nearly learnt the Isaiah 11:1 verse, if she can say it again this evening without having just read it (!!) it will count 
Josiah keeps getting stumps, roots, branches and shoots muddled up, but he’s nearly there.
He did a really good violin practice before I went to work this morning, and as I left the girls were doing piano and cello practice as well. Joe did wonder who created God and Jesus, while we were talking about Creation, but those are big questions for 8 o’clock on a Monday morning, so I answered by saying that nobody really knows, and that they were just there in the Beginning, and that satisfied him, for now at least.
Had a quick meeting at work this morning then Steve went off to do a supermarket run followed by swimming lessons for the children. I’ve actually done a tiny bit of work here today but it’s still deathly quiet. We took a few photos of the cars (which desperately needed doing!) and moved a few of the cars around while the Chinese Takeaway people are closed on a Monday (otherwise we get into trouble for driving over their car park ), but apart from that it’s been as dead as a dodo.
So quiet, in fact, that Russ has disappeared to get new tyres on his own car, and I decided to look in the History folder on the work computer, just for fun, of course – this one caught my eye - very interesting, I could be persuaded, although where (and why?!) Steve looks to find these things I really don’t know!!!
Then got visited by some LQF sales reps. I love it when people like this phone up or come in – they ask for Steve, and settle for talking to me, because I’m the only one here, or ‘Steve’s not in the office today’. Then half way through the conversation I drop in that I’m Steve’s wife and business partner, and their whole attitude changes – very funny to watch the transition from ‘I’m talking to a girl in reception’ to ‘I’m talking to the boss’s wife’!! Anyway, I will let Steve have the honour of telling them nicely to go away, as I can’t see him being interested, or it catching on, myself.
November 28th, 2005 at 18:01
We aren’t even trying to learn verses this time round. It’s enough that Becca is listening to the readings and understanding the link between the readings and what she’s colouring in!
November 28th, 2005 at 19:08
No, it wasn’t really my idea for them to learn the verses but they decided to do it so I’ve encouraged them, but we’ll only do the key ones (well, knowing us, probably only the first one!) – you’re right, the understanding is much more important. I’m enjoying having the focus though
November 28th, 2005 at 19:15
That house is gorgeous…..shame it’s in America!
Looks like the perfect home for a home-ed family……not a bad price too, considering how ridiculously priced property is over here at the moment.
Don’t know why, but it makes me think it’s the kind of house they use in American scary movies, which is enough to put me off it!
November 28th, 2005 at 20:39
Surely that answer is the only one Joe’s ever going to get to his question?
November 28th, 2005 at 20:50
Well, yes, but I’ve had some more complicated follow-on unanswerable questions on that topic from the girls before now …
November 28th, 2005 at 22:05
Well congrats whatever you do on the Jesse Tree. I have printed off an Advent programme to follow and haven’t done any of it yet
November 28th, 2005 at 23:38
The house looks good although would need a decor overhaul (why is there a wagon in one of the bedrooms?!). Bargain tho.
November 29th, 2005 at 9:57
Oooh, and another Jesse tree on the blog-ring this year! I’m almost tempted to resurrect my blog to chart our progress too
That or get myself a flicker account. I’m cheating though – we’re just continuing the one we only half finished last year, so we’re already up to Solomon. We’re doing one at church with the children’s liturgy too, albeit very much abridged (colouring disks which I’m laminating, but we’ve just picked about 10 stories and will have several disks for each).
We’re not learning verses here either though. At least not Jesse tree ones. We’re still working our way through Sonlight’s sing the word, and I was pleasantly surprised to realise that last week’s was a thanksgiving one – couldn’t have planned that better if I’d tried!