I noticed something last night that is a little bothersome. Youngling has begun to "play dumb" so that I will give her extra help, and she asks me to basically do her work for her. Last night, I actually cut our lesson short because I felt that she wasn't enjoying it enough, and I was becoming a little frustrated. So, that seemed like a real good indication that it was time for us to put the school work away.

Youngling and I are having a grand time reading through "Little Women". She is really enjoying the book. When we were at the bookstore last, we picked out "Anne of Green Gables" for our next reading adventure. She even wanted to start reading it right away, but I told her that we had to wait until we finished "Little Women".

As far as handwriting goes, Youngling is doing well. I have begun to make her worksheets where she must find the item that does not belong among the rest, for each exercise. She is doing fairly well. She has even caught some of the more subtle changes that I included.

Unfortunately, Youngling is still having a hard time with letter sounds. We go over it time and again, but I'm not sure that she cares to pay much attention. I'm sure that she'll get there. So, I am just sticking to real small words, and asking her to read them to me and sound out the letters, before she begins her writing exercises. We are having small successes, and that is all I need. Just so long as I know she is absorbing a little bit, here and there.