Odds-n-Ends

January seems like it's always a low-key month. Christmas is over, school is back and things are just mellow. If any other month besides December preceded January, it may not seem that way but the juxtaposition certainly leaves January feeling quiet. Here's some of the happenings:

I started a new spelling program with Will at the end of November and I hoped to complete it before the semester ended. We sailed through pretty quickly, but with the business of December, we just didn't get it done. We had a couple lessons left, so we finished up before officially starting second semester next week. We're working on a few subjects this week, but easing back in. 

 We bought Oregon Trail for one of Will's Christmas presents and thought he'd be stoked about it. But if figured if nothing else, it brought back some nostalgia from our childhood. Will hasn't sat down to play yet, so Daniel and I decided to tackle it. This was our first game and we both died of snake bites! We played several more times and were winning (making it to Oregon) so we realized we weren't playing correctly -- don't know why Daniel didn't read all the rules to begin with. By the time we were playing full bore, we got nowhere near the end. This game is hard! :)