Just the three of us

Kathleen was working today so the girls and I made dinner together: dumplings and rice.

Marina and I practiced for her Reconstruction quiz. We learned all about carpet-baggers, scalawags and the Freedman's Bureau.

Abby worked on artwork to represent diversity in the world.

Quiet evening at home

We made dumplings, rice and broccoli tonight and read Isaac Asimov stories while the girls worked on arts and crafts projects.

I quizzed marina on her civil war facts and helped her come up with funny mnemonics to help remember esoteric facts...even I remember them now:

When Abby is 18 she will run away like a fugitive to live free in California and Daddy will be 50. Daddy will call the California government and they will send her back : The 1850 Compromise allowed California into the union as a free state and passed the fugitive slave act which sent escaped slaves back to their owners.

Curriculum Night Part 2

I joined Marina, Abby and Kathleen for dinner and dessert before running to Curriculum night for Marina. The girls all had fun together and Marina is doing really well at school.

Curriculum night

It was curriculum night at Abby's school. I met with her teacher, volunteered for reading, did the PTA thing while Kathleen and the girls went for a walk with Baley and played Ticket to Ride.