Lifestyle of Learning 2017 Edition: Volume Twenty

May 28 - June 3

Maceo went to see the production of Beehive again.

Maceo went for a hike.

Bishop has been exploring Japanese 70's music.

Bishop brined and grilled ribs for Memorial Day.
Bishop also grilled brussel sprouts and pineapple for our Memorial Day meal.
Bishop and I went to the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery to place flower son the graves of soldiers, particularly Myrl Billings.

Maceo worked (5 + .
Maceo went to The Addams Family rehearsal (13 hours)
Maceo attended troupe.
Bishop went to the pottery studio (5 + 2 + 3)

Researched Moon Jars and Adam Buick
Bishop to Carlos'
Maceo out with friends
Maceo troupe performances for church and theatre groups (3 hours)

Bishop worked for his pottery instructor and made a little cash.
Maceo had rehearsal for Broadway Backwards.
Maceo and the teen players performed alongside the professional improv troupe in town and Bishop and I viewed the show.

Delightful!

Now I need to figure out what kind of bird this is!

The learning continues!

Another Month and More Successes

For the year 2017 I have committed to making monthly progress or trying something new in five areas:  culinary, skill development, art or craft, memory preservation and household.

I tried several new recipes this month.  I tried several new recipes for a baby shower that I am helping to host in June.  I made these pizza muffins and a sauce inspired by this recipe.  I also made these taco puffs and a version of this dip.  I started out making the dip as the recipe called for but tweaked it and must say that my version is better!
For Memorial Day I made brown sugar grilled pineapple (pictured below just behind the ribs that Bishop made!)...

...and grilled brussel sprouts.

I also made these patriotic cookies.  They were soooo yummy!

I made progress on a lot of projects around the house.  I made significant progress on several flower beds.  I completed a portion of one, it can be seen below in the new skills section.  I also cleaned out the homeschool resource closet.  I significantly pared down my resources and organized them, now I know what I have to use over the next couple of years.

I am pretty proud of myself as this is a project long in the making.  I learned how to build a retaining wall...

...then I cleared it (look at all that I took out of that area) and put in some flowers.

Also, I did a lot of research on mold remediation and will be making progress in the basement this next month.

 I am not making the kind of progress I would like to make in the area of organization, preservation and presentation of family memories but I did get my boxes of photos moved down to a more accessible location.  They are nicely displayed in the living room now.  Maybe I will now make some progress organizing, preserving and displaying the family memories.

I am pleased, however, with my progress in the art area.  I learned how to make some jewelry and a bookmark with the glass beads that Bishop has been making.

It's been a good month!