Begin again.

Technically, we started school last Monday. However, it was a rather ill-fated attempt because I was recovering from bronchitis, and under the influence of Many Pharmaceuticals. The bronchitis had been going on for weeks and I kept not going to the doctor because every morning I would wake up convinced that was the day I was better. Then night would come and the hacking hacking hacking wheezing hacking never sleeping. So I finally went to an urgent care clinic and they gave me an albuterol breathing treatment, a steroid shot, a round of antibiotics, some steroid nasal spray, and, for good measure, a week's worth of prednisone (another steroid). Down with thee, inflammation!! There were several days during which the 'roid jitters were way worse than the bronchitis ever was, but I think I am, at last, all better.

So, in hindsight, it was probably not the optimal environment in which to review grammar and also borrowing and carrying. There was a blank expression regarding "6+8" during which I lost all grace and decorum (did I also lose consciousness? perhaps.) and the poor pupil in question might never love math again.

We started back with Classical Conversations. I documented it.
 In which I attempted to follow the first rule of photography, even though our house faces due east and it was 8:15 am:

In which I decided to ignore the first rule of photography and got a much better shot.

Helena is in a class this year and the first day was a little wobbly. She does this thing where she pretends she is really shy and it involves trying to hide her entire body behind/underneath my body. It might appear to be cute. It is really not.It is especially disastrous if I am wearing a skirt or dress. I think she is just not quite ready for Charlemagne and the seven kinds of biomes and the eight parts of speech. Alas, she is along for the ride regardless. Maybe she will do better this week when I am not in there with her. Thankfully, her tutor is a very sweet mom of five who will, no doubt, know just how to handle her.

And  that is two days in a row!! What will the future bring?? Will I post selfies of my new (short!) hairdo? Will I finally post to the book blog? The suspense!!