Thurs. March 26

Connor is still contagious, so we didn't go to Mass again today. He's NOT happy about missing church, but I insisted we stay home. We also have a whole lot of work to do today, after missing yesterday. First thing this morning Connor reviewed his vocabulary flashcards in preparation for the cumulative test, units 1-6. He took that test, and then took the cumulative Math test for units 1-6 also. He still feels quite sick, and I sort of felt bad having him take the cumulative tests. Guitar practice came next, and then he answered the comprehension questions on The Witch at Blackbird Pond. For a break, I suggested he make a batch of hickory bark syrup. We got the recipe when we went to tour our friend's syrup making operation a few weeks ago.Connor had collected Hickory bark last weekend and has been asking to make the syrup. After boiling down and straining the syrup, Connor wrote a five paragraph essay in response to a writing prompt I gave him on The Witch of Blackbird Pond. For fun, Connor identified famous painters for awhile on freerice.com, earning 750 grains of rice. At 3p he went to a horseback riding lesson. I almost canceled the lesson because he is still quite sick, but I would feel bad canceling last minute. Now it's 4:30 and he's downstairs working on his web page. Tonight he has to study Chinese. That is all I had left on his list for today.