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I was at the dentist again today. Grandpa read several books including Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur, and Adventures in Ancient China by Linda Bailey. E had a really long math lesson and the kids watched "Building the Transcontinental Railroad" on the DVD This is America, Charlie Brown.

Last Friday I read a few more pages of Beijing Through Time by Richard Platt, and Striking it Rich: The Story of the California Gold Rush by Stephen Krensky. E had math and spelling, and on her own she read California Gold Rush: A Guide to California in the 1850s by Julie Ferris. She also had a basketball practice and a game on Saturday.

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Today we read Winter by Ron Hirschi, Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep by Jane Yolen, and Animals in Winter by Susanne Riha. After spelling and lunch and math, we read Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi and several more pages of Beijing Through Time by Richard Platt. We also listened to "Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon: a Collection of Traditional Chinese Music".

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Today we started out with Dear Rebecca, Winter is Here by Jean Craighead George, Why Do Bears Sleep All Winter? by Mary Engler, and Old Bear by Kevin Henkes. Then I read a page or two of Beijing: Through Time by Richard Platt (almost everything he writes is terrific), and then Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express by Marlene Targ Brill and Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr. After a nice recess outside (gorgeous day this morning) T and I did the letter "M" and E had a spelling lesson. After lunch we read Cells and Tissues by Leslie Jean LeMaster and The Quest to Digest by Mary K. Corcoran. Then E did her math lesson and now she's finishing some ornaments she's giving as gifts.

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Today while I was at the dentist Grandma and Grandpa read When Winter Comes by Robert Maass, Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming, Dandelions by Eve Bunting, and Pony Express! by Steven Kroll. Then after lunch we went to see a children's theatre production of A Christmas Carol. In the evening they asked me to read I Know Where My Food Goes by Jacqui Maynard, and we all watched the Charlie Brown Christmas special on tv.