Back on the Farm

Who would have thought? Yesterday my weekly pre-teen guests stopped in, but this time they stopped giggling and running away long enough to stay and play. We drew on the driveway with chalk. They played keep-away with a beach ball.
And they attemted a giant princess puzzle. Wow. Can you fathom never having seen a puzzle? Not understanding how to put a face piece ABOVE the chest? Trying desperately to force a skirt piece into the sky hole just cause it's blue? These are normal, bright girls, who just haven't seen more than the fields they run through each day. Maybe someday...Lord, how can I help them?Speaking of bright girls, somebody finished her Kindergarten Phonics curriculum!
I know, 2 months is insane. In the past 3 years of very poor home-schooling, apparently I did teach her something worthwhile. So today she started her first First Grade Book and loved it. She's so proud. It takes about twice as long now, and that's a bit much, so we are all re-working life to figure out how to make it work.
Avery weasled her way into school today too. She's been asking me when, oh when can she learn how to read too. So today she got to start the first Kindergarten book. She told Justin it was "easy-peasy, lemon-squeazy". Meanwhile, Braelyn grabbed whatever book she could get her hands on, and wiggled into my lap every time I thought she was occupied. Ah me. Good thing we have all day...every day...for the rest of our lives...