the education of henry

Beautiful Week

2025-05-11

This week was beautiful - the best weather: warm but not hot, sunny, no strong wind, and cool at night. We did recess a couple of times, and Dad and I went for bike rides almost every day, and when we didn't ride, we walked.

We also did school, but I had a short week - I had Friday off. We are getting close to the end of our year, so the schedule is getting a litte easier as we finish things up.

New Star Wars Day sets arrived on Monday.

Our two gifts with purchase.

"Unless someone like you care a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better. It's not." - The Lorax

Here are the Recess pictures...

Jonathan, Kellan, Annika, me, and Nick at Culver's.

Caroline with the flowers Annika picked. Mom got some, too.

Annika and Jill.

Arm wrestling.

Rock, Paper, Scissors (but not Lizard, Spock).

The Star Wars logo in LEGO.

For Mother's Day Mom wanted the weekend off, but Dad still got her some flowers. He also made all the food and took care of everything around the house. Mom spent all of her free time working on curriculum for next year.

Mom's Mother's Day flowers.

Dad put me to work, too. I mowed the lawn, washed the car, and helped with doing laundry. We also went shopping for some new shoes to wear for the summer and when we go to the creek and to the pool.

Mowing the lawn.

New shoes for summer.

On Sunday morning Dad finished sorting the LEGO. Everything is put away...until we get more! Jonathan came over for a few hours while Dad and Ned went for a hike in the bluffs, and Mom and Caroline sat outside to visit.

Otherwise, I started reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christe this week, after finishing the Poppy series. It's different from what I have been reading, but I like it. We have been watching Andor season two - and it is great! Dad and I are still reading Lamb. And I have been spending time building LEGO, taking geography quizzes for fun, setting up battles with my Axis and Allies games, and watching History Hit.

And that was my week. Take care!