Percy Jackson and the Olympians

 

After reading the last book, my reaction was WOW!  We started this series because we are doing a unit study on Greece.  Being a writer myself, this book series was awesome. It is written as Percy is telling the story throughout all five books.  The descriptions of Percy's world and his reactions to the world were detailed.  Rick Riordan has the world he created highly detailed down to the smallest blade that Annabeth uses. He thoroughly researched before writing these books.  Through reading these books, your children will get a great lesson in Greek Mythology. It is an action pack series of books from the Lightning Thief to The Last Olympian. There are five books in this series: The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.  We were drawn to this series because of the fact that Percy has dyslexia and ADHD, and how the author uses his disability as his greatest ability is truly impressive.  All those special needs parents need to get these books for their kids, I highly recommend this series. Everyone of all ages will enjoy this, especially those History geeks like me.

Time for attention

Wow, this article I just read by Elizabeth Foss, is where my head has been lately, given time alone for each kid.  My daughter and I were talking today, about our girls weekend next weekend and what to do.  She is so excited.  I don't know if it is the age, being 13, or just spending time alone with me.  We haven't had it for awhile, so she really excited.  This article hit home about spending quality time alone with each child and it is my Mary moment for today.


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God Bless you.

Boy Scouts

My son has always been involved in scouts.  As many of you know he has a disability, not so much an academic one, but a medical one.  He has SPD(sensory Processing Disorder), an eye tracking problem, probably mild aspberger's. He went through cub scouts and loved it.  This past year he went to Boy Scouts.  Let me tell you he grew up over the summer.  He went to camp because I insisted on it, not because he really wanted to go.  He didn't want to go and ended up having the time of his life. He absolutely loved it and is talking abut next summer camp already. I picked him up at the meeting last night, and I was so happy for him.  It is a place he fits into, a place he belongs.  It has been a long time in finding that.  We have had a rough road that we traveled.  Homeschooling was the best place for him academically, and boy scouts has been the best place for him socially.  It is the place that he loves going to, and is rushing out the door to get too.  He has made bonds with these boys that he will always have.  He told me last night, Mom I want to become an Eagle Scout and help our parish while doing it.  All I can say is what an awesome Boy Scout Troop he is in.  I cannot thank enough his leaders and the boys in his Troop.  We are truly Blessed to have an awesome Troop at Saint Veronica's Church.  I truly believe that wherever God is present people's lives are Blessed.  We have been Blessed abundantly because of it.  God Bless You all!