"Little Women" Family: The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 30, 2007

The Nutcracker

I have always wanted to see "The Nutcracker." In fact, I would like to make it a holiday tradition, with my girls. A friend of mine, in our homeschooling Co-op, gets really cheap tickets for a special school showing, up at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, so I decided to purchase 3 tickets, for my older two girls and I. When I looked online to get directions, I was shocked at how much people normally pay for those tickets. We had the best seats in the house, right in the middle of the orchestra. It was so awesome! I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, the girls or me! They wouldn't stop talking about it and a couple weeks later, it came on T.V. They danced right along with it: the benefit of watching it at home. :) It was very cute!

2 comments:

Megan and Jeremy said...: Oh I love the Nutcracker!!!!!!! We went for a few years in a row when I was still at home and I could never get tired of the beautiful music, props and dancing-I'm so glad you all had such a great time.; 1/1/08, 6:14 PM
christine said...: The first time I saw the Nutcracker was in the Seattle Center. The sets were drawn by Maurice Sendak (sp?) the same guy who did "Where the wild things are". We now try to see it every year at the Royal Opera House. Its a total classic.; 1/3/08, 9:05 AM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

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My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)