I feel really sleepy today. Tea is doing nothing to wake me up. Made pancakes for breakfast, but that didn't help energize me either. Another 6 or 8 hours of sleep sounds nice. Not gonna happen though.
We only have 2 chapters left in the 2nd book of the Dragons In Our Midst series, and we havne't bought the 3rd book yet! And the 4th one doesn't come out until November! I'm going to go insane! (Yes, short trip, I know... I've been there before.) The point being that they are very good books and I wish the publishers would hurry up with the printing of the 4th book. I'm very worried there is going to be a 5th one after that which we will have to wait another year for or something. That would be torture...
I've about given up on the Harry Potter books ever being finished. I can't even remember the details anymore, it's been too long. Both series are very good though, and about equivalent for captivation, reading level and similar fantasy genre. Highly reccomended!
I've added some new links to the sidebar the past few days. Some people have emailed me about various topics, so I've attemped to include the links to resources here when possible. The Punch! Professional software is the program that I used to draw the house plans with. Bible Gateway is an excellent Bible search tool, as well as councelling books resource. Milkshape is the program that I use to draw the 3D models for the game. The SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) is a Multi-national organization that studies Medieval era history and meets together for celebrations, demonstrations and re-enactments. We are friends with the creator of the RPG Claymore! and have played the game with him. He has put years of work into it's development and the game is well organized and fun to play. If you're looking for a Christian based alternative to D&D then give Claymore! a try.
If you're looking for educational resources, for homeschooling or otherwise, I've included a few of my favorites. This is by no means an exhaustive list (indeed, I could fill an entire page with just links on educational resources!) but is a good starting point. If you are interested in science, and looking for simple but fun activities you can do with common household items, I highly reccomend joining Robert Krampf's mailing list for *Experiment of the Week*. If you have any science related questions, he does also answer his emails. We're going to do a crystal growth experiment using a Rock Candy recipe he developed.
And now RL is commanding my attention. So I must post this before it is lost. Blessings to you all.