The Yankee Peddler and Other School Stuff

The Yankee Peddler made his first visit tonight--a week earlier than planned because the Peddler found out he'd be out of town all next week, um, peddling his goods.

This is the Peddler showing Miriam the jewelry items. Notice the little jewelry box on the table--that was her major purchase of the evening. She had just enough leaves left over to buy one necklace and a few bracelets.





Cowen concentrating hard on his purchase of the Spiderman container. It used to contain puzzle pieces, but was empty when Timothy found it at Savers.











The Peddler, posing. Emeline purchased a Baby Tad Leapfrog and a necklace (all from Savers).















More showcasing the merchandise. He was a shrewd salesman.















Cowen looking at the motorcycle thing. We thought for sure that would beat out Spiderman--but no. Hard choice, though.










The Peddler was excited to see how many leaves there were at this house.















Gosh, that is one fine-looking Peddler. He made his own costume last night.

Miriam was disappointed that the Peddler was Dad, and she still thinks there is a "real" Peddler. We thought about asking someone else to do it, but she knows everyone we know. Hmm. Maybe this is one time she'll just have to continue to be disappointed.











This is from earlier this week when Lindsay Ann and Hailey helped us build a fort on the wall.











I was a lot of help. So was Cassidy.














The completed fort. Sweet job, kiddos.












Timothy working on his Peddler costume.

















This is from school time today. Miriam took her first test--on chapter three in her math book. Then we read a book about the Mayflower, and then moved on to art appreciation. We looked at the paintings of the Pilgrims by N.C. Wyeth and then we drew our own pictures of the Pilgrims using those pencils that you can color over with water to get a watercolor effect. Kami, in all her artsiness, told me that they weren't that cool--but Miriam, Cowen, and I sure thought they were magical!! Very fun day.