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September 2021 Wrap-up

September TBR Pile (21/25):

  1. Book of the Month Club: TBD

  2. Bookworms: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (reread) ✓

  3. Friend Book Club: We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker ✓

  4. MMD RC: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers ✓

  5. Kid Read Aloud: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien ✓

  6. Foundation: Foundation by Isaac Asimov ✓

  7. Foundation: Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov ✓

  8. Foundation: Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov ✓

  9. Foundation: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov ✓

  10. Foundation: Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

  11. Nonfiction: Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain ✓

  12. Historical Fiction: A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe ✓

  13. Short Story Collection: Roar by Cecelia Ahern ✓

  14. Horror: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

  15. Horror: Bird Box by Josh Malerman

  16. Romance: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren ✓

  17. Added: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare ✓

  18. Added: Lumberjanes Vol. 19 ✓

  19. Added: Injection Vol. 1 ✓

  20. Added: Injection Vol. 2 ✓

  21. Added: Injection Vol. 3 ✓

  22. Added: Neon Gods by Katee Robert ✓

  23. Added: The Governess Game by Tessa Dare ✓

  24. Added: Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer ✓

  25. Added: Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 6019 pages
Pages Remaining: 451,774 pages

Current Read - The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare; The Guide by Peter Heller; Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (0)

UnRead Shelf Progress

  • Starting Number: 283

  • Books Read: 0

  • Books Acquired: 0

  • Books Unshelved: 0

  • Finishing Number: 283

October TBR Pile: It’s Spooky Movie Month! I love pulling out all the spooky for Halloween. Some of these are not spooky, as the library was working against me on my holds. But most are spooky and fully into the Halloween Season.

  1. Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

  2. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

  3. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (reread for book club)

  4. Bird Box by Josh Malerman

  5. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

  6. Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas

  7. Sunshine by Robin McKinley (reread)

  8. The Guide by Peter Heller

  9. The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

  10. Bloodlust and Bonnets by Emily McGovern

  11. The End and Everything After by Matt Fraction

  12. The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

  13. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

  14. Lady Killer by Joelle Jones

  15. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

  16. Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent

  17. The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Katie O’Neill

  18. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

  19. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

  20. The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr

  21. Dr. Mütter’s Marvels by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

  22. Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

Movies watched

  • American Epic: Sessions - We wrapped up the documentary series with a focus on modern artists performing the old songs.

  • How It Ends - Quirky little indie film

TV Shows watched 

  • AP Bio S4

  • Hustle S5

  • Lower Decks S2

  • Archer S12

  • Ted Lasso S2

  • Last Week Tonight

  • Holey Moley S3

  • Fondation!

Comments - Wow! My reading this month was on fire even with the family road trip in the middle.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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categories: Monthly Wrap-Up
Thursday 09.30.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

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Title: We Begin at the End

Author: Chris Whitaker

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. 2021

Genre: Fiction

Pages: 368

Rating: 2/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

Duchess Day Radley is a thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. Rules are for other people. She is the fierce protector of her five-year-old brother, Robin, and the parent to her mother, Star, a single mom incapable of taking care of herself, let alone her two kids.

Walk has never left the coastal California town where he and Star grew up. He may have become the chief of police, but he’s still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend, Vincent King, to prison decades before. And he's in overdrive protecting Duchess and her brother.

Now, thirty years later, Vincent is being released. And Duchess and Walk must face the trouble that comes with his return.

I just really disliked this book. We (mostly everyone else) picked this one as a book club book. Almost immediately, I knew that this would not be the book for me. I really dislike books that focus on tragic lives. Those books where everything is just so bleak. I really struggle to get into those types of books. I often find that there are no likable characters or at least none that I can really root for. Everyone is just so desperate. That is this book. The random seeming twists to the plot did not do me any favors in connecting to the story and characters. And I thoroughly disliked Duchess. She did not talk or act like a 13 year old. At times, she was very much like a child of 8 and at other times she was too adult. She very much annoyed me. And if I have to hear someone refer to themselves as an “outlaw” more time, I might scream.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Chris Whitaker, fiction, 2 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 09.29.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

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Title: Foundation’s Edge

Author: Isaac Asimov

Publisher:

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 398

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Perpetual - NPR Scifi

At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all—and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation—a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian—set out in search of the mythical planet Earth . . . and proof that the Second Foundation still exists.

Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final, shocking destiny at the very end of the universe.

Oh goodness! This book brought together so many threads that have been building for many books. We get to see a big confrontation between the First Foundation, Second Foundation, and another mystery group. The plot is very fast paced (especially the last 50 pages). The characters are intriguing and interesting. I loved seeing all the reveals and twists as we learn who these characters actually are. We get all the interesting conversations about the past and the future. This book does not make any sense without reading all the previous books, but it was a great payoff for all the pages. I cannot wait to read the final book in this epic series.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Isaac Asimov, 5 stars, perpetual, NPR SciFi/Fan, science fiction
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 09.28.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Homeschool W7: Lovely Weather for a Walk!

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What We Studied

We’re back to a routine and easy back into homeschooling. Thankfully the weather was gorgeous this week for our field tip and for coop.

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Literature and Poetry

We started reading our Trickster Tales collection with the section on Europe. The Blossom and Root Language Arts curriculum only has us reading 1-2 tales per section, but we are a big reading family. Instead of 1-2, we read the entire section over the course of the week. Really that’s only like 6 stories and less than 30 pages of reading. It was nice to cover more stories and talk about the variety. We also added in more read aloud selections to our history study.

  • Trickster Tales Retold by Josepha Sherman

  • 10 Minutes a Day Spelling

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Math

We started Unit 3 in math with focuses on multiplication and division. Arthur already understands the concepts, so we are going to focus on mastery. I imagine that we will be in this unit of study for a few weeks. I want. to really hammer down before moving on to other topics.

  • Singapore Math Common Core Edition 3A

Social Studies

We covered the Norse and the Vikings this week in medieval history. Our road trip unintentionally fit right in with. a visit to a Norse longhouse recreation and the Norwegian-American museum in Decorah. Along with the history text, we watched a few really good NOVA episodes about the Vikings and read some myths and stories from the culture. Arthur got excited to learn about the differences between the actual myths and the Marvel iterations of the characters.

  • DK History

  • DK Timelines of Everyone: Leif Erikson

  • When on Earth?

  • Myths, Legends and Sacred Stories

  • Kingfisher Atlas of Medieval World

  • Thor Speaks! A Guide to the Realms of the Norse God of Thunder by Vicky Alvear Shecter

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Arthur Independent Time

To allow for one-on-one time with Quentin, I have added an hour of independent work time for Arthur. Each week, he will have a mix of packet work (mostly grammar and math review), independent reading time, and special projects. Many of his projects will be aligned with our literature selections (some taken from B&R Language Arts curriculum) and history. He mostly focused. on packet work and LEGO creations this week.

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Science and STEAM Coop













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Art/Music

Our music study was cut this week. We just ran out of time and other things got prioritized.

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Quentin

I have scheduled at least four 1-hour time blocks for one-on-one time with Quentin. I bought Blossom and Root’s Early Years Volume 2 curriculum to use as our base. I love the variety of activities and some of the bigger projects included. For ELA, we continued our big overview of the alphabet. We are getting through the alphabet two letters per week and have made it to the letter J. Beyond ELA, we have worked on a variety of math concepts (heavy and light, same and different, bi and small) as well as started on the next Khan Academy unit. We also did a mini science experiment unit on sink or float. Arthur acted as an assistant and record keeper. To follow-up, we watched a great Magic School Bus episode about the topic.

ELA

  • Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers

  • Izzy Impala’s Imaginary Illnesses by Barbara deRubertis

  • My “i” Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure

  • Jeremy Jackrabbit’s Jumpin Journey by Barbara deRubertis

  • My “j” Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure

Math

Other

  • Poetry selections from Mother Goose

  • Packet about My World

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Field Trip

We missed the first week our coop theme about bridges, but made it home in time for a field trip to the Bob Kerry Bridge . The kids walked all the way across it to Iowa, checked out the plaza there, and walked all the way back. They then proceeded to roll down the hills at the Nebraska plaza. Great fun was had by everyone and we got in a great walk on a beautiful day. Afterward, I treated the kids to a stop at Hollywood Candy before we headed home.

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Documentary Selection

I have carved out a one hour time block each week to watch a documentary related to our studies. This week, we watched two episodes about the Vikings.

  • NOVA S43 E9: Vikings Unearthed

  • NOVA S46 E10: Lost Viking Army

  • NOVA S46 E17: Why Bridges Collapse

Misc. - Random picture books read

  • A Little Book About Colors by Leo Lionni

  • Ducks Run Amok! by J.E. Morris

  • Mary Wrightly, So Politely by Shirin Him Bridges

  • Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer

  • Fall Pumpkin Fun by Martha E.H. Rustad

  • Iggy Iguanodon: Bath Time and Bedtime by Maryann Macdonald

 

Highs

  • The weather was absolutely gorgeous. The temps were a bit cooler, but it was still nice and sunny. Perfect for our field trip to the river and for our coop meeting.

Lows

  • Nothing really… We had a good week overall.

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Next Week

  • Reading Arthurian Tales

  • Continuing Unit 3 in Math

  • Moving on to Camping for Coop

  • But following up on bridges for Science

  • Learning about the British Isles and 1066 for history

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: homeschool
categories: Life
Monday 09.27.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Music Monday - Manchester Orchestra "Telepath"

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Serious obsessed with this song right now. I need to go download their album immediately.

tags: music, Manchester Orchestra
categories: Music
Monday 09.27.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Fall TBR

Fall TBR: A mix of older books and new releases for this fall. All the spooky books are on tap for October and the others will probably be read for November…

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  1. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

  2. Girls Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare

    • The Wallflower Wager

    • The Bride Bet

  3. The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

  4. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

  5. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

  6. The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle

  7. The Guide by Peter Heller

  8. Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

  9. Well Matched by Jen DeLuca

  10. A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

  11. The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr

  12. Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kristin Bakis

  13. Underground Airplines by Ben Winters

  14. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

  15. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

  16. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

  17. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

  18. Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

  19. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

  20. A Court of Throne sand Roses by Sarah J. Maas

  21. The Witches by Stacy Schiff

  22. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

  23. The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George

  24. Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

  25. Rereads

    • Sunshine by Robin McKinley

    • The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

Summer TBR: Let’s see how I did on my Summer TBR. I managed to read 12/25. I lost the plot a bit… but I did read some ones that I was looking forward to.

  1. Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

  2. Troy by Stephen Fry

  3. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain ✓

  4. A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers ✓

  5. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✓

  6. For the Wolf (Wilderwood #1) by Hannah Whitten ✓

  7. The Guide by Peter Heller

  8. Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson ✓

  9. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

  10. Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

  11. The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ✓

  12. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry ✓

  13. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 ✓

  14. Mara Dyer and Noah Shaw Series by Michelle Hodkin

    • The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1)

    • The Becoming of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions #1)

    • The Reckoning of Noah Shaw (The Shaw Confessions #2)

  15. The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

  16. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May ✓

  17. Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer

  18. The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks ✓

  19. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir ✓

  20. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

  21. Black Cobra Quartet by Stephanie Laurens

    • The Untamed Bride

    • The Elusive Bride

    • The Brazen Bride

    • The Reckless Bride

  22. The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

    • The Thousandth Floor

    • The Dazzling Heights

  23. Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel

  24. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

  25. A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark ✓

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Fall TBR List
categories: Books
Sunday 09.26.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer

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Title: Spell or High Water (Magic 2.0 #2)

Author: Scott Meyer

Publisher: 47North 2014

Genre: Sci-Fantasy

Pages: 442

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges:

The adventures of an American hacker in Medieval England continue as Martin Banks takes his next step on the journey toward mastering his reality-altering powers and fulfilling his destiny. 

A month has passed since Martin helped to defeat the evil programmer Jimmy, and things couldn’t be going better. Except for his love life, that is. Feeling distant and lost, Gwen has journeyed to Atlantis, a tolerant and benevolent kingdom governed by the Sorceresses, and a place known to be a safe haven to all female time-travelers. 

Thankfully, Martin and Philip are invited to a summit in Atlantis for all of the leaders of the time-traveler colonies, and now Martin thinks this will be a chance to try again with Gwen. Of course, this is Martin Banks we’re talking about, so murder, mystery, and high intrigue all get in the way of a guy who just wants one more shot to get the girl.

Another pretty fun scifi fantasy romp through time and space. After the big reveals at the end of the first book, I was hoping that we would get to see Atlantis and more of Gwen. Thankfully that has happened in this book. I loved seeing Gwen and Martin’s relationship developed as well as different sides of Philip. I was less excited about the Jimmy storyline. I did enjoy seeing the trials and tribulations that Miller and Murphy went through, Jimmy was still very annoying. He became even more annoying once he arrived in the past. That storyline was really lacking. Thankfully the murder mystery in Atlantis more than made up for that lack.

Magic 2.0

  • #1 Off to Be the Wizard

  • #2 Spell or High Water

  • #3 An Unwelcome Quest

  • #4 Fight or Flight

  • #5 Out of Spite, Out of Mind

  • #6 The Vexed Generation

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Scott Meyer, science fiction, fantasy, audiobook, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 09.25.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

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Title: In a Holidaze

Author: Christina Lauren

Publisher: Gallery Books 2020

Genre: Romance

Pages: 336

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges:

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.

But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.

The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake…she’s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop—and finally get her true love under the mistletoe.

A lovely fun romance set at Christmas. I know that I’m a bit early for holiday reads, but I got on a contemporary romance kick and decided to read it now. I really did enjoy this novel. It was fairly light and breezy with some fun moments and a sweet romance. I love Maelyn’s chaotic energy throughout her various Groundhog Day days. I really loved many of the side characters and the focus on Maelyn’s found family. I wasn’t completely in love with Andrew myself and kept waiting for some big twist, but it didn’t come. I can’t quite place why I didn’t love Andrew; maybe we didn’t get of his personality? I wasn’t totally there for their romance, but it was a decently fun romance book.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: contemporary, romance, Christmas, Christina Lauren, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 09.24.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

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Title: Second Foundation

Author: Isaac Asimov

Publisher:

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 304

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Perpetual - NPR Scifi

The Foundation lies in ruins—destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity’s annihilation. But it’s rumored that there’s a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity’s shining past—and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation’s savior—or its deadliest enemy?

This was such a ride! We’re immediately thrown back into the chaos of the power struggle between the First and Second Foundations. We finally get the reveal of where the Second Foundation is based (How did I not see that? Obvious and yet such a surprise.) and we meet the First Speaker ( I did not see that coming!). Thankfully we get to follow a fun and adventurous young lady, Arkady, throughout the galaxy to seek the answers to all the big questions. After that whirlwind of a book, I cannot wait to see what happens next. Who will emerge at the leaders of the galaxy? Will they ever figure out that Earth is the home planet of us all? I’m so close to the end.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Isaac Asimov, perpetual, science fiction, NPR SciFi/Fan, 5 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 09.22.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

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Title: Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0 #1)

Author: Scott Meyer

Publisher: 47North 2014

Genre: Sci-Fantasy

Pages: 277

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges:

Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard.

What could possibly go wrong?

An American hacker in King Arthur's court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin…and not, y'know, die or anything.

J downloaded this audio book for our road trip enjoyment. He has read the entire series and has been wanting me to read them too. This is a fun and delightful medieval magical romp featuring a very silly, but likable main character. I loved the scenes of typical life in medieval England and the random side characters. The “exorcism” scene was my absolute favorite! I was laughing so hard. The ending battle with Merlin was a bit overwrought in places, but I do love the reveals of Jimmy’s plan. This was a quick listen and perfect for our road trip mindset.

Magic 2.0

  • #1 Off to Be the Wizard

  • #2 Spell or High Water

  • #3 An Unwelcome Quest

  • #4 Fight or Flight

  • #5 Out of Spite, Out of Mind

  • #6 The Vexed Generation

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Scott Meyer, 4 stars, science fiction, fantasy, audiobook
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 09.21.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Currently #7

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Reading: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. I finally picked it up off the library stack and dug right in.

Watching: I need to catch up with the antics on Bachelor in Paradise. I cannot wait!

Listening: We started listening to the Magic 2.0 series from Scott Meyer on our road trip. We finished the first book, Off to Be the Wizard, and have almost finished the second book, Spell or High Water.

Making: October is traditionally our spooky movie month. I usually make a list of options that we choose from each day. I’m making that list this week and I’m really excited for some of the entries.

Feeling: I love our family road trips, but it’s just so good to be home…

Planning: I’m less than 2 weeks away from the bookish retreat so I’m planning my packing lists. I have good to pack, food to buy on the way, personal items to pack, alcohol to pack, crafts. to pack, and all the miscellaneous stuff.

Loving: After a week sleeping in hotels, I’m so excited to sleep in my own bed. My back thanks me for being back.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Currently
categories: Life
Tuesday 09.21.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

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Title: The Governess Game (Girl meets Duke #2)

Author: Tessa Dare

Publisher: Avon 2018

Genre: Romance

Pages: 385

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges:

The accidental governess

After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud: duke’s heir in the streets and devil in the sheets. The ladies of London have tried—and failed—to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart . . . without risking her own.

The infamous rake

Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to give her an education—in pleasure. That should prove he can’t be tamed. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. She refuses to see him as a lost cause. Soon the walls around Chase’s heart are crumbling . . . and he’s in danger of falling, hard.

Another fun Regency romance. I was totally invested in Alex and Chase right from the start. I loved their dynamic and their banter. I especially loved the inclusion of Daisy and Rosamund as very important characters to the story. I love how Tessa Dare writes banter between characters. That is really what keeps me coming back time and again to this genre. The steamy scenes were not anything particularly different or new, but they definitely got the job done. I can’t wait to pick up the next book in this series.

Girl Meets Duke

  • #1 The Duchess Deal

  • #2 The Governess Game

  • #3 The Wallflower Wager

  • #4 The Bride Bet

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: romance, Tessa Dare, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Monday 09.20.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Life Right Now #29

As I look outside my window: It’s bright and sunny with a decent breeze. I had a lovely morning read before it got too warm in the sun.

Right now I am: Making a grocery list. I really hate the part of returning from vacation and you realize that no one is going to make you food or acquire food or even tell you what there is to eat (because there’s nothing in the fridge at all). Guess I need to get working on that.

Thinking and pondering: Where should we go next year on our family road trip? And when? I’m thinking early May at least (fall is so busy around our house). Maybe west-ish?

On my bedside table: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov (the penultimate book in the big Foundation series) and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

On my tv this week: Nothing as we were away on our family road trip. I am hoping to catch up on Bachelor in Paradise this afternoon or tomorrow.

Listening to: We spent the road trip listening to an audio book and almost all of the second in the series. The kids really enjoyed it and I loved not listening to a movie they wanted to watch.

On the menu for this week: Crap. My family expects at least two meals a day…

  • Monday - General Tso’s chicken with rice, edamame, and egg rolls

  • Tuesday - Buffalo Chicken sandwiches and fries

  • Wednesday - ???

  • Thursday - ???

  • Friday - ???

  • Saturday - ???

  • Sunday - ???

On my to do list: I have almost put the house back together after our trip. Now I need to check out my big to-do list and get it updated. I know that one of my next big things it sorting out Aetna and CHI to get well-check visits for the boys scheduled. I also want to get flu shots taken care of soon.

Happening this week:

  • Monday - Picking up our glasses, Board Games playdate, groceries?

  • Tuesday - Field Trip to the pedestrian bridge across the Missouri River

  • Wednesday - Normal home day

  • Thursday - Coop Day

  • Friday - Home day

  • Saturday - Home day

  • Sunday - Home day

What I am creating: Working on a few small craft items fro the bookish retreat. I hope to finish at least one or those by Thursday.

My simple pleasures: Quiet on the back deck, my own bed (seriously hate hotel mattresses), clean laundry

Looking around the house: The kitchen is a bit of a mess after unloading the uneaten snacks, but everything else looks good.

From the camera: We love looking at fossils. We took a detour, but finally made it to Ashfall Fossil Beds to look at. the ancient rhinos in the volcanic ash. Very cool!

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tags: Life Right Now
categories: Weekly Wrap-up
Sunday 09.19.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

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Title: Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1)

Author: Katee Robert

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca 2021

Genre: Romance

Pages: 386

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade.

With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.

Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her—for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close...

Hmmm.. Overall, I enjoyed this contemporary romance. I have always enjoyed the myth of Persephone and Hades. It was nice to see a contemporary version of the story. I liked the connection between the two main characters. The occasional appearance of Hermes was a delightful inclusion. I very much enjoyed the steamy scenes. Although I warn you that they are very open door. Nothing I haven’t read before, but very open door. Be forewarned. I would have liked the author to be a little less on-the-nose about the who each character is and I don’t quite understand the logistics of the River Styx. But overall, I really did enjoy the book. Another book as part of my slightly lighter weight September reads.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: 4 stars, romance, Katee Robert
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 09.18.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

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Title: Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Edited By: Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

Publisher: One World 2021

Genre: Nonfiction - U.S. History

Pages: 453

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Seasonal TBR

The story begins in 1619—a year before the Mayflower—when the White Lion disgorges “some 20-and-odd Negroes” onto the shores of Virginia, inaugurating the African presence in what would become the United States. It takes us to the present, when African Americans, descendants of those on the White Lion and a thousand other routes to this country, continue a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives passing through extraordinary history.

Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume “community” history of African Americans. The editors, Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, have assembled ninety brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a five-year period of that four-hundred-year span. The writers explore their periods through a variety of techniques: historical essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. They approach history from various perspectives: through the eyes of towering historical icons or the untold stories of ordinary people; through places, laws, and objects. While themes of resistance and struggle, of hope and reinvention, course through the book, this collection of diverse pieces from ninety different minds, reflecting ninety different perspectives, fundamentally deconstructs the idea that Africans in America are a monolith—instead it unlocks the startling range of experiences and ideas that have always existed within the community of Blackness.

This is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our present.

This book has been my slow-but-steady for the past two months or so. There is so much information packed into these essays. To properly focus on the essays, I only read one or two a day until I got the end. Many of the facts presented in the book I knew from my college classes. The authors both conveyed the information and the devastating emotions and after effects of the events presented. This is a hard book to read, but absolutely essential to understand the state of our country today.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Summer TBR List, Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain, U-S- History, 5 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 09.17.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Odds and Ends

Here's my randomness for the week:

  • We’re away on our much delayed road trip this week. I am loving just being out of my house.

  • It’s been so incredibly nice to not cook multiple times every day.

  • Getting a bit of renewed energy when it comes to planning out the coop.

  • Focusing on light and fun reads for the rest of September in anticipation of spooky books for October.

  • Getting a bit nervous about the all the tasks I have to prep for the retreat the end of the month.

  • So much to do!

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Odds and Ends
categories: Life
Thursday 09.16.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov

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Title: Foundation and Empire

Author: Isaac Asimov

Publisher:

Genre: Science Fiction

Pages: 320

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Perpetual -

Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation?

A bit uneven, but this book has furthered the saga so much! I am desperate to know what happens to the Foundation and to the Second Foundation. I cannot wait until the secrets of Star’s End are revealed. For this book, I had to settle for seeing how Foundation centered on Terminus rose to the the status of a Galactic Empire. We get to see the big confrontation between the Foundation and the Old Empire. Very interested within the larger saga of the galaxy.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: 4 stars, Isaac Asimov, science fiction, perpetual, NPR SciFi/Fan
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 09.15.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Injection Vol. 3

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Title: Injection Vol. 3

Author: Warren Ellis, Jordie Bellaire, Declan Shalvey

Publisher: Image 2017

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 120

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

An archaeological dig in Cornwall has gone very wrong, very quickly. And Maria Kilbride has her hands full already, as the effects of the Injection begin to dig in. So Brigid Roth, her old comrade from the CCCU, gets hired to go to a stone circle in the middle of a moor, under a granite tor, to find out why a ritual murder might have torn a hole in the world.

What is the Cold House?

We’re back to the very strange dip into the supernatural while following Brigid’s adventures. I think she is my favorite out the five so far. I loved her approach to information and tackling the unknown. Plus, we get some great folklore and a very interesting archaeologist. I cannot wait to read more in this series. Unfortunately, it looks like this series has not continued to be written.

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tags: graphic novel, Warren Ellis, Jordie Bellaire, Declan Shalvey
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 09.14.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Injection Vol. 2

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Title: Injection Vol. 2

Author: Warren Ellis, Jordie Bellaire, Declan Shalvey

Publisher: Image 2016

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 120

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

Consulting detective Vivek Headland, originally of the group that caused the release of a haunted artificial intelligence into the world, lives and works in New York, dealing with all the strangeness that very strange city can throw at him. But a case involving a stolen ghost and human deli meat causes him to call for help, as the details of the investigation reveal a new battleground between humanity and The Injection.

Oh I see! Every trade focuses on one of the people who created the Injection. This time, we get more insight into Vivek Headland and his very unusual life. I loved learning more about Vivek and more about what they created. The revelation of the ham sandwich was very disturbing.

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tags: graphic novel, Warren Ellis, Jordie Bellaire, Declan Shalvey, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 09.14.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Homeschool W6: We Found Our Groove!

He doesn’t look happy, but he loved going to the dentist on Tuesday.

He doesn’t look happy, but he loved going to the dentist on Tuesday.

 

What We Studied

I finally planned out a week and didn’t overload us or leave a ton of activities on the table! I think we have found our groove, just in time to leave for our road trip…

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Literature and Poetry

We continued reading The Hobbit. We’re almost at the end of the story. We’ll finish it at the beginning of our road trip. Arthur is loving the action sequences. I’m really enjoying the spelling curriculum that I bought from The Moffatt Girls on Teachers Pay Teachers. And Arthur has taken to doing one spelling list spread out over the course of the week.

  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

  • In Aunt Giraffe’s Green Garden by Jack Prelutsky

Math

The usual for Arthur. We did add in a Khan Academy day and worked on multiplication and division strategies. The next two units are on those topics and are pretty meaty. We will probably take it slow and stretch them out for September and part of October. I don’t want to push Arthur too fast. We need to focus on mastery before moving on.

  • Singapore Math Common Core Edition 3A

Social Studies

This week’s unit was about Tang and Song Dynasty China. We made some good connections to our ancient times studies and did a study of the Silk Road.

  • DK Timelines of Everyone

  • DK History

  • DK When on Earth

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Arthur Independent Time

To allow for one-on-one time with Quentin, I have added an hour of independent work time for Arthur. Each week, he will have a mix of packet work (mostly grammar and math review), independent reading time, and special projects. Many of his projects will be aligned with our literature selections (some taken from B&R Language Arts curriculum) and history. This week, he focused on some packet work and creating LEGO creations.

Science and STEAM Coop

Photos were taken; not by me as I was teaching. Unfortunately the pictures all had pictures of other people’s kids so I can’t post them on here.

We finished our study of mammals this week at coop. I didn’t have to teach and it was lovely to just participate this week.

  • DK Eyewitness: Mammal

  • DK Animal

  • DK Did You Know?

  • Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations by Laura Perdew

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Art/Music

Our music study was cut this week.

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Quentin

I have scheduled at least four 1-hour time blocks for one-on-one time with Quentin. I bought Blossom and Root’s Early Years Volume 2 curriculum to use as our base. I love the variety of activities and some of the bigger projects included. For ELA, we covered the letters F, G and H. We covered counting and some basic addition for math. Q also demanded to do math on the computer so we completed a few unit in Khan Academy.

ELA

  • My “f” Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure

  • Frances Frog’s Forever Friend by Barbara deRubertis

  • Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers

  • My “g” Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure

  • Gertie Gorilla’s Glorious Gift by Barbara deRubertis

  • After the Fall by Dan Santat

  • My “h” Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure

Math

  • Where’s the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup

Other

  • High Five magazine volume

  • Summer Song by Kevin Henkes

  • The Great Big Green by Peggy Gifford

  • Summer by Ann Herriges

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Field Trip

This week our field trip was a guided tour of a working farm. We had a personal tour from the farmer herself and learned a lot about the various animals she keeps. Seriously, all of the adults were very excited to learn at the farm. The kids got to feed a baby calf, help with the mama goat, switch the irrigation hoses, and petted a ton of animals. The baby goats were so adorable!

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Documentary Selection

I have carved out a one hour time block each week to watch a documentary related to our studies. We didn’t watch a documentary this week.

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Misc. - Random picture books read

  • Be a Friend by Salina Yoon

  • Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet by Sara O’Leary

  • Construction Countdown by KC Olson

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Highs

  • We took off Friday morning for a park visit and then haircuts and bathtime. We still got our work done that day, but eased into the morning. Loved it!

Lows

  • Nothing. Really, it was a good week.

Next Week

  • Road trip!

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: homeschool
categories: Life
Monday 09.13.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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