Grace is home from school sick again today. I'm not sure if she's coming down with the bug that Nora has or if it's just that daylight savings time always takes a heavy toll on us.
In any case, Grace is using the opportunity of resting at home to practice her reading. I have to say, as a parent, this is an amazing process to watch unfold. Since play is an essential value of early Waldorf education, all formal teaching is held off until first grade. So as parents, we have patiently waited, trusting and believing strongly in the education we have chosen for her, for this moment to come. And what a treat it is to hear her pick up a book (and want to pick up a book) and slowly start to sound out words... words turning into sentences... sentences turning into stories.
And yes sheep is a topic on our minds these days. We are in the research and information gathering stage right now. We plan on attending the annual Shepherd's Harvest this year where I am already signed up for a class and Grace and I have plans to attend several demonstrations. Grace is also signed up for a class of her own at Farm School where she will get to watch sheep being sheared and learn how to spin wool. We are taking this learning stage very seriously and don't want to rush things, but if all goes as planned we are hoping to add sheep to our farm next spring. We will see...
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