We're Reading and Writing but no 'Rithmetic

Our new CD/Cassette player arrived yesterday so we're starting back with our daily CD. I'll have to check the library records to make sure this isn't due soon. If so we'll double up. It's good to be back on track. Finishing up CD #6 today

I admit so many of us can be caught reading/working on more than 1 book. Some are between books. Anyway, when asked here is what I found we're currently reading

Infinite Crisis - A Novel by Greg Cox
Marvelous World (Book One: The Marvelous Effect) - Troy Cle
A People & A Nation (Textbook but not assigned reading - we don't do assigned reading here)
Vibe magazine - January 2008 (a free subscription)

You know my days seem a bit off. Anyway, we're still loving and actually woke up listening to the tapes while we got ready for the day. I am definite we're finishing today

Tape 8 Episodes
Big Basketball Game 30:30
The Faculty Dance 30:45

Tape 9 Episodes
Cafeteria Revolt 30:47
Poetry Mixup 30:15

Tape 10
Clay City High Wants Miss Brooks 30:05
April Fools Day 30:15


3:44 pm - well we finished up the entire collection. I think I will see what other Radio Shows I can get from the library because these were a big hit. I'm actually going to miss the characters.

Last night after LOST and ELI STONE we chose to do more of the tapes so we listened to #7. With only 10 in the set we're quickly coming to an end.

Tape 7
Stretch Snodgrass' Big Game 30:25
Le Frog 29:53

We're definitely hooked. We may just finish up the entire series today. The great thing is that episodes are short and we can listen while washing clothes, dishes, cooking, etc. Also, it is better than what is on television right now.

Our listening today:

Tape 3
The Model School Teacher 29:33
Sunnydale Finishing School 29:25

Tape 4
Old Clothes 29:47
The Heating System 30:12

Tape 5
Student Government Day 30:30
English Dept. Chief 30:06


Tape 6
Custodian of Student Funds 30:12
Stockroom Work 29:58

Brave Men in Desperate Times (The Lives of Civil War Soldiers) - John McKay

Well our 2nd CD player only got through track 8 (out of 25) before it decided it would take a rest so we're sticking with the Our Miss Brooks radio shows. We're really enjoying it.

Yesterday we listened to Tape 2. The episodes were

The Workhouse (which I really thought would be Workhorse) 29:20
Babysitting for Three 29:40

Eve Arden is doing a great job. I'm loving the cast and the good, clean, but actually funny -
fun.

-Love2Read (who may have to change to Love2Listen)

How do you like the new look? Guess I was having a Winnie the Pooh moment and since I'm the one at the computer I get to make the change and hope others who contribute to this blog like it.

-Love2Read

So far we're still on the first series. We finished the 5th CD yesterday. Unfortunately, our CD player seemed to be finish with us - no matter what it reads that there is "no disc" inside. I did get to order another one from Circuit City yesterday since I had a gift card. Fortunately this morning I did get notification that it has been shipped. That's great news since I don't want to mess up our routine and a portable one works for us since we can utilize it in various rooms. Hope to be able to get back to our routine by the end of the week.

One other option is another portable player we had but that one tends to be moody. Sometimes it just chooses to stop playing a CD after 3 or 4 tracks.

Last night we started listening to OUR MISS BROOKS COLLECTION. We are still listening to the Left Behind series too (finished 5th CD yesterday) but our CD player decided that it was ready to stop working so now we are listening to this cassette collection

I've never heard an Our Miss Brooks broadcast but I'm really enjoying it. It is nice hearing old radio shows because they also include the old commercials. I am not sure what search we did at the library to get this series but I am glad we did.

So far we've listened to 2 episodes - 1 last night and 1 this morning:

The Surprise Party 30:00
The Football Game 29:50

-OldSchool

Can't think of anything more important to do today. Can you?

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today we finished the 4th CD. We plan on listening to one CD a day (excluding weekends) I think it is a nice pace for us. There is still reading going on but this series we will listen to as a family.

I'm enjoying the story as much as I did the first time and it is also something that we can discuss later.

Lately one author that has been read a lot is R. A. Salvatore. This past week alone two books were read (by one person) - Homeland and The Legacy. They were both part of the Legend of Drizzt series.