From Beowulf to Shenanigans

I'm reading Beowulf in the mornings with the kids. It's very good... a book I always thought would make a great movie, but only if it's done right. Can't wait to see the movie they're coming out with soon.

I've been reading every morning with the kids before school for the past 7 years. We've got a lot under our belt so far: We've read the entire Bible - not only read it, but studied it historically through the process. We've read Fast Food Nation, Food and Bahavior, Hinds Feet on High Places, War and Peace, and now we're reading the Harry Potter series (currently in the Goblet of Fire). It took us 5 years to get through the Bible, so there hasn't been time since then to get a lot of other books in. We've got a line-up of books waiting to be read.

Elizabeth and I are reading Romeo and Juliet during school. We each take on characters and are enjoying ourselves quite a bit. Our favorite character is Mercucio, who was just killed by Tibalt in our reading. Too bad. He had such great wit. It was fun being Mercucio. We're moarning his loss. - What idiots Romeo and Juliet are! Just goes to show you that teenagers should be taught to never trust their feelings. I mean, Jeezo Whiz! They can't think clearly with their heads because their groins are groaning so loudly! Educate those kids!!! Knowledge is power!

I told my most disruptive son yesterday that if he can't get his act together, I'm going to put him back into the public school. I simply can't tollerate his hooliganism. He is so firey hot! Almost literally on fire all the time! He's got to settle down. Maybe I should call Nanny 911.... but whenever the kids have watched that show, they've always commented that Nanny does what I do! If what I do with the boys isn't working.... Oh, dear Lord!

Maybe I can just fasten them to the wall with duck-tape. .... Not sure if that will work either.... the boys have duck-taped each other to chairs before and have always been able to work themselves free... Darn! - Seriously, I need to hire these boys out as special operations training specialists... at least then their shenanigans would generate a profit!!