It's here! It's here! February . . . Febrero . . . Février . . . Februar . . . Feberwary. And since we're iced in, why not take a little time to plan our month:
February 1st: Langston Hughes. Listen to a Yale lecture on him today and then read something by him.
February 4th: Rosa Parks. Wesley's has volunteered to post something on Rosa Parks' b-day.
February 6th: Ronald Reagan. We haven't recognized a president yet this year but we've got a few in February. Reagan's birthday is fun because it gives us an excuse to eat jelly-bellies. Last year we just went to our local Kroger where they have bins full of them and let each kid get a bagful. I think we'll try something a bit diferent this year. Also, the USPS is issuing a Reagan stamp which goes on sale February 10th.
February 7th: Laura Ingalls Wilder whose Little House on the Prairie books seems to get mentioned at least once a month in our home preceded by "Well you know how they used to do it . . .?
February 11th: Thomas Edison--any bright ideas?
February 12th: Honest Abe.
February 14th: The Feast Day of Saint Valentine. I think you know what to do here.
February 22nd: Every year on George Washington's birthday in the United States Senate, his Farewell Address is read aloud. If you can, watch it it C-SPAN 2.
February 23rd: Georg Frederic Handel. Get ready for another day of music.
February 26th: Perhaps read a-chapter-a-day in February of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. They really don't make novels (or attention spans) like this anymore!
February 27th: H. W. Longfellow. Which just happens to be the Middle School that two of my children will have attended.
i wonder if it is possible in today's world to live without electricity for even a few hours in our homes. if any family were up to it i would say it was yours. for instance, an evening of dinner, homework, reading, ending with bedtime. it would be fun to try. jill has done it often in Nebraska when we were without power due to ice storms and such.
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