Trouble at Timpetill by Henry Winterfield.. This is our new read aloud because we really like the two history books he wrote on Roman times called Detectives in Togas and Mystery of the Roman Ransom. I found this in the library and I don't want to stop reading. It is good. Mr. Winterfield wrote it in 1933 for his son who was sick with scarlet fever. The children of Timpetill are so ill-behaved that the grown-ups just up and leave. Most of the children think this is the greatest and really live it up eating candy and looting the town. It loses its fun and soon the kids are wishing they had their parents and trying to figure out how to get the water and electricity turned on and how to thwart the gang that causes most of the trouble. We started it yesterday and are on chapter 10. It is set in an older time period since it was written back in 1933 and is charming.
We are being rained on here and our driveway is very challenging! It is supposed to rain for two more days! I do not want to go anywhere until it is dry. Next week is just too busy for this kind of driveway so I sure hope it "dries" up some. Home school convention is coming and it's always a welcome reprieve for those mothers who are counting the days until the kids can be outside more. It can be quite rejuvenating to be around others who live your life on a slightly different plane. There is a purity conference this year for the girls to attend, they are looking forward to that! Buddy Davis of the AiG Creation Museum will be giving a concert and sharing in his workshops on how he has sculpted and built more than 60 dinosaur models (life-size). We've had the privilege of seeing him before and look forward to it again. Blessings to all!
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