Foot Fetish and Copywork

Today, husband needed to leave work early to go to the shoe dr. We have struggled to find the right insoles and shoes for his feet. Since he is a diabetic we need to be very careful as to what shoes he wears. He needs shoes that will protect his tootsies yet not cause any seam issues and wear funny. So, we began using a wonderful podiatrist and a shoe dr. LOL.
Daddy got a brand new pair of nice black oxford Ambulator Shoes with 3 new pair of insoles. We are so excited! The only drawback is that his job requires steel toed boots, the pro is that the new insoles he has also fit his boots - Praise the Lord!
Since his appointment was before lunch, the children were overly excited to see Daddy for lunch and were busy sharing their copywork with him. Poor daddy, trying to understand the scribblings of 4 year olds -LOL! I must admit, though, in the last few weeks these little 4 yr old scribblings are actually taking shape and resemble very well the letters I have written in the books for them to copy. With each of my children , I have started them writing copywork from stories I wrote about them. It keeps them interested enough to repeat it and makes a very cool keepsake...All in the Charlotte Mason gentle way of teaching. Ahhh, that woman is wonderful.
This is how we have begun to learn to write in our home. Each child has their very own Manuscript Tablet. You know, the ones with the lines made for printing with the dotted middle? On the first line I begin the story. "Once upon a time there was a (skip line and print on the 3rd line) little boy named Elijah James Fisher." The children begin to giggle at this point. I then turn the book over to them to COPY what I wrote on the lines directly below my words. It is an absolute blessing to watch them and now to see the difference simply by reading back in the story. Once the book is finished we move onto copying from Psalms or other tidbits from other whole living books, like the real Winnie the Pooh books. "House At Pooh Corner" was a favorite of Collin's. He enjoyed copying from that wonderful author A.A. Milne. Another bonus to copywork time is that mommy is able to update her recipe blog, the healthyfishies website, the business blog and of course share our day with you here.

Smile... these are among the simple joys in life.