A Brave Writer's Life in Brief

At the beginning of September we reviewed some ideas together in The Writer’s Jungle. You will see which one inspired this piece… (There’s a writing sample in The Writer’s Jungle called “How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich” on which this piece is based.) The other day, Kimberly was in the bathroom. She rarely goes into the bathroom without a book or at least something to do. I think she thinks she can spend an undefined amount of time on the potty, well, because after all, she can’t help that she has to go! Well, this time she had gone in without a book and yelled to her sister, “Hey, Nicole! Bring me a piece of paper and a pencil and a book to write on!” I was only vaguely aware of what was going on.

It was only another trip to the bathroom for my bookworm, so I didn’t take much notice. I didn’t see the result of that trip until a couple of days later when she showed me what she had jotted down. I laughed. I enjoyed seeing my daughter on the paper. I was reading silently, but hearing her voice saying what I was reading. I was impressed that she would do this on her own and is finding ways to enjoy writing. She then typed it up and added all the flourishes to her work on the computer. She knows more about the computer than just about anyone in our home! She put together some PowerPoint presentations last year that were great, some academically inclined and some just for fun. She has produced some really great pieces of writing since KWB and since I have been able to learn so much through you and BW.

I was the one panicked at the beginning of the year about schedules and covering material. Since your responses in so many different ways, the blog, ScratchPad, personal responses from you and others and the One Thinging High School and the One Thing Copywork and Dictation course, things around here have changed SOOOO much for the better. My kids are much happier, they are learning more for learning’s sake and we are having fun doing it together.

Thanks so much for your inspiration and thoughtful teaching.

Sincerely,
Dona

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