Reading List on the Net {01.24.15}

This one is going to be quite short because I'm trying to be a little more focused. I do have a tendency to go hog-wild on things, then drop them all together. I'm also tired this afternoon and reading on the net doesn't work well when I'm tired.

There apparently was an AO Conference back in 2005 held in Texas. As I didn't even know about AO, I didn't know about it. Reading through some mother's feast posts and threads and such, I came across the recordings of the conference. You can find the MP3 downloads for sale at SoundWord for $5 each. There are 7 of them.

As they downloaded, they opened automatically on my computer so I only got to listen to snippets of the first six. I listened to the entire seventh recording. Here are just a couple/few things I took away from that one:

Two things to teach our children: Who God is and who we are. They need to know these two things.
God gave us children so that our joy is to be full. Hold your children until they let go. If we have things that are just for the having, get it out and use with family!
Traditions. She talks about doing things together that, even if simple, make a family.
Ceilidh- party with a twist. Have to contribute to the party.

Those are my notes from listening. Very sparse as I didn't think I would be listening to the entire thing. I had insomnia at near midnight and was able to listen to recording 7 in its entirety. You can find more notes at Ambleside Online's website. Most of the time I think I should not get online when I have insomnia, especially not on sites where I can make a purchase. But this is one that I am happy with having made.

As it turns out the one I listened to was the longest! (From AO)
Introduction & History - 33 min
Charlotte Mason Dramatization; Songs - 38 m
Some Elements of Charlotte Mason - 43 mn.
Question & Answer - 38 mn.
Scheduling 1 - 34 min.
Scheduling 2 - 42 mn.
An Atmosphere and a Life - 58 min.

I am looking forward to listening to more.