Samantha

My eldest daughter, Iliacat, was in a local play, a production by a neat group of homeschooled young ladies. It was a back-yard production for which they practiced all summer and did nearly everything themselves, with very little adult help. She did a wonderful job in the lead role, Samantha (from the American Girls books), and I'm very proud of her.

Here she is -- on the left, in red -- with "GrandMary" and "Aunt Cornelia"

And here is is, again, teaching Nellie to do some math:

We had a lovely evening, and she not only did very well but had a lot of fun.