This Is What We Have Been Up To!

What a week it has been! Oh heck, who am I kidding, what a month it has been! Just when you think things are going to slow down and you would get more time to relax a little, that is when things always pick up.

I haven’t been able to post as regularly as I have wanted to. Making time for writing has really been hard. I have been doing my best to put my family and our household first. I have been sitting here trying to think of the last time I have given an update. Low and behold, it was back at the beginning of May, right before Mother’s Day. A lot has happened since then, so let’s see if I can’t catch you all up.

The day after Mother’s Day, I got sick. Went to the doctor and they thought I had the flu. Again. I was so thankful when the flu test came back negative. We had already had 2 different types of flu come through the house and go through all 6 of us. At 2 different times! I didn’t want to go through that again. However, the strep test came up positive. Strep?? Where did THAT come from? Thankfully, once again we were blessed. I was the only one to get it.

That following weekend, I was able to get away for a weekend with the ladies from church. What an awesome time of fellowship we had. It was truly amazing! We studied about the Woman at the Well. God is so amazing!

We continued with school and made a lot of progress. My younger 2 are moving right along in their Bob Jones math workbooks. The Hooked on Phonics program has been a lifesaver as well. It is so wonderful to see the kids wake up and eager, yes, EAGER to do their school work. They are loving school now! My oldest daughter has also moved right along in math and is reading everything she can get her hands on. I am so thankful that our new library has finally opened. We are still working through the summer with Reading, Phonics and Math. Those subjects usually only take us about an hour or so of the morning and then we have the rest of the day to have some summer fun.

As for extra curricular activity, our oldest has finished with dance until camp in July. She had her dance recital at the end of May and they did an awesome job. Our daughter was awarded a medal for Tap. We are very proud of her. I missed sign-ups for the younger 2 for t-ball. So I am keeping them busy at the park and playing outside at the house.

Our oldest son has graduated from high school.(I will write a separate post for this) He is also taking a break from college classes over the summer. He is working his part time job at McDonald’s for the summer to earn a little extra money. We are so proud of what he has been able to accomplish since we started homeschooling him. It is so amazing that we have actually graduated our first homeschool graduate of the family. He has a very bright future ahead of him once he finishes his college education.

My husband and I are busy staying in the Word and doing our best to raise our children by the bible. We feel strongly that it is meant for me to stay at home with the kids and continue to homeschool them. We are in the process of choosing our curriculum for next year. I just love looking at all that is available for us. At the moment, we will be using Bob Jones (Math, English, Science, History and Reading) for our younger 2 children. It seems to be working just for for them now. We will also keep using Hooked on Phonics as a reinforcement to reading. For our oldest daughter, we will continue using Teaching Textbooks for math. For science, we will continue with Apologia’s Physical Science course. We are still looking for a History, English and Bible curriculum. I have narrowed it down to 3 different ones; Tapestry of Grace, Veritas Press and Konos. She has asked to start with Ancient History and 2 of these seem to have a great study on that.

I am also trying to get some book reviews finished. I have several I need to get written up. I just need to make the time to do so. It is challenging to find some quiet time to write. This is also my last year of being the leader of the homeschool group in our area. It has been a wonderful 4 years, but I do think it is time to pass the torch on to someone else. It will also free me up a few minutes of the day and I am hoping to use that time for writing. How do make time for writing?

So as you can tell, it has been a busy summer in our household. However, I am still doing my best to keep this blog going. I love being able to share my love of Jesus (I contribute over at Seeds of Faith), our journey on homeschooling (I contribute at The Homeschool Village) and our love for the mountains. Thank you to those who have stuck around and not given up on me!

How are you all doing? How is your summer going? I would love to hear what is going on in your life! Can I pray for you any? Please let me know if I can lift your name up to our awesome God!

Blessings!