Summer

Summer is here and we are as busy as ever. I love the lazy pace of summer, even as busy as we are, it still feels like "summer".

* the first week of June we attended the methodist VBS it was themed "Paul in Rome." This is one of my favorite VBS's. They have dinner for the family and then the kids go to their class. Maddy attended Mega Sports camp and learned the "Hoedown Throwdown."

* We are schooling full time in the afternoons after VBS and before swim team. Olivia started Sonlight Core 1 and Maddy has 10 weeks left of Sonlight Core 4. We are taking a break in October for 2 weeks and then 6 weeks off in November & December. We are currently reading Charlottes Web with Liv and The Great Turkey Walk & The Terrible Wave with Maddy.

* We are in week 4 of no TV. It has been one of the best things I could have done from a school standpoint. I no longer fight with the TV to keep their attention. And once the lure is gone, there is so much more time freed up. We do have netflix and Dr Quinn Medicine woman has been our family treat in the evenings. I will be so sad when season 6 comes to an end....

* Liv has the croup so I am home with her giving breathing treatments for the rest of the week.

* My garden is in it's final death gasp... the heat and rain have been too much for her. When it is finished I will dig and grade up the whole thing and put down 8-10 square foot gardening boxes.

* and what is on my bedstand... The backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan.

* I'm contemplating getting in the camper and meeting up with the Humston's...

* And in general just enjoying summer....