Time marches on...

A week ago, our oldest daughter graduated from high school.  As we homeschool, we joined other homeschoolers from our county in a graduation ceremony at a local church.

Sunday we celebrated at home with a party for family and friends.

Autumn is a delightful young woman and we look forward to seeing how her future unfolds.  For right now she continues to work at her market job (which she thoroughly enjoys) and is looking forward to a trip to Alaska with LightShine Ministries.

In other news, we wrapped up our homeschooling year last week with Evaluations.  Now I just need to send paperwork to the school district (once I get it from the evaluator) and we will be done.  The next school year officially starts on July 1.  I'm not sure when we will start our official classes.  I usually try to start around the same time as the local school districts.  We do want to take a vacation this fall, though, so we may start a few weeks early.  I still need to order the rest of our curriculum...must decide whether to just order or whether to hold out and hope for a sale.

It's breezy and sunshiny here (although it's been storming every afternoon/evening it seems).  Enjoy your weekend!

~Karen

Cloudy Day musings...

The earth is now green and lush after the browns and grays of winter...but the sky is gray and cloudy.  I'm ready for some sunshine!  But the positive side?  I don't have to water the new plants.

It's been busy around here.  We are wrapping up our school year.  I'm working on the kids' portfolios for our evaluations next week and finalizing what materials I want to use for them next year.  Yes, I'm homeschooling everyone again next year...but it will only be 4 of them.  Autumn graduates next week!  That will officially wrap up this school year.  I need to get her graduation gift yet.  We suggested several things and she chose luggage.

This past weekend we went to a Baltimore Orioles baseball game.  They played the Angels and lost 7-2.  This was the first game the kids had ever attended. Sunday we had plans to attend the Make-A-Wish truck convoy, but, due to the weather, we chose to spend the afternoon with my family at my parents' home instead...also a lovely time.

In the past, I've been very proactive about switching from the school schedule to the summer schedule...plans, schedules, and such.  Or some years we've had only a few days or a week and then gone on a trip.  This year...well, I need to work on that department.  Perhaps part of it is that it's still cool so it doesn't feel like it's time for summer vacation?

Our schedule feels a lot freer than it used to...perhaps because we only have Mark's appointments anymore...OT, ST, and tutoring.  I love being home, but the little guy is not impressed.  He loves to go "vroom, vroom" and wants to go away every day,

Reading...I've wrapped up several books that I had started.  I'm currently only reading 1 book!  Movers of Mountains and Men.  It's fascinating.  There are several more on my "to read" stack...but I haven't been reading much.

Television...our family is looking forward to the return of "American Ninja Warrior" to TV.

Music...as my kids get older, I find myself saying "Turn it down or use earbuds".  :-)  It's rather fun to see my kids develop into their own people...and I get to work on myself and allowing them to be them and not me.

Movies...I don't know that we've watched anything new.

Games...We've been enjoying playing some games with our older kids/their friends.

Toys...anything with wheels and/or Legos

Well, I hear someone stirring so my day is about to start...Enjoy yours!

~Karen