Finally

Well, school is officially OUT for the summer, and this is the first year that I can say I'm not going back! :-) I'm excited, nervous, happy, sad, and overwhelmed all at the same time. I know without a doubt that this is exactly where God wants me, but I can't help but wonder if I'll do it right!

I've been thinking for the past few weeks about our summer schedule. I don't feel like we're ready to dive right into a normal schooling routine yet, but I DO want a routine. If we don't have a daily routine, Jonathan will spend all day asking me if he can go outside, or if he can watch TV, or if he can go outside, or complain that he's bored. :-) We. must. have. routine. So that's what I'm working on now. I definitely want him to have LOTS of free time to play with his neighbor friends, but I want some structure too. I would like our daily activities to include: scripture memory work, read aloud (using a FIAR book), quick math, quick phonics, chapter book read aloud, and of course free time. I may be trying to cram too much in. That seems like a lot, but maybe we'll stagger different things every other day. I really love the idea of 'year-round school', but I'm not sure how well it will work for our family. In a couple weeks, Jonathan is going to my parents for the whole week. Then a few weeks after that, we'll all be going to Arkansas to visit family for several days. Then there's VBS week just a couple weeks later. We need a schedule, but a flexible one! Although that's one of the great things about homeschooling - a schedule that fits OUR needs :-). We'll see how it goes.