First day of school...

Well, we all survived the first day of school! Zachary went to all his classes and came home with lists of supplies he needed. After a trip to Target and $50 later I think he has everything he needs! Apparently, high school freshmen are too old to have a first day of school picture taken. This is all I got. He wouldn't look at much less smile for the camera and acted as if I had lost my mind!

Benjamin had a good start and says his work is too easy. I agree, but it will get more difficult soon! I've started teaching him piano too and we've already had tears - because he messed up! I keep telling him it doesn't have to be perfect the first time you try.

Jonathan got off to a bit of a rocky start. He thought 4th grade would be easy! After an attitude adjustment (and some serious warnings about what would happen if things didn't change), he decided it wasn't that bad.


We're registering Jonathon for the homeschool band this afternoon and band class starts next week.

1 day down 179 to go!

Another Monday!

Only two weeks until school starts! Yikes! Where did the summer go? Zachary was off this morning to his 2nd week of summer band. He really loves it and is having a great time. I'm so glad. I think this will make the transition from homeschooling to high school easier. Speaking of homeschooling, I received my order of books for Jon and Ben last week. I've got to get everything organized and ready to go - maybe tomorrow! Now I'm off to fix lunch and then we're going swimming! Summer's not over yet!

Done with school!!!

We finished our school year today! Zachary took his last 2 finals and Jonathan just finished his last math test. Benjamin has been finished for weeks, so we've just been reading every day. My plan for the summer is to have a reading hour every day, but that's all! We'll see what happens next fall. As it stands now, Zachary will be going to Volcano Vista High School and I'll still homeschool Jonathan and Benjamin. But I haven't bought their curriculum yet. If we do get to move (we're waiting to hear on a job in Charlotte, NC) I'm thinking about sending them to school. We'll be going to Cliff's Amusement Park tomorrow with the homeschool band. That will be a fun end to the year. Now we're off to Target for new water gun super soakers - something fun for the summer!

First day of school

Today is our first day of school. I didn't give them that much work today and they were all finished in under 2 hours. We'll have lunch in a few minutes and go to the first day of band. Jonathan is in beginning band and is playing percussion. Zachary is in advance band playing alto saxophone. Jonathan's starts at 12:30, Zachary's ends at 3:30. It will be a long afternoon for Benjamin!

Here are there smiling faces this morning - well 2 of them are smiling!