Don't forget to thank a service member this Memorial Day...and honor those who have served.
Thank You...
Row
Travis
Kimmie
June
Jeramiah
Melissa
Jeff
Ginny
Jim
Paula
Michael
Amy
Jay
David
BJ
David
Yvonne
Chris
I'm sooooo excited...
yesterday was our last day of school.
Shaye took her history test.
Brayden turned in his science experiment.
And I was just glad I survived the year!
Now off to work on my summer list.
I took this great idea from a blogger I like to follow. "whatever" at...megduerksen.typepad.com
I better get going.
I have a big list to work on.
Enjoy your summer
and let's see what's on your list.
I found that I always try to take the road with the least traffic. I call it the "low road". While I lived in Scotland, there were two ways to work...the high road or the low road. The high road was only about 2 or 3 miles, it cut right thru a hill and was a straight and short shot to work. But the low road was along the waters edge and it was about 5 miles or more. It was crooked and narrow with the water on one side and homes on the other. On the low road I had the view to the ship I worked at. The USS Simon Lake was in the middle of the Loch. It was a gigantic hunk of steel in the middle of Scotland's beautiful green landscape. I loved going to work on the low road. I rode my bike rain or (sometimes) shine. I once ran it for fun not realizing how long it was....I took the bus on the way back!
I always look for a "low road" anywhere I go. I avoid freeways. I like taking my time to my destination. I like the scenery. I like the winding paths through tree lined streets and homes. It seems to be my philosophy for everything. I take my time and try to enjoy it along the way.
So...do you take the "high-road" or the "low-road" ?
{picture thanks to JS at USS Scotland Reunion/facebook }
One of my favorite parts of summer...road trips!
I might be the only one in my family though.
Here's a few of my favorite memories...
{ numbers }
5
more subjects to test
8
more school days
12
more days to Memorial Day
22
days to Brayden's birthday
46
days to July 4th
90
days of summer!
We did lessons anywhere we could.
{Oh, I'm just kidding. Having school up in the trees didn't work out well.}
My local library is very small. Brayden has read everything he is interested in already. He tells me there's nothing to read! Although there are hundreds of books in there. The worst part is that it is very noisy. People talk really loud, they talk on their cell phones and even the librarians are chatting at the front desk! There is a quiet room in the back, where the magazines live. But Brayden said it's even worse in there because all the seniors sit in there. So when they try to talk to each other they are almost shouting at each other because they have a hard time hearing each other. These are Brayden's words. Is that a sign that I'm old because I like to sit in the quiet room (with the seniors) and I'm complaining about noise at the library?
I guess I have a thing for libraries. I like to go to them in big cities. I like the one in Cleveland. It's in an old building with 5 levels and a tunnel leads to the building next door, which is a more moderen library.
{this is the stairwell on the modern side}
We are home now. And back to school in all the normal places. A desk!
Only 10 more days of school...then summer vacation. I did tell you..I can't wait!
and Summer is just around the corner.
I can't wait.
There are only 15 days left of school.
Then I can say I survived my first year of homeschooling.
It has been a challenge balancing teaching and my homelife. I have to confess my home has suffered. There are dirty dishes in the sink more than clean ones. The laundry is overflowing out of the laundry room. Many dinners consisted of cereal. And I can't remember the last time I mopped the kitchen floor.
So, yes I am ready for summer.
I'm ready for...
barefeet
lemonaide
swimming
BBQ's
picnics
reading outside
naps
ice cream
road trips
the beach
I can't wait.
What's on your list?
My kids (and I) survived the week...
This week was the first time taking the Ohio Achievement Assessments.
Math, Science and Reading.
Being our first year of homeschooling and our first year back to Ohio, I had no idea what to expect.
I tried not to put any extra pressure on them.
We reviewed flash cards, practice tests, online classes and then reviewed some more.
I'll find out, in the summer, if all the hard work pays off.
Until then....back to school work!
{ Brayden and Shaye are testing out how static electricity works at the science museum
and Shaye is testing the no-gravity theory at the moon. }
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