For over a week now, we have slowed down on our homeschool life.

So these are what we have been up to these days in a slow but sure trod:

1. Catch up with our read-alouds of the Sonlight Core 5 books. We are reading Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde, Homesick and The Tales of the Korean Grandmother.

2. Focus on Eastern Hemisphere study.  We still have Korea to complete. VB is making kimchi this week while Fuzzy finishes his research work. Since we have finished our Mystery of History 1 and about to start MOH2 we decided to just hold it for awhile. We will resume with MOH2 when get settled in Cairo where it would be more convenient to set up the wall timeline, do the memory cards and mapping.

3. I still require from them 2-3 pages of Singapore Math 6 with Vibrant Bea finishing the last book early November and is now working on Challenging Maths 6. She has also started with New Elementary Math (High School Singapore Math Level 1) slowly. Fuzzy is doing Singapore Math 6 as well. He is still doing 6B-1.

4. We did Chemistry yesterday and learned about quantitative and qualitative measurements. We did activities for easy application of concepts learned. These will surely be handy in conducting experiments and noting down observations in the future.

5. Both are faithful in their writing exercises. Fuzzy is finished with IEW and quite ready to take on new writing activities. I am encouraging him to start a blog of his own now, he is not just for it at present. Vibrant Bea is happy with her blog as she has gained momentum from her writing workshop online.

6. We are reading through the Book of Daniel and about to start the Second Quarter of our Building on the Rock biblical worldview lessons.

On top of these, we still have a church program for children, nature trek and countryside train ride, a swim meet, a history trip (to a hotel where Jose Rizal, our Philippine National Hero, stayed during his stay in Ceylon) and several dinner dates with few friends - all these amidst packing, sending out notices and email of our address change, shopping for holiday gifts to be brought home.

I perceive that as our departure day approaches, we will be doing less and less academics, more and more of  travel-related things but I want them to keep up with their own individual readings. I am sure it will be a gloomy day when we finally put all their books and toys in boxes. Books to these kids are like gasoline to a car... they won't start unless you fill 'em up =). I don't say I am too happy with that. I keep telling and learning with them that each day never really starts without seeking God in prayer and His Word to make it through.

Whew! It is December 1 and I hate to say it but countdown starts today. Yes, we still have 22 days before we leave Sri Lanka.

It is a bitter-sweet period for me..maybe, for all of us.