Our summer is coming along quite nicely, plans wise. We've been active with weekly park days, free concerts, free movies, and library programs. We'll also be busy hosting some company during the months of July and August!
Do you remember Hanna? For those who have not been reading long, Hanna was a German exchange student that we hosted for an academic year two years ago. It was an awesome experience! We were able to visit her and her family in Germany once, and she's been back to visit several times. Last summer she was even here when we moved into our apartment! She and her boyfriend are coming to visit at the end of July, and will be staying with us. We're all excited about meeting Soren and finding some fun things to do while they're here.
Shortly after they leave, we'll be hosting another exchange student! This is only a short term program, and our French student will be with us for three weeks. The local coordinator was over yesterday, and we were able to choose the student that we wanted. I think it will be a great experience for all of us!
Once our French student leaves, it will be time to start our curriculum for the year once again. I still need to make my final decisions about what I'd like to purchase, which is a project in itself! I know that we'll use Miquon for math, and we have the KONOS for unit study things. R needs to finish her "learn to read" curriculum. J is reading very well, and I think I'd like to find some kind of comprehensive language arts program for him.
I'm also writing as much as possible, because we're planning a trip to Niagara Falls in the fall, and I'd like to be able to pay for it with the money that I make. It's such a blessing to have that income to pay for pesky things like medical and dental copays as well as fun things like day trips and vacations! We're thinking about staying on the Canada side, and have found a hotel package that includes passes to a few area attractions, as well as a dinner and breakfast each morning. More about that later, though!
Have a great week! | 