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The Johnson family's discoveries regarding classical education
Jul. 24, 2006
My Summer So Far ...
... in a word, BUSY! Does that come a surprise to any of you?
We have various church activities, summer camps, etc., that tend to take up large blocks of our summer time. And Youngest Son has his church friends to get together with at various times. We were late getting a garden in, so I've been trying to play catch up. And so it goes. I can scarcely believe that July is rapidly drawing to a close already. It has certainly been HOT enough to prove that point to me. This is the one time of year when I regret not have air conditioning in the house. Most of what gets accomplished around here these days has to be done before noon.
It's time to start bringing my thoughts and plans for the upcoming school year into sharper focus, locate our required school books, consider purchasing a few more, begin some dialog with Youngest Son about what we need to learn and how will we go about it. One thing I have (finally) begun to realize is that it's pretty important to get the student himself involved with the planning stages. He may have some really great ideas, the program will fit him more personally, and, most importantly, he will feel personally connected to what we are studying, and therefore more interested in it.
But these things will not begin this week, and possibly not the following week, at least not in earnest. This week we are preparing to go away to a Bible camp, of sorts, with Youngest Son, and many others. My Beloved and I will be among those serving with these treasured young people. We leave tomorrow afternoon, and expect to be back on the afternoon/evening of July 30, the Lord's Day.
So I have various projects to take care of today and tomorrow, including laundry, buying a few clothes for Youngest Son (they do have a dress code, fairly lenient, but we need to buy a few more items), clean out the refrigerator, for Daughter and Gramma (my MIL), who will stay behind to care for the house, the animals, and, hopefully, the garden.
So, I will close for now, and post more after my projected return. I have not forgotten the number riddles I posted in May, and will, I suppose, be forced to answer them soon. But not this week ....
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