Well, I guess now that I'm trying to be web mistress-extraordinaire (the real web mistress-extraordinaires would laugh at that), my life will, from this point forward, be filled with the constant tweaking of my website. I've added some forums and topics (main categories and sub-categories in everyday-speak), that will hopefully get some conversations going. Please click the link for it in my previous post. And if you haven't checked out the website, you can do that, too. Like the message board, the site is also a work in progress, and I'll be adding more articles soon.

If you've tried to post something there and couldn't, you'll need to first click on the "Register" link closer to the top of the page. The creators of these message boards really didn't make that link stand out (or any of them, really!), so you'll need to look for it. Once you've registered -- which is totally painless, I promise -- you can add your thoughts, which I am totally looking forward to hearing.

Next up on the tweaking list, though, is our coming school year. I really must spend some time on that. Need to order books, but not that many, thankfully. Since my older three are stair-stepped in grade (10th, 8th, and 6th), I'll hold onto certain materials until the next child can use them. This really saves money.

I won't be saving Erica's books for Bethany, however. They're 10 years apart in age, and I would much rather by the revised editions (or something completely different) later on.

Joel will still be homeschooled next year. That really seems to be just where God wants him (and I like the arrangement, too). He and I will be putting together a rock-n-roll unit study for the coming year (focusing on Christian rock). If I have time, I'll post about it to let you in on what we'll be doing. No promises, but I will try to get to it. It'll be very cool!