Ready or not it is time to start back to school.

It wasn't long ago that I didn't want to stop learning.  I was so eager to keep going with our studies but summer time activities got in the way and boom...we stopped. 

Now whether I want to or not we have to jump back into the swing of things.  Co-op begins next Friday and we need to start studying the twentieth century.  It will be a slow start for us however.  Believe it or not, I haven't ordered my Abeka curriculum yet so the math and language will wait for another week or two.  Abeka will be in town on Monday and I will order workbooks then.  Until then, we will begin with our Tapestry of Grace Year 4 material studying Theodore Roosevelt, the Wright brothers, Einstein, and Henry Ford.  As for spelling I picked up Sequential Spelling for Bonnie and Bryce.  I might see if Brian wants to use it but he is a good speller and I picked up an Abeka Spelling Workbook at a curriuclum exchange this summer for him to use.  Science this year will be Apologia's Astronomy for Brian and Bryce while Bonnie will be using Apologia's Exploring Creation with General Science. 

My theme for this year is, "Learning is Fun!"  I want to make school FUN for all of us.  Mind you...we have to accomplish the required work but I want to laugh and have a good time with my children.  We don't laugh enough together...reality check...I haven't laughed enough with them. 

I asked my daughter what we could do to make school more fun. 

Her answer...."Have snack time." 

"Okay,  what does that mean?"

"You know, mom,  let us go in the kitchen and make snacks, like cookies and such." 

Well,  since I let them do that from time to time I guess that is doable.  That really wasn't the answer I was expecting but I am glad to know the solution is easy. I will let you know if we are having any fun this year.  Any suggestions would be much appreciated.  My first instinct for our first week back to school was to jump in the car on Tuesday and drive the kids to Kitty Hawk for our study on the Wright brothers.  It is only a seven hour drive.  I think we can handle that.  But reality says the van and the gas budget can't so we will make styrofoam gliders and be inventive here at home.

So here goes.  Off to church in the morning then time to plan out the week, set up schedules, school time routines. 

Let's Go.....