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• Sep. 3, 2007 - Our first day of school

Today was our first day of school.  I really just wanted walk through the schedule with the kids.  I'm still waiting for most of our books to arrive in the mail anyway.  I set my alarm (something I rarely do) and got up before the kids.  I was able to unload the dishwasher, shower and dress and then sit and read the bible with complete quiet. It was so nice!

Then I woke the kids and we followed the new schedule until 1:00.  The kids played math games during math time and word games during the language arts hour.  After lunch break the older boys did some yard work and I took the younger kids to the grocery store.

I started the book  First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise with Christian today.  I've never used this book before, but I think I'm going to like it.  It's for 1st and 2nd grade and it uses memory work, narration, copying and dictation and grammar.   He also finished a story that he's been working on.  It was great to spend one on one time with Christian.

It was such a gorgeous day and we spent much of the afternoon outside. Later I read to Isaiah a chapter from Imprisoned in the Golden City by Dave and Neta Jackson.  
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I started this blog mainly to keep a record of what we accomplish daily in our homeschool. I also want to share some of what we've learned over the last 10 years we've been homeschooling. I have been happily married for 17 years. We have five children-four boys ages 15,13,11 and 7, and our baby girl who is 2.

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