We do school year round and I still get excited about back to school time.  I remember loving that time of year when I was a student and loved shopping for the perfect supplies and books.  I now love shopping the amazing sales this time of year.  Am I the only one who gets excited when I can get crayola crayons for 15 cents and pencils for a penny?  

I start gathering books for the next school year around the time of our local homeschool book fair on Mother's day weekend.  A used homeschool bookstore nearby has an awesome sale the same weekend as the bookfair. I usually go each year to the bookfair first and look around at all of the vendors and what they have to offer and attend a few workshops.  I then head over to the used bookstore and see what I can find used and on sale.  It is fun bargain shopping.  

I always have a copy of my Sonlight catalog in  purse at all times.  I frequent many Half Price Books stores searching out a bargain copy of a book we will need.  My 8 & 6 year old also share my addiction to this store.  Anytime we are in another town other than the one we live in they will ask if there is a HPB store nearby.  They love searching out books that we need and also ones to add to their collections.  It is big fun.  This weekend they are having an additional 20% sale and I am wondering if I should go to at least one store this weekend.  I really should stay close to home considering I had surgery a week ago. 

I am excited about the new school year and the boys learning new things.  We will be starting Latin this year and the boys are looking forward to learning a new language.  I am going to be learning it with them and feel a little anxious teaching something that I do not know much about.  It should be a fun adventure. 

My 3 year old has always enjoyed doing "school" when his brothers are working.  This year it is a little different now that he is 3 1/2.  He asked to do handwriting when his brothers were working on their cursive.  I gave him a beginner handwriting book and he is practicing his letters.  He already knows his letters and the sounds each one makes thanks to that awesome DVD The Letter Factory.  It was one of his favorites and I was surprised when he tried to sound out a word properly before his third birthday.  He is an amazing little boy.  I will have to prepare some lessons for him during school time since he will want to be just like his brothers and I feel it is okay as long as he is having fun.