Gosh!  It's been so long since I posted here I had to stop and think about my login name and password.  I can't believe that I haven't posted anything in over two months!  And we're even really doing school! (OK, maybe that's why I haven't posted.)

OK, so here's a list of what we've been up to:

• Started school two weeks late.  Couldn't help it.  I wasn't ready, then we had kids with us, then, well, we just started late.  But we're chugging along now.
• AJ has "officially" been diagnosed ADHD.  Wow.  Big surprise.  Anyone who spends two hours with him could figure that out.  Besides, it's more or less a useless diagnosis, since in reading I've discovered about a billion things can cause the symptoms we call ADHD. 
• BUT . . . the P.A. at our doctor's office who screens for learning disabilities also detected "processing problems."  Kind of overwhelming to me (the domino effect of all the evaluations and treatments he needs now), but I think in the long run it will be helpful to have found this out so early.  It's also been AMAZING to watch God working on our behalf, bringing in the "experts" we need and reminding me that He will provide what we need.
• Josh will be halfway done with his year of Geography through Florida Virtual School this week.  Not sure what I'm going to do to keep him busy after that.  I've signed him up for reading, but I want to take a look at the course first.
• I added literature studies to his work load.  At least Mom is enjoying The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
• We're travelling the world.  So far Stephen, AJ, and I have seen Madagascar and South Africa (which I have fallen in love with), and tomorrow we depart for Kenya.  More on that in my next post.
• As of today we've changed spelling programs.  What worked last year just wasn't cutting it this year.  The two younger boys will be doing Sequential Spelling by AKVO (or is it AVKO?).  Finally!  The spelling program I've been looking around for!

I feel like I'm drowning already.  I can't keep up with planning and records, hate the pace of life (and I keep it pretty simple!), can't stay on top of my house . . . can I please just go back to bed?  Of course the straight week of Florida rain didn't help me much last week.  It gets pretty buggy in a house full of boys when they don't have access to the outdoors!

God keeps wooing me, calling me to come sit by Him and let Him lighten my load.  I just keep forging ahead, trying to make things work my way.  When will I learn?