Oct. 8, 2008 - WOW!
Has it been a long time since I've been here, or WHAT???
Life is just so busy at times.....well, you all know exactly what I mean, so I will not belabor the point.
I DO plan on using this blog again this year to chronicle our school year. I need a place to do this and since I now finally have a lovely new computer.....should be able to do this and add some fancy smanshey type pics and graphics when I finally teach myself how. I'm convinced the older one gets, the bigger the learning curve is......with technology at least.
Small son and I have made quite a few adjustments to what 'school' looks like this year.
After quite a time of prayer and searching and encouragment from hubby.....I decided to 'ramp up' the learning experience for small son.
This has not been an easy task considering all his.....challenges. However, this is what we did and what our schedule looks like now.
One thing I knew especially in my 'mother's heart' was that small son needed more of an outlet for social interaction. Add to that the fact that we were not pleased AT ALL with the direction the youth group was taking at the church we had been at for a few years.....and we just were really lost as to what to do.
Doesn't prayer help SOOOO much?
After literally YEARS of praying about this one church, we decided to take the plunge and begin visiting this early summer. This was a church that was VERY "homeschool friendly", and one I had been hearing about for several years. One glitch, it was quite a drive.....and with gas prices exploding thru the roof this summer, we seriously doubted our decision. It is also not of the same 'denomination' we had been involved with over the past several years......we were a little worried.
We are SO glad we trusted God and went ahead with our bold decision. We are now involved with a homeschool co-op on Tuesdays. He 'takes' 3 classes there. Physical Science, an 'elections' class (so appropriate for this season, no?) and a beginning art class. There is a play he could be involved in, which I am helping with costumes with, then they serve a dinner and currently there is a doctrines class after that. A very full day, but such a blessing.
Associated with this group of people, but not with the co-op, there is a Literature class on Weds at someones home.....they are studying "Call of the Wild" and learning so much about writing also.
On Thurs, he takes a beginning drawing class at a local art studio from a woman who is a professional illustrator. SUCH a blessing that it is only about 5 minutes away from our home. AND that he enjoys art so much. I think we may have finally discovered his 'niche'.
ALSO for this year, he elected to do the SOS program on computer. AND I went ahead and got the program that is only one year below where he would be in traditional school......keeping with the decision that it is just "time" for him to become more serious about his studies....especially since he is STILL talking about paleantology (I can't even spell that right) or archaeology.
SOOOO. Our lives are very full right now, but once again, I've re-examined my time and schedule and see that I need to have some time in the early am again, much like last year. Time to reflect and also time to journal our school days.
That's the nutshell version of what's up now with school. More later.
Denise, STILL The Domestic Angel
Comments
Oct. 8, 2008 - Hello
Posted by HeatherC
So glad to see your back..again! Sounds like many exciting changes and decisions made in your home this year! Isn't is awesome that God answers prayer!!!!! Just wanted to stop and say hi, and hope that all these changes bring your home many blessings!!
