I forgot to post this some weeks back, but here's where we are and where we plan to be.   We do homeschool year round, but will take off a week every six weeks or so for refreshment, projects, field trips, etc. 

     I've actually got Sonlight 3 scheduled through Nov. 2008, and if we clip along at that pace, we'd finish our US History 2 year rotation in the middle of 5th grade.  I'm not plussed with that, as I'd really like to restart our ancient study at the beginning of 5th grade, which is the logic phase.  But, I'm not going to worry about it now, because my experience with SL in the past is that we tend to zoom ahead in many of the readings because they are so awesome. 

     I guess I should also throw in the caveat that Latin, while going well now, is becoming low on the priority list right now, especially as I anticipate starting K with Smiles in January.  I truly value the intellectual rigor of Latin, its help in logical reasoning, vocabulary development, and grammar reinforcement.  But, hey, I've got to prioritize. After my meeting with the principle last weekend, I realize I don't have an endless supply of time during the day and there are non-negotiables to our homeschool:  character development, family relationship building, and intellectual curiosity.  I'm not going to sacrifice my relationship with my boys just so I can say they've been studying Latin since 2nd grade.  I do intend to put Latin into our school, but it may be something that we have to hold off on until Hugs is a little older and that will be OK (the italics is for myself as a reminder that it is OK to let some things slide).

    This great quote from Marica Somerville at Tapestry of Grace has helped me come to this realization:

He [God] is with you, and nothing you "drop" in your homeschooling journey will truly HARM you or your kids.  If we are doing our level best, it just humbles us and should make us trun to Him to make it all ok.