After much deliberation, padre and I decided to go ahead and start a new year of curriculum even though we still had a little ways to go in last years stuff.  It was just one of those things where I was burnt out, the kids were burnt out and we were all just ready to move on. 

The plan is this:  Begin the new work and use our 'leftover' books and worksheets for our evening and weekend fun time. 

Now we are 2 days into the new year and so far.... we're loving it!  It's amazing.  Zironi is asking to do his reading assignments - something that, last year, was a major bone of contention. 

Last year our handwriting and copywork assignments left a lot to be desired.  The kids were resistant to any decent amount of writing and I didn't force it.  This is something I was very worried about going into the new year.  After looking through the language arts curriculum, I knew they would be doing quite a bit more than they were before.   But, once again, I'm amazed that they have taken to it so eagerly. 

Some other changes.... we've begun a notebooking journey in several subjects.  These are our first encounters with notebooking though I've been reading on the subject for quite a while now.  I'm hoping this will be an interesting and engaging addition to our studies.  We just started reading Charlotte's Web and we are using the notebooking pages from the Notebooking Nook. 

Outdoor time is another area we have neglected and we're making a serious effort to enjoy the yard a bit more.  This is apart of our 'more work and play.... less tv and games' campaign we've been running at our house.  But more on that tomorrow.... I don't have the energy to go into it right now!  LOL

All in all, it looks like we're in for a very fun and challenging year.  I think we're all going to enjoy it.