I cannot believe how fast this summer has gone. It feels like we just completed our last school year. My kids are ready, they are pushing me for a change. My girlfriend tells me I have warped them.
A little housekeeping:
1. I am still working on MOH. I pretty much have it all together. I just need to get together with my good friend Gina and find out how to post it all.
2. Why I didn't blog this summer:
a. camping every weekend at our place on a lake-swimming, tubing, skiing, fishing, snorkeling, kayaking, eating, biking, tennis, volleyball, water balloon launching, horseback riding, hog roasts, etc.
b. volleyball camp and 3 practices a week
c. planted a large garden with a friend and have done quite a bit of canning
d. guests off and on
e. Olympics- we were slightly obsessed with volleyball, swimming and gymnastics
f. 3 very active children
So, you can see that we were pretty busy this summer. Now we are back to school and blogging. I have several catering jobs already lined up for this fall. One is a friends daughter who is getting married in West Virginia. That will be fun as I will travel and stay with friends.
I have been asked several times to share what our plans are for this fall. I am a planner and I usually plan too much, but it's like food, I'd rather have too much with leftovers than not enough and be hungry. If you know me then you know how true this is.
All 3 kids:
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Weekly Piano Lesson
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Completing TLP Unit on The Twenty-one Balloons
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Government Club with our MOH Co-op- including a lapbooking workshop I taught, a trip to the state capitol, a mock election, student government, election night party, etc.
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Election Unit Study- Lapbook
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Impressionism Art Study that I wrote at the end of last year.
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History of the Orchestra Music Study- Periods of Classical Music ( 2 year study)- Lapbook
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Weekly Nature Study
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Monthly Geography Club- Around the World Event
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Monthly play or concert- Tom Sawyer at Round Barn, Bethel College Christmas Concert, Possible Charlotte's Web at Andrews University, Possibe Fall Concert at Local High School
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Museum experience- plan on trip to Chicago's Art Institute, Notre Dame's Snite Museum of Art
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Cedar Point Trip during Homeschool Week
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MOH Co-op starts back up after the election- we are finishing the last 4 weeksof book 2
13 year old daughter:
BJU Bible 8
Bible Reading & Narration- II Samuel- II Kings
Saxon Algebra 1/2
BJU English 8- Writing and Grammar
Reading- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Silas Marner, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Philosophy- Plutarch's Lives
Apologia's Physical Science
Copywork- quotes from founding fathers through the election and then quotes from reading selections
Weekly German Class
Homeschool Band
Percussion Mentoring
Weekly Robotics Team Meeting
Home Ec- focus on meal planning and prep.
Volleyball will go until November
Character Training- diligence
10 year old daughter:
BJU Bible
BJU English
BJU Reading
BJU Spelling
BJU Handwriting
BJU Math
Apologia's Swimming Creatures
Home Ec- focus breakfast, ironing
Character Training- empathy (Mom too!)
Homeschool Band
Trumpet Mentoring
7 year old son:
BJU Bible
BJU English
BJU Spelling
BJU Math
Apologia's Swimming Creatures
Home Ec- focus on proper cleaning techniques, small repair project
Character Training- Respectfulness
Homeschool Ice Hockey
So that will be our fall. We have to close everything at the lake and keep up with chores. I'm hoping to get back to my couponing and get a freezer cooking session in with some friends. I seem to recall something about cutting back last year...must have been someone else.
How are you all doing with your planning? I know it can be a struggle. I'd love to hear from you!
-Trisha | 
