We have just a couple things to do to finish our school year...still.  Talk about interruptions.  They have been good interruptions though.

A friend emailed that she and another lady would be kayaking from Juneau to Haines, could we be the safety contact for their trip.  Well, they arrived on a Wednesday.  This was a pretty big undertaking for them, by the way.  Juneau is 80 miles away and the Lyn canal can be treacherous waters.   Anyway we had a lovely time.  My friend, acquaintance really, is single but her friend is a homeschooler.  That friend is also exploring TJEd!  You can imagine long conversations we had.  We almost felt like we had a homeschool conference just between the two of us.  By the time they left on a Friday I felt like I had two friends rather than acquaintances.

We have had unusually warm weather and hardly a drop of rain...crazy for a temperate rainforest.  However, this did allow for lots of yard work.  Remember when everyone else was getting their gardens started.  Was that February?  Seems like it.  Well, our garden is finally in.  We put in three raised beds and terraced about 24 feet of the side of our yard.  Whew!  Sifting all the dirt for those things was a long job.  The whole thing was worth it all.  Today we got our first harvest...spinach from the plants I started inside.  I am quite certain the spinach from our yard is tastier, healthier, better-in-every-way than stuff from the store.  :-)

Then there was VBS.  My two older girls are old enough to be helpers.  Yikes!  We three helped in the preschool section of "Crocodile Dock".  On the first day my oldest asked if she had to go back.  On the last day the younger helper signed up for next year.  That makes me giggle.  The oldest stuck it out and did enjoy the experience.  I enjoyed it but I was glad for the last day.  Oh, the two youngest of my children did attend and did have a grand time at all the activities.  We are still singing all the songs (motions included as well).

Those were the major interruptions...I won't go into all the minor ones.  You might be bored already and that would put you over the edge.  :-)  In the end school will end.