Well, I'm still around - but things have been crazy lately. It's the end of the term, and I'm finished with everything except for finals - which I'm trying not to be stressed about. The website I built turned out really well - it's full of information that will be really useful to parents of spectrum kids - if they ever find the site. :) What's really nice about it is that it has info on autism, but also on OCD and SPD as well, which means you can get a lot of necessary info without having to go to a bunch of different sites.

The boys will continue their "schooling" through the summer - like always. If we don't they'll be bored silly. I'm taking a Biology class for my summer term, and the boys and I will get to play with it - cellular biology is always a lot of fun to study, so we're going to have a really good time. I'm also planning to keep up their math studies (their both a bit ahead of where they need to be in math concepts, but it's something else they consider fun, so we'll keep it up), and of course, summer-time is one of the best times for new read-alouds (my youngest and I are reading The Wind in the Willows right now) and all sorts of independent reading books (my oldest is reading a book on world history right now). I'm beginning plans for their fall lessons now - but it will take me most of the summer to nail them all down. Many things will stay the same and just continue, but there are some things that I want to begin this fall - it just depends on how expensive the books are. In particular I'd really like to get them both started in philosophy studies - the only books I've found in this subject for children are found at Angelicum Academy. I would love to use this academy for the boys when they are older. It's a wonderful school, with wonderful curriculum. Perhaps by the time they are ready for highschool we'll be able to swing the cost for tuition and books, but until then, we tend to "do school" the way they would if they were attending this program using Mater Amabilis as a guide.

The other class I'm taking for the summer term is a Multimedia for the Web class - and I'm REALLY excited about it. I had such a great time with the Web Design class, I can't wait to see how much fun this next class is going to be. It's a bit like mixing computers and art - my two favorite things.

On another exciting note my Dad - Jeff Goddard - is graduating with his BSM at the end of this term! His commencement service is on the 16th, and I'm so proud of him! He's done a great job, and he's earned a scholarship for the Master's in International Business program he'll be beginning in August at PSU. With this new program he's going to be learning Japanese, which will be really interesting. Anyway, I'm pretty excited for him! It will be years until I finish my degree, but at I'm pretty sure that if he can do it, I can do it - even if I have to go slower than I'd like. :) It is important for me to properly mother my children the way I think is best, and that means they come first - no ifs, ands, or buts. (Besides they'll only be kids once, and I have an entire lifetime to get the Degrees I want.) :)

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