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Okay, well at least that’s partially true…I’m done. It seems each of the kids have a “few” (or one of them maybe a lot) of things to complete to get done and be officially released for summer. We ended on Wed. and before noon on Thursday my youngest had her things complete.
We had a great first day. I planted the rest of the garden, sprayed the edges of the yard for stray poison ivy (used up the whole bottle!), took two bike rides and played a game of Quiddler with my daughter on the deck. All in all it was a good start to summer.
Now unfortunately I can’t “play” away all the rest of the days of summer, too much work to do. I’ve promised myself to get caught up on some writing projects I’ve set aside for a time.
We’re also hoping to do a few Michigan field trips this summer. I’ve never really liked the idea of doing state history as a separate subject but I’d like to cover it chronologically with the rest of our history. That just makes more sense for us.
I’m hoping to fit the MI timeline into our schedule and maybe even hit a few museums and sites over the summer. My husband was even excited about possible going back to Mackinaw in the fall (two forts up there to cover.) We did that one year in September years ago, it was great just us and the retirees. Everyone was so kind to our kids and thought they were so cute, of course they were the only kids anywhere we went. Now, they are older so I doubt we’d get the “cute” comments but still, it’s a good time to go. We’ll see….
We are also planning on visiting family out east and contemplating what to see while we’re there. A few years ago when we went we did Plymouth Plantation which was great. I’m pondering The Freedom Trial in Boston which has 15 historical sites including Paul Reveres house (now museum) and the U.S.S. Constitution (which my son did for history fair a couple years ago.) We also thought about Mystic Aquarium. There are so many choices but so little time. You see, we also want to relax at the beach and see family (that’s the main reason for going!) Being the homeschool family that we are however we just have to fit in a field trip!
And of course I was hoping to get each of the kids to work on a new skill/project over the summer, maybe some carpentry project, sewing, quilting or canning.
Well summer is here, it’s Memorial Day weekend! Enjoy some time with your family whether your school is “done” or not! Happy Summer!
Gina | 
