I know many of you homeschool year 'round and as much as I think the idea is wonderful, I enjoy my nice, long summer break too much.  (Not to mention canning and freezing season makes doing school almost impossible in the summer.)  Anywho - we have only TWO WEEKS left!  Can you just feel my excitement??  I'm literally jumping up and down in my computer chair right now!

I'll be doing some posts soon about wrapping up the school year, thinking ahead to next year and some of our summer plans.  But for now, I'm just basking in the wonderfulness of the words - ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT!

I can't decide if homeschooling is harder with a baby or a toddler.  I'm leaning toward toddler.   I don't think I can count the number of papers he has either run off with or scribbled upon.  I'm also not sure how many pencils have no erasers due to him biting them off.  I think he still has pen and marker on his tummy from somehow finding those tools and trying to turn himself into living art (more than once).  Needless to say, the baby chasers (older children and myself) are all ready for a break from school. 

We're finishing off the year with a Renaissance Artist unit.  In history, we last studied the Middle Ages and next year takes us into early American history, so a bit of Renaissance history with a slant towards art will be just the thing to make the history connection and end the year with some really fun projects.  Lord willing, I'll keep you posted on the artists we choose to study and the projects we do.