Unless the Lord says differently, this has been/ will be our summer: Weeks 1 and 2: preparation for this year’s dance recital Week 3: oldest in class for PSAT review Week 4 (this week): oldest away at camp Week 5: oldest in class for PSAT review, part II Week 6: son at National Dance competition […]
Dance Recital 2010
Plan A was to compile a Photobucket slide show that would show off the many photos that I wanted to share. I then found out that the HSB upgrade doesn’t support Photobucket slide shows, and there’s a new program/ plug-in that I’d need to master in order to post my slide show. Later for that–literally. […]
A Rose by any other name…
Would it smell as sweet? I was reminded of this famous Shakespearean line when I read through a fairly recent discussion that, after polling the names of group members’ homeschools, suggested that names might indeed make a difference. More specifically, the concern was that Christian homeschool names might be suspect at non-Christian colleges. The […]
First year of high school: it’s a wrap!
I’ve been skimming a new favorite on the homeschool circuit, Do Hard Things, by Alex and Brett Harris. I’m trying to determine whether it would be the right selection for a living book on character next school year. This book, written by homeschooled teen twins, prompts teenagers to rise above the low expectations that society […]
The wrap-up of the wrap-ups, 2009-2010
This post, almost a week after our summer has begun, is the epitome of how our end of the year has gone. Sally said it all in her comment about being DONE (with the capital “d”) as defined by her. The only problem is, other schedules dictated how my year ended. With plan A, I […]