Getting Ready

I see this blog transforming itself more and more into a place for me to interact with other homeschooling moms. It started out very general in my approach but I am getting ready to put more focus into this blog as an account of just how my homeschooling is going and what I hope to accomplish.

I finally transferred Jordan's curriculum into his room on a separate bookshelf just for his curriculum and reading material. Brandon is already set up in his room with his curriculum. Getting it out of my closet was such a relief and is helping me to organize so much better due to lack of space for storage and shelving in our home.

Brandon still has one math lesson and a final test to write before he is ready for the Pre-Algebra. We've been having a lot of down-time these past three weeks due to my husband's vacation, swimming lessons and a death in the family. It's just been a bit crazy but I look forward to getting a little better organized before September hits.

Most of the curriculum is purchased and on the shelves so I am not too worried about leaving anything undone. Readers are probably the only outstanding item on the list.

That's where I stand at the moment, so we are getting ready for another year.

Getting Organized

It's that time of year when I feel the crunch to get organized for the homeschooling which moves full speed ahead in two weeks.

So far I have purchased a family planning calendar with cool stickers to use for eye-catching scheduled activities and appointments. I am also in the midst of scheduling the boys' homeschooling subjects throughout the day while making time for healthy snacks, outdoor exercise and group activities such as gymnastics.

This year will be quite interesting with my oldest being monitored by a school in New Brunswick called Tree of Life. The curriculum provides him with a classical education and I am also going to be learning along with him I'm sure. I hope to register my youngest next year with the same school if all goes well.

Every year is different for homeschooling and I am looking forward to the best year ever for all of us.