These two boys are about to be separated from each other for the first time during the school day. I was well aware of the sadness of that while escorting Sam to the bus stop. It was the first day of school and he was be picked up by the bus for the first time in his life.
Sam is going into the eighth grade, the oldest class in the school. Grandpa told him to continue to always start at the top, and to forget beginning in the mail room!
15 minutes later, we drove Lady Jayne to her bus stop for tenth grade!
Then we began our first day of homeschooling for this year! John is in sixth grade.
Juby is in second. I have high hopes for a wonderful year. These two students are both terrific readers. They both also love to play. I love to spend my time homeschooling, which is probably why nothing much else is getting done around here!!!
Tori-Dori is off to Community College.She took all her classes on-line over the summer and loved it. For the fall, I suggested that she attend classes to see the people and to experience something different, since she was homeschooled through high school. She found that she excels in writing papers at home, but does need practice in taking tests at school, so this will add to her skill set.
Our youngest pupil is with us three days per week so that his mother can also attend college. I ordered for him some wonderful preschool workbooks, primarily cutting and pasting but we have not yet found the time to do them. He is a good boy who can play well so that is what he is doing. He listens to all of our discussions.
I am amazed at how busy we are, like every other family, no doubt, since the school year has begun. We work all day at schoolwork, have a modest number of activities and then study, read and do homework until 11pm at night. Then we begin again in the morning. That is why I took an "In-service Day" today to write eleven blog posts. There is no other time. I really enjoy seeing so many students studying daily here, from college age down, because that is the primary occupation of young people.
May God bless all students, teachers and parents and those who support their work this year and help us all to realize that To God Be The Glory as we study and marvel at his Handiwork.
