Getting Ready To Go Back To Homeschool

Tomorrow we begin our fourth year of homeschooling! And we are ready. : )

Saturday afternoon we went to one of our favorite places...Red Lobster...for our annual Back to School lunch!

I started out with this...

and thoroughly enjoyed every last bit of this.

These two look forward to sharing the chocolate cake every single time. : )

Flynn's first day of school outfit is all ready to go...

And tonight we will snuggle up and read this.

Homeschool year number four...here we come!

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Weekly Wrap Up

Ok. First of all...

Let's all just take a moment, shall we?!

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Ok. Moving on.

Our last few days of August looked like this.

And if you noticed anything new about my girl...

You would be right.

She lost her front tooth!

And when I say lost, I mean lost.

Literally.

Panic ensued until Peyton found in buried in the carpet.

Crisis averted. : )

Speaking of Peyton...

Here is my right hand girl.

The end of August also means Steve and Rhett begin doing whatever it is they do in the fields up at camp. Things involving dirt and seeds and ATVs...

And trail cameras.

Back at home, the first morning of September looked like this...

And there was even a bit of coolness in the air. : )

And so that's that.

Even though the calendar says we have a few more weeks of summer...

In this house...

Fall has arrived in all her glory.

Happy Labor Day Weekend, my friends.

Enjoy it however you want with your people you love.

Thanks for visiting.

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A Touch Of Fall

It is no secret. I adore fall. I always have. The calendar year begins in January, but for me, it is the lovely month of September that feels like a new beginning. Perhaps it is because as a student, then a teacher, and now as a homeschooling mother, I feel September means a fresh start. A fresh, clean schoolroom welcomes my three students back . The weather here begins to change. A crisp autumn breeze means cozier clothes come out. The long hot days of summer give way to shorter, cozier days with earlier evenings spent inside with my people. And cooler weather calls for cozy, comfort food to replace the lighter grilled meals of summer.

I love to decorate our home for fall. I always try to hold out until after Labor Day. And sometimes I do. Not this year. On a recent rainy afternoon, the girls and I carried up the tubs marked "Autumn", and transformed our country home into a cozier place to welcome fall.

Happy Fall, my friends!!!!

A Peek Inside...Our Schoolroom 2016

Things are changing in our little schoolroom, my friends. Madison officially relinquished her desk to me...and my little kindergarten student is now in First Grade! I took this opportunity to revisit my pre-motherhood days, and decided to recreate an actual classroom this year. Well, as close as I could with one, however quite eager, student. Peyton and Rhett are always so agreeable, and despite the fact that an actual high school classroom may not look quite so...festive...are quite alright with it. So here are a few pictures of our schoolroom this year...

Here is the view as you see it from the foyer...

Our old Preschool/Kindergarten area is now a storage and display area for manipulatives, writing paper, books, puzzles, and games.

In the middle of the room, her little table is all ready for Arts and Crafts...

And right in front of that...her first ever desk...a gift from a friend...is all ready for the first day!

Of course I put my favorite...ok, only...student right beside my desk. : )

My desk...which oddly enough...is set up almost exactly as it was 20 some years ago.

Peyton and Rhett are all set to go as well.

The teacher in me is rejoicing over brand new white chalk. : )

And I am just as happy with the brand new month of September all ready to begin.

And although we don't officially begin our new year until next week, we are more than ready to start learning, living, and laughing together.



Prayers and love to all of you, my friends...

That each one of our children will have a happy, healthy, productive school year.

That we, as parents and teachers will bless them with our guidance and support.

And that God will guide us day after day in our efforts.

Have a blessed and wonderful school year, my friends!