Last Week of Summer Vacation!

Well it is our last week of Summer Vacation, and so far Isaac has avoided us. While I am relieved we still can get inundated with water once Isaac makes landfall, which is now a Cat 1 Hurricane. I grew up in upstate NY, and we would dread blizzards and snowstorms. A snowstorm, even a blizzard doesn't have anything on a hurricane. Even inland, where we live, the effects can be devastating from flooding and tornadoes. I never had a blizzard destroy my home, but you only need one tornado to destroy everything you own. It can be heartbreaking. We had a lot of rain, and flooding, from TS Debbie at the end of June. So, too much water will be devastating to this area. On a good note Isaac will be bringing much needed rain to some severe drought areas out West, so at least that is good. Prayers to everyone in the path of Isaac. Be safe and be smart!

I am looking forward to the new school year, and sharing all our adventures in learning with all of you. How are you spending the end of Summer?

Back To School From Spring Break

Today is our first day back to lessons, from Spring Break, and of course everyone is slow moving. We will be doing Head of the Class, of course, and DJ is doing a book review of the Percy Jackson series on his blog. DJ will also do math, and a book report for the last Percy Jackson book. Depending on how long those take him, I may assign more work. Caitlin actually managed to sneak undone work past me, before Spring Break, so she has some makeup work to do. This is one of my roses that are starting to bloom. DJ took this shot, and he is continuing to learn about photography. We are ready to get back to lessons, or at least I am, LOL! One semester left. I can not believe it already. Have a great Monday, all.

Last Weekend Of Summer Vacation

Ah it is the last weekend of Summer Vacation. We start school Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Ever wondered what the history of Labor Day was, watch the short video to learn. Here in the South school starts the second, or third week of August. Being from the North, I follow a similar schedule to what I did as a kid. I probably will not post this weekend, but just relax, and enjoy before the school year starts. I hope everyone has a safe, and happy Labor Day Weekend.

Back To School Shopping Win A Free Laptop

Now I am really bummed out. Why, you ask? Because, I did not know about this awesome contest, where Charter is giving away free laptops Laptop-a-Day Sweepstakes. We already went ahead and purchased a laptop. Anyway, you can still get into this great contest, it runs from July 15th through September 15.

As if a free laptop is not good enough, you can also win a gift card ranging in value from 25-100 bucks! Who can't use a free gift card Charter on Facebook.

The winner will get a 550 HP Notebook, with 15 inch screen, Windows Vista, and Neo Tec Compu backpack Charter on Twitter to carry your new laptop around in.

This laptop can be used both for business, and school. If you homeschool your kids, like me, they are great if you work at home, and need an extra computer for the kiddos to do school work on. They are small, light weight, easy to transport, and make learning, or work portable.

Go to Charter on Twitter to register, see who wins, previous promotions, plus the complete rules to enter. Last year Charter gave away laptops, Xbox 360's, and a 2009 Honda Civic. I did not win any of those either, bummer. So hurry, and get your entry in, so you can have a chance to win a free laptop, and a gift card.

My Husbands New Toy

We go back to school on Monday, so I will be posting lesson plans again, starting tomorrow. Whenever we are out of school, I find different things to blog about. It could be related to family, parenting, education, Florida, or the county we live in. Ideas, tips, and other info is also valuable for me to blog about. Sometimes I just pick something totally random, that I think is interesting. I find this helps to keep my blog diversified, and not boring. I hope everyone had a nice Christmas break, and time to get back to school.

That is my husband on his brand new toy, and whole gift package for the year of 2009. Ever since we bought this house, he has been nagging me to buy him a riding lawn mower. To me this is a waste of money, the yard is big but not that big. Anyway I finally gave in, and it was delivered all shiny and new yesterday. We were able to finance it, and I only agreed because he said it would cover all his gifts for 2009. That includes Valentines Day, Easter, Fathers Day, Birthday, and Christmas. At 1,300 dollars I guess that is more than reasonable.

Have a great Saturday, everyone.

The End Of Summer Nears

The days are getting shorter. The evenings just a little bit cooler. The end of summer is near. We dont officially start back homeschooling, until the day after Labor Day. We go a few weeks later, than our public schools do. I am actually looking forward, to getting back into a school routine. My kids are already sleeping later, in anticipation of getting up at a set time. We have already planned one field trip, to the Ocean. We will be going the same week, that we do the Ocean Life theme for science. I found a ton of Virtual Tours, and they are great for homeschool field trips. I will be sharing them here, on this blog, so keep watch. 3rd grade, is really just a repeat of 2nd grade, with some new material added in. Division, will be the biggest addition this year, to our curriculum. We touched on it, at the end of 2nd grade, but will dive right in for 3rd grade. This one has me a little nervous. I know how to do division, and math was one of my favorite subjects, but teaching it is completely different. We had a great summer. Swimming every day, trip to chuck e cheese, fireworks, birthdays, but now I am ready to get back to school. When do you start back to school?