Second Semester

Last semester we tried a Parent Partnership Program with a local school district. It was 2 days a week and once ski season started, that was 2 days too many. We switched to a different one so we only have to go one day a week. It works better for our schedule- I drop off one child at "work", and then take the other one to her classes. It frees up our mornings again so we can do our regular schedule, and not have to rush around. This feels better for all of us, especially with my oldest daughter having evening play rehearsals again. Now when she gets home at 10:00, at least she can sleep in the next day.

We actually not even going to finish our ski lessons I think, because I didn't think it all the way through with the afternoon classes at the Christian school- I didn't think they'd have tests in the middle of the week (we always had them Mondays or Fridays I thought). So of course she's now had 2 tests scheduled on the same day as ski lessons and I can't very well have her skip a school test to go skiing..... can I?

Next year I just can't see doing a mixed schedule like this. I highly recommend doing one thing and sticking to it- homeschool or private school, but not both!

Next year we plan to only homeschool. We're going to Colonial Williamsburg in the fall and studying American History next year. It should be fun!! I'm not sure the teenager will appreciate it though. She wants to go to school. We're not liking some attitude things though so we hope to work on that at home. If she works at it, she can earn the privilege again. But she isn't entitled to it.

Baby is very mobile now- gotta go, he's into the big sisters' school cubbies!