Ahem, shall we try again?  Life has changed drastically, again, since my last post.  Truly though, I do want to keep up a blog, mainly because I want our friends and family to know what's going on in our lives.  So, ahead I go.  This year is turning into a great year for us in school.  Mainly because I decided to s.i.m.p.l.i.f.y.   I just love the idea of doing unit studies, and doing all sorts of school planning and putting together all sorts of interesting projects for every week of the year.  I love the idea, but that's just not me.  And really, it's not the kids either.  So, back to basics for us.  Our new favorites are:  Notgrass Exploring World History, Essentials in Writing, Spelling Power, Wordly Wise (actually I have loved this one from the beginning), Apologia Science, Rosetta Stone Foreign Language, and literature to go with the time period we are studying (done to Total Language Plus Guides), and VideoText Math.  And as the weather gets warmer, outdoor time exploring nature and nearby historic landmarks. 

The kids are thoroughly ensconced in youth group at church, Civil Air Patrol, and Enrichment Classes, volunteering in the nursery at church, babysitting, hanging out with their friends, going on youth retreats, etc, etc, etc (where do they find the time?)   And I continue to be a pediatric nurse.  Life is trucking along.  Don't want to move so fast that we miss the blessings along the way.  So I'm going to try....one more time.... to keep this going.  Hope to see y'all soon!