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Enlisting the husband

My husband took the boys to the science museum today for one of their homeschool workshops. The classes are  pricey but of very good quality. It was so wonderful being able to work with just my daughter one-on-one with no interruptions (well, minus the contractors who hammered on the front doors for an hour). I was really able to cover a great deal of material with her, and we had some fun mommy-daughter moments while we were learning.
The boys finished up their soccer try-outs this evening, so we celebrated by eating cheeseburgers and spicy wings at a local pub. I love bar food.
Need sleep…

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Grab your telescope

There was a beautiful moon seen tonight, so the kids and I had the telescope out trying to observe the surface. It was fun to watch them do so.

Anybody listen to Romney tonight? Watching the recording right now..

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Vacation ends. Here we go. Should I keep the long summer break?

We made it back home from vacation after driving all night. It has been a mad rush of activities all weekend, so it’s the usual business of I haven’t even finished unpacking yet.
I’m getting the classroom organized and am really excited to see what the kids will be learning this year. I plan to use this week to help ease the kids and myself back into an academic mode. I’m questioning whether I’ll keep a traditional school calendar in the future.  I was reading some on the history of the school year recently.  In the past, schools took a break so that the children could help farm and work out in the fields.  Well, my kids aren’t helping to run a farm, so I’m debating the value of a long summer break.  Yes, I need a break for sanity, but it may simply backfire on me as we begin our start-up.  Something else to ponder. Well, it’s after midnight-let’s have a cup of coffee..

BTW-crazy summer sales going on right now-getting some shopping done before my free time gets consumed for the fall.

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