This semester has flown by and taken part of my sanity the I will never see again. The kids' school is going really well. My semester was less than stellar.....aaarrggghhh!
This year we decided to do something a little different and take a trip for Christmas. The family including Burt's mom will be vacationing on Oak Island for almost 2 weeks. The weather is so mild and the breeze is intensely calming, We are having a great time. I will post pics soon!

Summertime

Summertime and the livin' is easy.....

We have been enjoying our vacation a little too much. : ) We have been trying to keep math and phonics going throughout our summer but vacations, the pool and family visits have definitely top priority.

There is only a few weeks until the fall semester starts and we will be doing things a little bit different this year. I am now the director of Knoxville's newest Classical Conversations, so we will be doing our first co-op. I am extremely excited/nervous about this. I am looking forward to making new connections and the opportunity to fellowship with other homeschool families. The nervousness stems from making sure I can put in 100% as director. I am taking 9 hours at UT this fall and homeschooling the kids, so adding this on top is going to take some serious discipline on my part. I am really looking forward to the fall. I will be updating soon about our curriculum in addition to what we are doing with CC.

School has been chugging right along. K is doing great in school. The only thing we are missing is a home school support group here. I am actively searching but it seems that the home schoolers here are hibernating.

N and EG are half way through their alphabet phonics. EG has more of a knack for recognizing words right now. They both love their new Math workbooks. We switched to Horizon K. Handwriting is going ok. Neither of them have a real desire to write shapes and lines they are ready to "write real stuff" according to EG.

Below is some of our recent work. Enjoy!!







Our phonics board





K spelling test



K history



K's Language Lessons



T 's make up class She loves chapstick!

Sick days

The Elmore Classical Academy will be closed through the rest of the week due to a very unpleasant stomach virus. We will be spending the rest of the week getting better and using lots of purel, clorox wipes and lysol. LOL
Hope you have a great week.

Our school year has been rolling along quite well. N and EG are working on their phonics and reading skills, thanks to The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading. While at first I was sold on Horizon Math, I have began researching RightStart Math. I love the idea of games and workbooks. I have also switched from Handwriting without tears to using Kumon workbooks. They are absolutely delightful and the kids love them.
K has finished Prima Latina and is about to start Latina Christina and Lingua Angelica (a latin translation program). We began using McGuffey's Spelling Primer for spelling and vocabulary. History has been mainly focused on books on American History from the library. Same for science.

Things are going really well here in Ktown. The kids are settling in to our new schedule, which is wonderful.

Playtime

We have finally settled into our new place. The kids are getting adjusted to our new schedule. Burt and I are beginning to figure out how to time manage being parents, students, working and homeschooling. It has been a very difficult for me to be away from the kids. at the beginning of the semester the kids and I were really struggling but it is getting better everyday.

Here are some pics of the kids enjoying the playground at the new place.




EG



KK



our little monkey



T

God is so amazing

Have you ever been so amazed at how God can work out things that seemed impossible? We have felt through this whole process of moving to Anderson, Burt going back to A. University and becoming involved in this community that we were right where God wanted us. We were talking about buying a house and really settling in. All this time, God has been preparing this season...this very short season for us to move again.......we were/are very confused as to how we may have missed the hints that God surely placed in front of us. We were completely taken off guard at how one afternoon of reminiscing could lead to us moving back to TN in 3 weeks. God has busted through doors and windows that have completely caught us off guard. Burt and I both will be attending the University of TN in the fall as in state students, we will continue to homeschool and Burt will be building his teaching business in Knoxville. GOD IS AMAZING! Things are happening so quick, it seems as if we are dreaming. God has provided in a way that no one could expect or imagine. We are so thankful and unworthy of such a personal loving savior. His lve for us has been poured into every detail of this new season in ways that are so undeniable. I am so excited to be moving back to my hometown. The kids will get to s[end more time with my side of the family. These are going to be very busy times ahead and I can't wait!!!!!!!!