Summer has arrived! Well not the temperature but the end of most scheduled activities. Although we continue to "school" during the summer most folks in our circles of friends do not and most classes in which my children participate end until next fall. We would be class-less except I started a sewing class of my own (teaching) that runs through the end of June, and Tae Kwon Do will continue for the first time through the summer. So we should have time for the pool and hopefully some home improvement projects.
As for summer school the twins and I will begin a Confirmation prep book and we will start a history text together. Of course they still have math and language arts, those are the never ending subjects in this house, and the garden is planted, just a bit late, but that will serve as science during the next couple of months. I will also begin more sewing with one of the girls who has shown an interest, and furniture refinishing with another.
My eldest has just really moved beyond homeschooling, she will be a full time student at our local community college this fall and currently holds two summer jobs which won't leave much time for summer home learning but will provide cash and lessons of their own. She will technically be a high school senior next year and this fall we will begin the college application process. I have no doubts of her ability to get into the college of her choice but we are praying for substantial financial aid to make that same college truly possible. Summer for her also brings a two week writing camp at Kenyon College in Ohio the last two weeks of July, maybe she will blog about that!
Resolutions are moving slowly, I am not yet ready to add a new one as I know I would be setting myself up for failure but reading did bring some closure to novels. One is particular "Guitar Boy" by M. J. Auch was a charming read. There are not enough boy stories out there, and I am growing tired of fantasy in the youth market, but this is about a boy and a contemporary story.
The young protagonist Travis, is thrown out of his house by his father, just fourteen with less than $10 in his pocket and some anger issues he's instructed to find his way in the world. His mother has been hospitalized with a major head injury after a tragic accident, which leaves the family leaderless as his father grieves. Travis has guardian angels that keep him safe but not without some unfortunate twists and turns along the way that keep the story believable. You get to learn about guitar making, Appalachian folk music, head trauma recovery, and small town generosity. Worth adding to your library queue.
