Skip February

by Amy

Whoops! Where did February go? It's already March, and I'm not used to writing 2010 yet! Time is flyin' by! This February was good. For the first time ever, we were in town during the Lunar New Year celebrations. (In the past we had always traveled out of the country.) Savannah was out of school for 5 weeks! It was great! I love having her home all day! We were able to do lots of home schooling, as well as some extra crafty stuff and schoolish games. Unfortunately, we had about 2 weeks where one or more of us was sick -- Brad was the only one who didn't get it -- but we're all well now. We also took a trip to the big city up north. We had a great time playing, eating and swimming! I'm convinced my kids are half fish. They LOVE swimming, so it was great to stay in a hotel with a nice pool.

Also, over the last couple of months I've been ordering lots of homeschooling books & supplies. (Now you know the real reason I haven't been blogging! I've been organizing, sorting and planning!) Savannah's last day of first grade will be this Friday. Then, we'll take a week or two off before we'll begin second grade. (I school year-round and take breaks when we travel or have guests visit.) I also will begin officially teaching Peter and Alex kindergarten. They are SOOO excited to use their new workbooks! Everyday they beg me to teach them math! (Right now I'm just doing reading and handwriting with them.) I have given in a few times, and it's been fun! When our new school year begins, I'll teach math, reading and Phonics/English twice (once to Savannah and once to the boys.) Then, I'll also teach history, science, and Bible to all three together. I've never taught science before, but I'm really looking forward to it! We're going to study the planets.

Well, that's about it for the February recap.... It was busy, but fun! Today, we're back to a normal schedule again. The kids are all back to school, and Brad and I are meeting with our tutor three times a week. I'll try to post again before April rolls around!