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First Week of School

We started school this week and most of the kids were ready though some not as excited as others. We do tend to take our first week slow and ease back into everything. I have bought some biographies and historical fiction to go along with history and I’m kind of excited about that. I really like to include literature along with our history every year. So, I think we have everything we need for a good, productive and hopefully fun year.

We had a birthday party here on Saturday for Evelyn who turned 8 and there were lots of kids and lots of fun. Then today Evelyn and Liam come to play after church. It was a nice day – a little cooler than usual and the kids spent the afternoon playing Scrabble. Bethany, Sarah and I ended our day by visiting my mom for awhile and then got sandwiches and ice cream on the way home. It was a nice end to the day.

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What We Are Reading

We are now reading the book The Magic Summer by Noel Streatfeild and enjoying it very much. I have never read this book before nor have any of the kids read it. It is the story of four English children that have to spend the summer in Ireland with their great-aunt out in the country. They have never met her and are quite taken back by the eccentric old lady that basically leaves them to fend for themselves. It is the story of their unusual and adventurous summer. So far we all like this book and the kids find it quite funny in places. I thought it would be a good book to end the summer with.

Our summer is basically over and we start school next week. I am trying to wrap up everything and have all our school supplies and new books ready. I am fairly ready to start a new school year and most of the kids are, too. I planned a little today as I sat on the porch and enjoyed a little fallish weather. It was so nice and we have a few yellow leaves falling in the front yard. It’s really too early for many colorful leaves, but it was nice to see a few and enjoy the cooler weather we had today. I think we have a few more nice days before the heat is back.