Summer Plans

Ha! I actually don't have any.  I struggled, do you hear me, struggled to get through the last weeks of school.  I never recovered after taking those two weeks off for our Spring break.  It was made easier though, by the kids seeing their own progress within their workbooks.  Once they saw that they only had a few more lessons they pushed hard and hustled to finish by May 16. 

So, summer break is finally here and we couldn't be more excited.  Honestly, we haven't done anything other than veg out on Netflix and video/computer/tablet games.  There have been multiple games of Uno and Hedbanz.  We've done a couple of park/playground trips but that's about it.  Maybe things will change once the weather stabilizes.  I thought I was going to give them some refresher work starting this month, but I am just NOT in the mood.  I really think this summer will be a true vacation and no work will be done.  Well, other than my planning for next year.  I'm not even in the mood for that.  I'm in true relaxed, vacation mode right now.

What are your plans? 

What We've Been Up To

Since officially withdrawing from K12's Virtual Academy, we've been very relaxed with our school days.  Using the workbooks and other materials I was able to keep from k12, we continued with our work but without the pressure to complete it by a certain date.  No pressure to attend and pass testing.  No meetings with teachers to review what's expected by the end of the year.  A relief!  The kids enjoyed it as much as I did.

Following my district's school calendar, I chose May 17 as our last day of school.  Since then, we've done a bunch of fun stuff around the house.

A Little Summer Fun

For a couple of weeks we had a quiet visitor on our patio.  He'd just show up, hang out a bit and then slowly go about his business.  The kids were a bit apprehensive but enjoyed looking at him.  E did some research (as only a professor would) and decided he was a pondslider turtle.  It's been a bout two weeks now since we last saw him.  I believe the heat wave we went through has something to do with that. 

Apparently my son is a bit camera shy. Every time I came with camera, he ducked or ran away... boys.  I've also discovered what my daughters' favorite shirts are.