A big welcome and thank you to several NEW sponsors this month!!

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Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.

As you start your planning for the new school year, don’t forget my Weekly Homeschool Planner. Each of the pdf pages can be typed in, edited, and saved to your own computer every time you use it ~ a great tool to use year after year!

My Goal for the month of August…

School officially started for us yesterday. It happened without the usual fanfare and instead included a last minute trip to the doctor for a sick kiddo, papers strewn from one end of the house to the other since we just got back from vacation ~ can someone please tell me what I was thinking in ‘easing’ us back in this week?

In all honesty, I do not feel like I am ‘ready’ to go, especially since we are in the middle of a building project and have company coming and going all month. We are VERY excited to have a new homeschool room coming in the near future {although it isn’t moving as quickly as we had hoped!}.

So my goal for the month? Quit looking so far ahead and focus on getting the immediate done. Sounds simple, no? Now to just put it into practice…

What’s one thing that you really want to do this month?

A big thank you to EACH of our sponsors this month!!

Apologia has teamed with Summit Ministries to bring you the "What We Believe" Series, an outstanding way to teach your child the essential beliefs of the Christian faith, but it’s so much more!

Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.

Kelly Kits are designed to encourage creativity & teach art. Each kit has ten unique activities that cover the five art disciplines: painting, drawing, sculpting, printmaking, & collage.

My Goal for the month of June…

Our garden beds, planters and more are all finished and even starting to produce some great veggies for us {my goal for the month of May!!}, our standardized testing will be wrapped up today {hooray!!} and we are finishing up a few key areas of school and ready for a bit of a break!

I have a few goals this month in mind for myself…there are several preschool packs that I am working on finishing and pulling together {Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, a beach theme and more!} and Cindy from Along the Way is working with me on some artist studies/printables that have been put on a backburner until the last week or so.

Once we’ve finished up the bulk of school, I plan to just RELAX and breathe a bit!! I’m also LOVING the book Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson and having a wonderful group of ladies to read along with. Reading at a slower pace is really enjoyable and I’m gleaning SO MUCH from the book too.

Oh!! And did I mention that HOMESCHOOL CONVENTION is coming up???? Ahhh…the bliss. The wonder. The joy! This is going to be a wonderful month!!!

What’s one thing that you really want to do this month?

Don’t forget ~ The Weekly Homeschool Planner is on sale for $15 until April 30th {use coupon code 5OFF during checkout}. Starting May 1st it will be $20. Each of the pdf pages can be typed in, edited, and saved to your own computer every time you use it.

A big thank you to EACH of our sponsors this month!!

Apologia has teamed with Summit Ministries to bring you the "What We Believe" Series, an outstanding way to teach your child the essential beliefs of the Christian faith, but it’s so much more!

Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.

Kelly Kits are designed to encourage creativity & teach art. Each kit has ten unique activities that cover the five art disciplines: painting, drawing, sculpting, printmaking, & collage.

My Goal for the month of May…

We’re pretty well back into our full routine and swing of things ~ and that includes me too! My personal schedule has been tweaked a little {and truthfully could be tweaked a bit more too}, but I’ve been doing well sticking to what I have on paper right now. :)

For our school time, we’re finishing up several parts of our curriculum {math, science and language} and also picking up a few new things ~ which I’ll be sharing with you all soon! The kids are really excited about one of the changes, which in turn makes ME really excited about them! We are also working on our standardized testing this month {woo hoo!!!}.

This month {on the homefront} I’m itching to finish up planting in our garden beds and planters outdoors. I’ll also be participating in the 31 Days to Clean challenge at Joyful Mothering {you can join in too!}.

What’s one thing that you really want to do this month?

A thank you to our sponsors this month ~ and some new ones to share with you all!

Apologia has teamed with Summit Ministries to bring you the "What We Believe" Series, an outstanding way to teach your child the essential beliefs of the Christian faith, but it’s so much more!

Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.

Kelly Kits are designed to encourage creativity & teach art. Each kit has ten unique activities that cover the five art disciplines: painting, drawing, sculpting, printmaking, & collage.

My Goal for the month of April…

We have slowly, but surely, been getting back into our normal school routine. Next week should kick it up another notch as we add a bit more into our days, but the kids have been doing great and Laurianna just finished up her math program for this year and will start on the next level!

During the month of April I’m hoping to wrap up a few more Preschool Packs that I’ve been working on and now that we’re back in our school routine get myself back into my schedule and stick to it. I know that it seems like something that shouldn’t be a big deal at times, but it really helps me focus on the things that I need to do when I budget my time.

I pulled my schedule out, re-organized it a bit and have been flipping back through my copy of Tell Your Time What to Do by Amy Lynn Andrews. This weekend I’ll be wrapping up a few things I was working on and get back into the groove of time budgeting.

Ahhh…typing it out just makes me feel better! I’d also like to finish one book that I’m reading by Sally Clarkson, Seasons of a Mother’s Heart. I’d also like to put a good dent in my reading pile…but I have a feeling I’ll be slightly sidetracked once the nice weather hits and I have a chance to start working in our garden beds!

What’s one thing that you really want to do this month?

First, a BIG thank you to our sponsors…

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Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.

My Goal for the month of March…

February’s goal went fairly well. While we had about 2 weeks of no school at all, we aren’t TOO far behind where we should be in our school year.

For March, my main goal is to get back to normal…once I can figure out and remember what normal is. All of our school things are unpacked and right now I’m waiting for our computer to decide to talk to our server ~ which is where all of my plans, templates, etc… are stored. We’re finally back in the land of internet, but we’re having trouble making all of our techie stuff talk and get along with each other.

Ahh, the joys of technology.

The kids and I are ready to get back into a normal routine and so far this week we’ve been doing well, although there are a few kiddos that seem to have taken on the art of whining about every little thing that they are being asked to do.

Another thing that we need to work on ~ cheerful attitudes.

So, here’s hoping and planning that the month of March is filled with NO excitement at all and involves lots of routine!

What’s one thing that you really want to do this month?

An introduction {and thank you} to our sponsors…

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My Grafico has become my ‘go-to’ site to find clip art for my recent Preschool Packs. Their graphics and clip art packs are unique AND affordable ~ a great combination!

Time 4 Learning is a convenient, online homeschool curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for grades PreK-8th. Time4Learning offers each child their own learning path, with animated lessons, unit assessments, and integrated printable worksheets for reinforcement.