back to the grind, well for a minute anyway

Today Thomas and I started back on our homeschool stuff. I had intended to keep up with a few subjects over the summer. But the best laid plans of mice and men and all that jazz . . . We've had a KickAwesome (stealing that from Chelsea) summer and math was not getting in the way!

visiting our family

and friends in Indiana

camping

hanging with friends

having family visit here

It's enough to wear a person out.

Public school starts here this week, so I figured we should at least try to get rolling. We need to get a bit of book learnin' in before we head off on another trip. This time the PNW beckons! I've never been . . . only drooled over t a c k y b u z z e r ' s photos. On tap for this trip: Cascades NP, Olympic NP & Mt. Ranier NP. That'll be educational, though, right?

Thomas did have an unusual amount of focus today. I hope that bodes well for our homeschooling journey this year. We finished early enough to have some free time, run our errands and still get home before public school let out. SaWeet! To celebrate, I'm making the Thomas-friendly version of chicken & dumplings tonight.