Let's try that again.

Okay, my computer blinked and we lost our post. I will post for us this time...holding frustration at bay...[smiling, smiling, smiling].

The kids have been busy with soccer, school, piano and the farm. Yesterday they had their last scheduled piano practice until the fall. Their teacher, my dad's aunt Fern, has a busy summer with her daughters coming from Arizona and Illinois. Next Sunday all of her students will get together to play for each other and have a pizza party. Fern wanted to have a recital, but the other kids were too nervous. Guess they don't have a mean ol' mama! After piano we went to the park for a picnic. Eddie chased squirrels while the others presented their oral book reports.

This month we begin our "Friday on Monday" writing and speeches, so next week they will present written essays. When it comes to the research paper, they will present their prospectus the 4th week of the month and continue working on the paper, concurrently with their other work, until the 8th week (4th week of the next month), when they will present the final paper. At least that is the plan. We'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the tip Tonya: "Start small; add gradually."

Wilson finished Trad. Logic I and began the second book. They are all working hard in their Math books, not quite as hard in Latin and Greek though. We need to step that up a bit. I haven't been on the ball this past week. I really slipped on morning memory and it has messed us up. We need to stick to that morning routine, or our days get all out of whack. Need I tell you? 1 was not too bad, but 2 and 3...ufdah! 4 ditto. We are blessed though and moving forward!