Random 5 on Friday: Summer Break is Almost Over

Time to wrap up our last week of summer break with Random 5 on Friday (a link hosted at The Pebble Pond).

1. I'm putting finishing touches on the lesson plans etc, because we start school on Monday! A couple subjects for each kid, anyway.
2. I find it amusing that "homeschooling" is considered a correctly spelled word by blogger's spell-check, but "homeschool" is not.
3. I finally convinced Landon to choose an elective for this school year. He is going to do Practical Drafting, which will probably wind up being his Fine Arts credit, even though it's more appropriate as a Tech credit. But he is not artsy, so we are thinking outside the box a little bit.
4. The weather is just about perfect today. Which reminds me... it's especially perfect for hanging laundry on the line, so I'd better get going on Mount Washmore!
5. I finished a quick read from Ken Ham, Understanding the Times. I've just started re-reading an old favorite book of mine - The Eight by Katherine Neville. Kennady and I are working on Simply Audra Marie's Summer Reading Challenge. You can read about all that at my book blog, Just A Second.

On my blog this week... This week was the "Back To Homeschool" Blog Hop with the Schoolhouse Review Crew. I shared "My Back To Homeschool Checklist" this week.

• Scripture and A Snapshot: August 9, 2014
• My Back to Homeschool Checklist: School Scripture
• My Back to Homeschool Checklist: Schedules and Routines
• My Back to Homeschool Checklist: P is for (Lesson) Plans
• My Back to Homeschool Checklist: Support System in Place
• My Back to Homeschool Checklist: Get Off to a Great Start

I recommend... hopping through all the Schoolhouse Review Crew bloggers that participated in the "Back To Homeschool" Blog Hop this week! You can find the list at the  Schoolhouse Review Crew blog.


A parting shot... we had an exciting Box Day this week. Two books Kennady needs for Social Studies:

and even more exciting... the boxed set of the Lord of the Rings books for Kennady!

In addition to linking to the Random 5 on Friday at The Pebble Pond, this post is also linked at Managing Your Blessings and at For the Display of His Splendor.

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