Homeschool Highlights - Busy Spring Days

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Homeschool news . . .

We had a big homeschool week planned, but of course didn't get to everything we'd hoped to. (When have we ever done everything on the list?) Progress in Math, Science, History, and Composition is always a good thing though! I even got caught up on some grading and updated Kennady's assignment schedules, but I need to work some more on that.

Music took up quite a bit of time this week, as the Spring Celebration concert is this weekend and a Bach festival concert is next weekend. And her chorus is still doing extra rehearsals for those going on the trip to New Orleans this summer. Our family is also on worship team at church again this week, so that was an additional practice time as well.

This Tuesday was the final gym class of the year - probably just the final gym class for our homeschool group, as the mom that's been in charge of it is graduating her last students this year and as far as I know, no one has stepped up to take over. One of the guys brought donuts to share with all the students at the end of class; and then quite a few of us headed to Cold Stone Creamery for an impromptu ice cream party. So yeah, I had a Cookies and Creme Sundae for dinner on Tuesday! Don't judge me! The kids have really enjoyed that gym class over the years, and the past couple years Kennady has especially loved it - primarily for the socialization. She'll definitely miss that weekly opportunity to get together with her friends, but I guess we'll figure out other chances for them to get together.

Oh, Kennady did some art too, including this Chinese horse from ArtAchieve.

Other news . . .

Landon bought himself a truck last weekend, one that will need some repairs before he can put it on the road, but he's on his way to having his own vehicle! Also on Saturday, Kennady and I visited the homeschool curriculum fair in Frederick, at which I ordered the French text she'll need for next year. I was actually rather disappointed in the fair - far fewer vendors than in previous years, and almost none of them selling used books. I guess that's just the way it goes as more and more of us are ordering online.

Although the rest of the week has followed our typical schedule pretty closely, it felt like we were busier than usual. Not sure why! I guess we just had a lot we packed into the days. Or maybe it's because we are making it a priority to watch the Stanley Cup playoffs! A couple of our teams were knocked out in the first round (my Calgary Flames and DH's Montreal Canadiens), so that was disappointing, but we're still cheering on our Washington Capitals!

This evening I'll be headed to an Open House event for the middle school and high school co-op we're opening in the fall. Pretty exciting!

Reader Favorites . . . These are a few of my most viewed posts from the past month or so. Thanks to those who visited, commented, and shared!

Homeschool Highlights - A Week In Our Homeschool

Lunch Atop A Skyscraper - Blogging Through the Alphabet

Virtual Refrigerator - Kandinsky Color Mixing

Kandinsky Color Mixing by KAT, water color, March 2017

The Rewards of Homeschooling Teens - Family Time

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On my blogs last week . . .

Here on Homeschool Coffee Break:

A Drive Thru The Gospels (A Homeschool Coffee Break Review)
Virtual Refrigerator - Hawaiian Frog
What's New At SchoolhouseTeachers.com

And on my book blog, Just A Second:

Wordless Wednesday - Westminster PEEPshow
Teaser Tuesday/First Chapter First Paragraph - All In Good Time
What I'm Reading - April 24, 2017
Scripture and a Snapshot - Do Not Lose Heart
Recent Reads - In Farleigh Field

Just A Second is where I share book reviews and other book-related things, and update on what's on my bookshelf. This week I finished The Secret Bridge by Amy Le Feuvre (review to follow later), and In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II by Rhys Bowen, and I've been reading:

All in Good Time (The Gilded Legacy) by Maureen Lang
All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmichael

A parting shot . . . My review of The Secret Bridge is coming next week, and so is my review of ArtAchieve!

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