The Homeschool Mother's Journal

In my life this week...  I have been down with sinus probs AND we found a new place to live!  Woo hoo!
In our homeschool this week...  Espresso (14) got Adobe Production Premiere.  He is thrilled!  He gets to use it to edit movies, make commercials, and stuff like that.  (??? Not my thang!)
Places we're going and people we're seeing...  We went to Chicago and served the poor and homeless.  You can see a pic of that here:  Homeward Bound.  It was Double Espresso's first time and he LOVED it!
My favorite thing this week was...  Double Espresso (almost 12) reading in his Science book and finding a video on YouTube about mosquitoes.  So cool!
What's working/not working for us... staying up late and starting late.  With our schedule, we just can't help it sometimes!

Homeschool questions/thoughts I have...  It's going to be interesting moving again.  Moving does disrupt our school schedule a bit.  This will be 2 moves in one school year.  So glad, so glad we homeschool!  I guess we'll be doing more school this summer.  ; )
A photo, video, link, or quote to share...  An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life. ~Author Unknown
Homeschooling does just that! ~ Janet

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In my life this week...  I have felt a little frustrated and intimidated.  Frustrated because I didn't get a whole lot done (at least it doesn't feel like it), and intimidated because I think God has some big plans for me and they are... well... intimidating! 

In our homeschool this week... I've been searching for a great but inexpensive/free writing program to use.  I'd like it to be somewhat simple, maybe even workbook based.  Know of anything like that?
Places we're going and people we're seeing... Espresso (14) got to go to the mega church and be tutored in video production for 4 hours!  He got to operate a real video camera and use a "Mac" to practice editing.  This was a HUGE blessing.

My favorite thing this week was... A couple of days of great weather!

What's working/not working for us... Working:  The Bible, Pre-Algebra from MathTV.com, ABeka Math Workbook grade 6, Apologia Science, Scott Foresman Reading for grade 6, and free physics books from CK-12 Flexbooks.

Not working:  Looking for a good writing program and something great for History. 

Homeschool questions/thoughts I have... Do you always get bored this time of year?  I do.  I think we need to get out more!

A photo, video, link, or quote to share... I'm starting to like delight directed homeschooling for Espresso.  Now to figure out how to do transcripts for that.