'Puter issues

Hmmm, the wonders that be at Brighthouse somehow knocked out all of our cable, digital phone and internet for days. Or we had the rare signal.



Quick homeschool update....

C- doing well! Starting on multiplication in Math and loving it. REALLY into History at the moment but it's a fun period that we're doing... ancient Crete. We watched a movie on Ancient Aegeans last week then the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World this week. We're slowing getting into the early Greeks. Very cool. We're all enjoying it.

J- what an awesome reader she is. We're on Explode the Code 3 and starting Horizons Math K this week! Her writing has MUCH improved since she's been homeschooling.



Weather: It's been hot, hot, hot and humid. 92 and 72 lows most days. Blech. I just sit outside and bake. Even my fair skin is tanned (for me). We're enjoying our $50 pool let me tell you. We have definitely gotten our use out of this pool already and it's only June 5th.



Nature: Unfortunately with lack of rain the lake water has REALLY receded and with that that bass and other big fish have sought deeper water so we're left feeding the sunnies and the occasional turtle. It's sad. We've had ONE good rain recently. My garden is not fairing well. I overwatered the garden one day and killed the zucchini and the broccoli is not doing well now either. On a positive note our Gladiolas have started to bloom... gorgeous! Our petunias are starting to dry out and the Gerbera daisies are sad looking. One bud a piece. :sigh::

I keep looking at the weather in Upper Black Eddy, PA (Bucks County, PA) as the new place I want to move (ok, so that changes weekly). Personally it helps me to know that there's a bright spot out there somewhere. I love FL winters, detest the summers. I want to be back in PA where I actually have friends and family. I love Bucks County so it's a small dream...

We have our first meeting for our new private school/homeschool tomorrow night and I'm really psyched up for that!!! Gosh I hope it's a + experience! We're sooo not in a county that is a good homeschooling county (no co-ops, little support, really no true homeschool groups... I can't even get any of the groups to call me back).

We're still doing "homeschool lite"now that summer has officially begun here concentrating more on reading and swimming but history is fun! J is working hard on her writing skills, beginners math and reading of course! C just "got down" his 0,1,2 times tables.

I'm doing sooooooooooo much summer reading: All of the Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic books (they're hilarious), some Jodi Picoult, the Square foot gardeners books AND all of the Dave Ramsey money books. We decided to take the NEXT YEAR to rebuilt our savings which means remaining on our tight, frugal budget until that is accomplished!

Happy Monday!

(btw, like my new blog design?)