Summer 2012.

This time of year, I always begin to

get so excited for our new school year.

As I was preparing for next school 

year today, I began to think what a

fun . . . and different summer we have

had this year.  It all seems like a 

whirlwind in many respects and

cannot believe that we will settle

back into our fall routine within the

next couple of weeks.  It seems crazy 

that I will just have Luke with me

as the rest of the guys are all registered

for their college courses and will be

super busy with schedules of their

own.

Over the summer we have:

*accomplished a MAJOR move

*began to settled in at our

new church

*gotten reaccustomed to 100* plus

temperatures

*make new friends and cherish

old friendships

*began a clinical trial

*spent a wonderful week at

the beach

*said a tearful goodbye to

our Grampa

*missed, missing our Grampa

*lots of cozy days in our new

home being with our Dad

*tons of laughs as a family

*tears were included as we

began to face difficult facts

and harsh reality

*movies

*tons of chocolate chip cookies

*Sunday dinners

*Family Fridays

*camps

*golf

*swimming

It is hard to say goodbye to summer,

but I do love the fall and I love,

love, love my homeschooling and 

am so grateful that I have had the

opportunity to homeschool all of our

boys for a bazillion years.