Waiting

I ordered the stuff... And now I have to wait... Patiently... Somehow...

This is what I ordered:

Math U See, Delta and Gamma levels, plus Manipulatives
Shurley Grammar, level 3 and 5
Muzzy Spanish
Heart of Wisdom's Ancient History package, Adam to Messiah
3 Science Unit Ebooks from Heart of Wisdom (Creation, Light and Energy)

I am eager for everything to get here so I can figure out some sort of schedule! I don't plan on having us schedule out every minute of the day and stick rigidly to it. But I do want to have some goals and try to establish what should be done each day and each week. I think we'll strive to get the math, grammar and history going in the morning when everyone is at their best, and then work more freely throughout the day on other subjects. This is where I find it very helpful to read other homeschooling blogs. They give me a realistic idea of what to expect! Samantha, do you still have this schedule hanging up in your living room?

Our Schedule:
We get up sometime in the morning...
We do school sometime during the day...
We go to bed sometime at night...
And we stick to this rigidly.

I love it!

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Today is June 12. We arrived in Sweden exactly one year ago today! Its hard to believe that a full year has passed. I now think in terms of each season we pass through being our last here. It makes me sad to know that we have experienced a Swedish Spring for the last time.

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"Man is not free unless government is limited." ~Ronald Reagan

My husband and I have watched President Reagan's funeral. We have wept for this man and his family, especially Nancy. She seemed so fragile as she gently caressed the casket and placed a tender kiss there. As the media has taken us on a journey to the past, revisiting memorable times and events that President Reagan was a part of, I couldn't help but wonder if Nancy feels that time has passed by so quickly. To look back on one's life and realize how fleeting it is when we face death. We are here for awhile and then we are gone. Our life is but a vapor. I was touched by the fact that President Reagan loved stories and jokes and that so many of the video clips and photos capture him smiling that gloriously happy smile of his. Will people look back and remember that I smiled a lot, or not? God bless the Reagan family in their time of mourning and sorrow. May they know the peace of the Lord during this time and be comforted by His loving arms.

Reminds me of something our Sunday School teacher in Okinawa always said:

"Tis one life
Will soon be past
Only what's done
For Christ will last!"

Rejoicing in His Name,
Marla