Menu Monday

Monday- Steak on the grill, baked potato and fresh steamed green beans
Tuesday- Breakfast for dinner. Pancakes and Bacon
Wednesday- Roast in the crock pot with Zesty Italian potato's
Thursday- Tortilla Chicken Casserole
Friday- Turkey wraps with Baked Lays and Fruit
Saturday- Cheesy chicken broccoli and rice, rolls
Sunday- Spaghetti, salad and breadsticks

Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist's

We have begun this art study that we downloaded (for free!!!) from one of my favorite homeschool bloggers, http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/. We have started our study with the very interesting and complex Pablo Picasso. The books we are using for this study are perfect! http://www.amazon.com/Picasso-Getting-Worlds-Greatest-Artists/dp/0516022717. J is loving learning about Picasso's different periods of painting. Picasso was born in Spain and dies in France which he moved to at the age of 19. His Father was an Art teacher and he wanted Picasso to become a great artist. We have learned about his Blue Period that started after his best friend died. Then He met and fell in Love with a girl named Fernande and thus began his Rose Peiod. Then we learned about his Cubism period which was really cool! We have not been instructed yet to do a painting of our own, but J loves to paint, so she just couldn't wait. Here is her first interpretation of a Picasso painting. I think that she did an amazing job!

This is the Boy in Sailor Suit with Butterfly Net.


My husband is the artist in the family, so J loves to draw and paint with him. Here they are drawing one of the pictures from our Picasso book.

New School Year = Fresh start (again) on my blog

Lots of new things going on this school year!
*My girl came home midyear last year, after trying out public high school. She was less than thrilled with her experience, and as happy that I am that she came home, I am glad that she got to experience it. There were a few positives. She really enjoyed her photography class, chorus,some of the teachers and she made the basketball team. Unfortunately, that negative outweighed (by far) the positive for her.
*We have joined a co-op for this upcoming year and we are very excited about it! The co-op is based around using Geography Matters - Trailguide curriculum. We will be using Paths of Settlement this year. I am excited as we are in the planning stages right now. It is a great group of christian moms, all of whom have the same goal which is found in Proverbs 22:6 .... Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. More to come about our experiences!!
*We are also joining an Umbrella School to keep me accountable since I have a high schooler this year.
*As for my blog, I am going to try something new. I struggle with blogging each year. I desperately want to keep a journal of our home/homeschool journey, but I am a terrible writer. I cannot, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, get all of the scrambled up thoughts floating around in my head, from point A (my brain) to point B (this blog). So, I have decided to assign each day with its own specific subject. I think that if I approach it this way, I have a better chance of getting a little something written each day.
So here goes:
Monday - Menu Monday (this is mainly for me to keep my menu organized in one place)
Tuesday - What's going on in Trail Guide Tuesday/Sketch Tuesday
Wednesday - Wordless Wednesday
Thursday - World's greatest artist study with pictures
Friday - I am hoping to implement The Homeschool Mother's Journal (if I can figure out how to) =)
So, WE ARE OFF on our journey of another adventurous year...............

Fleming Island Eagles end the year with a 15-1 season!!

So proud of my daughters basketball team. Posting some shots of her throughout the season. Looking forward to next year!!

Sketch Tuesday

Teatime- J did a great job this week on her drawing! She is turning into quite the budding artist.

Our Home Week In Review

Well J started back to her classes this week at O2B kids. She is taking piano, cheer and Karate. She also started back with her all day homeschool class. What was I thinking????? It has been a crazy week. However, I am happy that she is enjoying all of her classes this semester. Last semester her dance class was a disaster and I was ready to call it quits at O2B.


Nichole is doing great at school! She got her second report card and received all A's and B's again!! Phew, it turns out I DIDN'T ruin her by homeschooling her, despite all of the naysayers. =)
We are driving all over the place going from basketball game to basketball game, but the season is coming to an end next week and it has been a great season for the team. They still have a few games to go, but they are 14-0 right now. It has been hard watching N sit on the bench for the most part, but hopefully that will change next year.


Erik started back in his classes again. However, he really procrastinated this time and was only able to get two of the classes that he wanted, so he will be spending his summer in school. He is running a 10K this weekend and hoping to PR. He is applying to Flagler College again and hoping to run for them. He applied last year and got in, but decided he didn't want to go and now he is kicking himself!


Well it has been go, go, go all week, but I am thankful and blessed for my amazing family!!!!! One day all of this will slow way down and I know that I will miss all of the craziness!!!

Nichole's Basketball Team

My daughter left our homeschool this year and went to public high school. There are a few reasons that she wanted to go. She has taught herself to play guitar over the last few years, but she has never had formal lessons. The school she is going to offers guitar class for all 4 years. She will only be taking three years though because all freshman are required to take 1 year of PE. She is also in the photojournalism academy taking part in the photography part of the academy. She loves her photography teacher and the class. The biggest reason that she wanted to go was to play basketball. She made the team!!!! However, because she is a freshman, she doesn't get much playing time. Anyway, I wanted to post a picture of her team. We are so proud of her!!! She is the beautiful girl wearing #23.