September 14-19th 2010

This week one of the nearby homeschooling communities started back up again after taking the summer off. Nora Lee and I have been attending a small group about 20 minutes from where we live which continued meeting throughout the summer. We really enjoy this group and were excited to check out this other group which we heard was larger. Boy, was it larger! On this "Welcome Back" park day there were probably somewhere between 100-150 people! There were way more people than we could possibly meet or play with but it was really fun to see all the homeschooling families so close to where we live. My buddies, Carlene and Claire brought their kids too and we enjoyed a potluck, making snow, and running around. This group offers many classes that kids can participate in each week. Park day usually starts at noon each Wednesday and runs all afternoon. Kids can play on their own as well as participate in a variety of classes offered such as kick ball, french, Spanish, ballet, literature, and a bunch more. There are not many classes suited for kids Nora Lee's age but more will open up for her in the next year or so as she turns 4 and 5.

There is a lot of support and seasoned homeschooling parents are available for questions and advice. It seems to be a wonderful network. We plan to go back again this week and explore some more.









On thursday we learned how to make homemade jam with our friends Carla and Julian. No pics got taken but we hope to have more jam days and more pics soon!

This last weekend my mom hosted her annual Wonderful Women's Weekend where she invited all of the women in our family on a weekend trip. This year we went back to Lake Arrowhead (my favorite!). She rented a beautiful house and we spent the weekend resting and eating. Auntie Colleen braided mom and Nora Lee's hair.