Development

Nate is home sick today after having been sick all weekend. He was so disappointed to miss his favorite day, Sunday (church, lunch after church, and even a birthday party he'd been counting down the days to).

Last week, we received a letter home from school with a big announcement: because of reduced enrollment and continuing financial struggles, the church/school has decided to close the school down after this school year.

Well, there's my definitive answer about whether or not I'll homeschool Nate! Thank you, Lord!

Now I am getting really excited about curricula, materials, and fun things we can do. Nate said he wanted to have a quilt for his bed (since I'm making one for Lucy), and I said he and I could make one together. From figuring out dimensions, yardage required, cutting fabric, allowing for seams, and squaring up the final quilt, there is tons of math involved, and I know Nate would love that. I'd love to implement lots of "real-world" learning like that.