365 - #204 (self-portrait)

Yes, I shot my first wedding!

Thankfully, they weren't dependent on my camera only.

(more to come about that later....)

note to self....when taking pics of bride, get out of the mirror!

365 - #202-203 (roses)

can you guess what I took pics of this weekend?

365 - #201 (piano)

All things that are worth doing take time and patience.

365 - #200 (key)

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Matt. 16:19

365- #199 (pretty blue in my garden)

365 - # 197-198 (school days)

Our school year has begun!  For the last month, we've been busy about making some changes to our homeschool.  I accepted a position as director of a Classical Conversations campus!  This means that our curriculum has changed almost entirely.  I didn't see it coming, but I am thrilled at what lies ahead with our decision.  I'm looking forward to the peace & assurance I'll have knowing that my girls are getting a complete education (meaning, I won't feel like I'm missing something)....and to the accountability of getting it done!

If you haven't heard of Classical Conversations and are interested in the classical education model, go to their website:   http://www.classicalconversations.com/ and perhaps there's a campus near you!

Well, until a month ago, I had no idea that we would take this route.  And, so, I had to be trained in a short month's time!  I've had very little else on my mind this month!
We started this week, along with our co-op that we've been part of for several years.  We're off to a good start.

my youngest working on IEW.

This is her first year, and she's doing great!

My oldest has taken IEW for 2 years, and this year she's taking her first online course in IEW!

I think she enjoyed her first class, but she hasn't demonstrated that excitement yet :)

my two youngest are taking typing at co-op....and I think it's safe to say that it's their favorite class!

other classes that they're enjoying:

French, embroidery, art, piano, science, and public speaking

At home we're still using Mystery of History, but will soon switch over to Story of the World for convenience purposes.

And, we're still using Teaching Textbooks for math.

In CC, we cover Latin vocabulary, English grammar, IEW (writing), geography, Science experiments, art/music, & history timeline.

phew!  I think that covers it!

365- #196 (I'd wear these, too...)

when I was a girl, my brothers and I had rainboots to wear in the rain (of course) and in the mud (at school, at home, our grandparents house, or at our camp).  Back then, rainboots were only black.  There was no other choice.  And I didn't really care.  But, if I had seen boots like these, I would have totally wanted to wear them!  My youngest girls have been eyeing them for a while now....and finally, they each got a pair.

And they are happy to wear them every chance they get!