IT'S EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... AND I WANTED TO SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL HODGE-PODGE OF FLOWERS I PICKED FROM THE GARDEN!

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IF YOU'RE A GARAGE SALER OR THRIFT STORE SHOPPER...THEN YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY "THAT FEELING" YOU GET WHEN YOU RUN IT TO A GOOD DEAL!  LAST WEEK I WENT TO A LIBRARY BOOK SALE, WHERE ALL CHILDREN'S BOOKS WERE .25.  I FOUND THE FOLLOWING LIVING BOOKS THAT WE'LL BE USING IN THE FUTURE AND (FAR FUTURE) AS WELL!  TAKE A PEEK AND GIVE ME A HIGH-FIVE!

ABOVE:   A CIVIL WAR JOURNAL, TO SALLY RIDE (WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO SING THE SONG,  "RIDE SALLY RIDE?" IN MY HEAD WHEN I SEE HER NAME), THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, WHALEBOAT WARRIORS, WINSTON CHURCHILL,  THE CHALLNGER DISASTER, T. ROOSEVELT, MICROSCOPE, AND A FEW NEWBERRY READ-ALOUDS!

BELOW: WILD GEESE FLY, HANS BRINKER, ANTARTIC CHALLENGE, FIREFLIES AT NIGHT (WW2), ATOMS, AND OTHER TITLES YOU CAN SEE!

I THINK WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS, ADVANCING WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE THIS YEAR...I PICKED UP SEVERAL ROALD DAHL BOOKS.  I THINK "BOY" AND "GOING SOLO"," WILL BE A HUGE HIT (PLUS, OTHERS), FOR TOMMIE--- SINCE ROALD DAHL SERVED IN WW2 AND IN BOTH BOOKS, HE WRITES OF HIS EXPERIENCES. 

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WE WON'T BE STARTING BACK TO SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY.  WE'RE TRYING TO SOAK UP AS MUCH FREEDOM AND SUMMER AS WE POSSIBLY CAN SQUEEZE.  IT HAS BEEN AN UNSCHOOLING SUMMER, THAT'S FOR SURE. 

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MANY HOMESCHOOLERS CELEBRATE THE FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL WITH SOME SORT OF TRADITION. 

HERE ARE SOME TRADITIONS WE DON'T DO...

NO BREAKFASTS OUT.  WE DON'T LIKE EGGS AND I THINK  KNOW  IT WOULD THROW OFF THE RYTHYM OF OUR DAY.  I'D BE TAPPING MY FORK ON THE TABLE...THINKING HURRY UP AND EAT...WE GOTTA GET HOME AND START LESSONS!

NO STAYING IN OUR PAJAMA'S.  IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL LAZY AND CRABBY.  AND, PLUTZY.

NO EATING ICE CREAM AND WAVING TO THE KIDS WHILE THEY DRIVE PAST IN THE SCHOOL BUS-- WHICH I THINK IS EXTREMELY MEAN...AND DON'T ENCOURAGE A SHOW-OFF BEHAVIOR...CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE HOW SAD SOME OF THOSE KIDS ON THE BUS WOULD FEEL?

NO NEW SHIRT.  WELL OKAY, MAYBE FOR HOMESCHOOL CO-OP DAY.  MOM? ARE YOU READING THIS?   MOM?  OH MOM?  SIZE 10/12.

NO NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES.  IT IS JUST NOT THAT THRILLING FOR MY SON. INSTEAD, HE IS WANTING A VICE... YOU KNOW, THE TOOL...THING THAT HAS A CRANK AND HOLDS WOOD? NOW, WE'RE TALKING!  WAY BETTER THEN GLUE AND A PENCIL SHARPENER.  JUST $18. AT A LOCAL TOOL SHOP.... YEAH, OKAY I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT IT FOR HIM. 

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 SOME OF THOSE TRADITIONS JUST WOULDN'T FLY HERE.  MY SON WOULD BE SO UN-FOCUSED AND WIRED THAT I'D TURN INTO PHYSCO-MOM.  HAT'S OFF TO YOU, IF YOUR KIDS ARE OBEDIENT AND CAN BUCKLE DOWN...  JUST WOULDN'T HAPPEN HERE.  NOPE, WOULDN'T EVEN TRY IT.  NOPE.  NO SIR-EEE. JUST NOT GOING TO PUT MYSELF THROUGH IT.              smile wink nod.

I HAVE DONE TREASURE HUNTS IN THE PAST...  WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN...  LIKE FOR EXAMPLE:  TAKE A BLANKET, GO TO THE APPLE TREE AND FIND YOUR LESSON TIED TO ONE OF THE BRANCHES.

THAT'S ALWAYS PRETTY FUN.  MAYBE I'LL DO THAT THIS YEAR? 

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SO, WHAT'S YOUR FIRST DAY BACK PLAN?

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