Yesterday was Class Day. We had a great time with all the other home schoolers that come together twice a month for classes. The teacher sign-up sheets were out for the 2007-2008 school year. I swore I wasn't going to go, but they (the coordinators) just tempt me so. They tempt me with wonderful classes!! A Christian lawyer and his wife are teaching American Government and another godly man and his wife are teaching Economics. I think it would really benefit Jesse and Sarah to take these courses from these specific people.

 I was able to sign-up for nursery duty. If I have our babies home by then I'll be able to hunker down with them and visit with my friend Heide. Heide just had her seventh baby and is just a jewel. I will have a low key year with no teaching. The last three years I have taught Kindergarten, Art 1-3, and Science 1-3. I have enjoyed and been challenged with each class.

The first day I worked in the Kindergarten class I understood why teachers recommend little boys for ritalin or suggest they have ADD/ADHD. it was pure chaos and to get a grip on the situation something had to be done. I have seven boys. I acted as though I were at home and started shouting orders, corrections, and suggestions.  It worked! Those same boys are still in my classes to this day and I'm very fond of them.

I hear grumbling from my teens that they really don't want to go to classes, but I think they should in this instance. I figured out that if Sarah takes Algebra 1, US History, American Govt., and Economics she can graduate next year; then both Jesse and Sarah will graduate together. Jesse plans on going to either San Diego Christian College or Pt. Loma Nazarene University and pursuse a degree in music. Sarah might go to our local junior college and take their Culinary course. My oldest son took the course and it was a real benefit to him. He has taught me the proper way to cut different fruits, and offers to cut veggies anytime he's around since he can do it so fast.  He has even made our Thanksgiving and Christmas meals before. One Thanksgiivng I wasn't feeling well, and he was seventeen or eighteen; he made our whole meal. It was so good too!

Well, we have school to do, grades to turn in, work to check, and beds to make. I better get to it!

Vikki