Back To School!

Today is the day and we have officially begun our next school year. We have to start early this year because we'll be taking off the month of Oct to adjust to the newest member of the family.

With every new year comes new challenges that have to have solutions. This year, keeping active Avery busy and occupied and caring for a new baby will add a new dimension to our school room. We're on the first day of our new schedule which I feel good about. Of course, it will all be blown away when the baby comes. I'll have to start a new one. We're continuing to use the "Manager's of Their Homes" strategy as it seems to work the best of any. If you homeschool and don't have that book, then go straight to http://www.titus2.com/ and get it.

Even if you don't homeschool, it is awesome. I am always 10X more efficient getting things done, there are less fights and fussiness, and our family runs very smooth when we implement it. Free falling this summer has shown me that while a break is nice, getting back on our schedule is where we want to be. You probably can't really read this. Sorry, I couldn't get it any bigger, but it might give you an idea of how it's done. The Dugger family with their 18 or however many kids they have now, have always used this.

The kids have been excited about starting all their new cirriculum and so it has made our day easier. I'm sure that will wear off in a few days, but we'll enjoy it while it lasts.