We're back!

Well... we're back from our cruise and back in Oklahoma! They upped our rates where we were staying but we were blessed enough to find a new, nicer home away from home! It is much bigger, so the kids can spread out a bit! ...It's ver nice, too! We love it! Will hopefully get settled soon, post some pics of our new home away from home as well as cruise pics! I know you all would much rather see pics of Belize and Isla Roatan than hotel pics anyway! :) It was awesome, so check back with me soon!

Blessings,

Counting Down!

Yep! We can start counting down! School starts in less than 2 weeks for us! What about for your family?

I've finalized the schedule and I am actually luv'n it! We have to get in 180 days by law (though I've already checked the public school calendar and their days add up to 177)!!  Since we have planned some travels I wanted to make sure to schedule in those dates as well!

We normally take our "school in a bag" when we travel, but this year I decided to just leave it at home and truly vacation! It will be most enjoyable for the kids, but tis a secret... This plan is mostly for me! Hee! Hee! :) As you can see from this snapshot that my lil guy had no problem keeping up with his school work while we were visiting family in virginia! Of course we had a quaint lil one bedroom house all to ourselves so we were free from distractions during school time! It was great! 

HoMeSkOol'n Away From Home

By not taking our "school in a bag" on the road with us, I had to plan rather carefully...gotta get the 180!  I felt it best to not waste a moment while we're at home! So I've decided to keep school "in session" for all the national holidays such as Labor Day, Veteran's Day, MLK, and President's Day. Instead we will have school on those days and dedicate our learning to learning about important people/places/events that have to do with these special days!

We also, opted to skip the two days off for Mardi Gras that the public school kids will be taking. Living in Louisiana, there is definitely a history lesson to be learned, but as a Christian home-schooling family...we will not "celebrate" this holiday. We've opted to skip "fair day" too. I am sure we will make an evening of viewing all the 4H displays, the animals, and maybe take in the rodeo, but that's about it.

So with all that said...
Looks like we've got our 180 Days!!!! ...and we are only starting a day ahead of the public schools! We'll end the same day they end! We would have ended sooner, but we got plenty of breaks planned as you can see....


Aug 9                   First Day of School
Aug 21st-29th      Fall Fun Break  (Snorkeling in Calica)
Nov 20th-28th     Thanksgiving Break
Dec 8th-14th       Winter Fun Break (Shopping for Christmas Presents in Cozumel)
Dec 25th-Jan 2    Christmas Break
Mar 12th-20th      Spring Break (Fun in the Sun in Belize & Isla Roatan)
April 16th-24th    Easter Break
May 27th             Last Day of School

iLuv Cruising!
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES

Just one of the reasons iLuv Homeschooling!!!

Oh the places you can go! Pack a backpack for each kid and the possibilities are endless! Our most memorable learning place last year was Mexico! We took a Carnival Cruise and had a blast! The kids were able to do various things on the cruise ship with their respective groups, but the best was seeing the sites in Mexico. We went to both Progresso & Cozumel! The beaches were of course great, but the best part was the Mayan Ruins in Progresso! We had to fork out a little cash for the tour, but the experience was priceless!

Ok. I tried to post more pics...

and I do have some pretty awesome ones, but it was taking forever! 

Feel free to just CLICK HERE! to view the pics!