1. We just got the news that we will not be moving to the East Coast. I feel bad for my dh, it would have been a cool job, but I'm thrilled not to have to deal with packing up the kids and moving to a place where we know no one!

2. We've finally decided to homeschool all of the kids again this year.

3.Wow, it's nice to have some things settled in our lives.

4. Our 10 year old will be doing a "gap" year--we've decided to NOT have her graduate at 16, so this year will be grade 6.5 for her.

5.She'll be studying a worldview curriculum, statistics, and doing an Anne of Green Gables unit study and science classes at a co-of downtown.

6. While my 9 year old son will be doing a classical 5 grade curriculum, I really want to focus on developing his writing skills. They were his weak point in the standardized tests we just got back.

7. The 6 year old is doing first grade. I love first grade! Having taught it twice already, I also love how comfortable I am with the material.

8.I am struggling with how to find "my" time as homeschooling three and chasing a toddler (with twice a week therapy appointments) stares me in the face. Back to the "dying to self" drawing board...

9.We may actually be taking a family vacation this year...as in vacationing to vacation, not to visit family (as much as we love visiting our family!). We're finalizing plans to rent a cabin in Tahoe.

10. I have the coolest sisters (grin). The mail brought me a lovely Starbucks' card from the youngest yesterday. {See previous TT}. The card read, "Everyone deserves a little coffee after too many kids and a long drive or two :). Love, Booger".

11. We're starting a small, multi-church home group tonight. We've really missed intimate small-group fellowship and accountability and are excited to be working on "homebuilding" with other believing couples.

12.I wish our home church offered this kind of fellowship...we're really struggling with staying there or looking for a new church home.

13.Sheesh, it's HOT out here. We've experienced an early monsoon season along with our normal 110 plus degree weather. We're coping with lots and lots of swimming pool time, popsicles, and iced drinks. Hope everyone out there is staying cool.