two weeks till school starts

I can honestly say I am excited. I attended my first homeschool meeting last night. I was way overwhelmed when I first got my curriculum notebook. Then, as one of the co-directors went through the notebook, parent responsibilities and what the kids would do while at the co-op I got really excited. I am already impressed with the level of organization and professionalism of this co-op. I know I have nothing else to compare it to but I can tell they know what they are doing. I can honestly say Streed is going to learn a lot this year, as are Ella and I as we learn right along with him.

Streed and Ella are so excited about starting school. They wanted to hear all about the meeting when I got back last night. Ella was cracking up when I was telling them what all Streed was going to learn. If I know Ella, she was really thinking, "Yeah right he's going to learn that!" I was spouting things off quickly to make them laugh. geo=earth thermos=heat helios=sun She was really getting a kick out of this and some history facts I was reading. They really do start learning greek root words in the K5 class because it helps with their vocabulary as they get older and begin encountering larger words.

I will give more details later. I got his math curriculum in the mail today. I am ordering his first LLBean book bag this week. My little buddy is growing up. He is quite the little man. He is so polite and considerate of others. Last night I went to the meeting by myself. As I observed those in the room I heard a child talking to his sister. He was probably 6. He said, "Hey, I want to introduce you to my new friends." It was so sweet. (No he was not socially awkward. He was a really cute kid. They all were!) I immediately thought, "Streed is going to meet some really neat kids and make some really good friends." I even saw and talked to one lady I met at the library a few months ago.
I was filled with much emotion while there: thanksgiving, sadness, excitement, disbelief, confusion, anxiety & peace