Classical Conversations

I am thinking about changing co-ops for next year. Below tells about our new option. Classical Conversations (CC) (below is copied from their website)

It’s a Mission
The purpose of education is to know God and to make Him known.
Our purpose is to lead the home-centered education movement by equipping parents and students with the classical tools of learning needed to discover the order and beauty of God’s creation and to inspire others to do the same.

We believe parents are their children’s primary teachers not because parents know everything but because each child is uniquely (and wonderfully!) made and because the people who know and love a child best are the ones most motivated to help that child succeed.

We empower and support parents not only through our Classical Conversations Communities across the country but also through our specially designed C3 online community, Parent Practicums, academic retreats, and our Certified Instructor Program. All of these services ultimately equip parents to educate their children with the classical tools of learning and a biblical worldview so that they might impact the world for God’s glory.

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i am seriously contemplating doing this. i was going to do Classical Conversations in Baton Rouge. for some reason when we moved it never crossed my mind to see if it existed anywhere nearby. randomly the other day i googled "classical conversations", found the website and a campus 30 minutes from my house. i was ecstatic. i still am it just rearranges most of "my plans" for next year. currently we are part of a classical christian co-op. however, there are lots of things i like about CC. one being it is national and been around for about 14 years. secondly, we have friends in other states doing it so we would all be studying the same exact things which would be really fun. anyway, i wanted to share this because it is occupying what is left of my brain!

post i promised

So in January my mom found out her cancer had come back. She also had some severe back pain so the docs were afraid it had spread. After numerous tests they found a compression fracture in her spine. As they repaired it they biopsied the area and found that there was cancer in that compressed vertebrae. They were able to repair the vertebrae and administer a strong and concentrated dose of radiation to that portion of her spine. She continues to have back pain but does go to work a few hours here and there. She is currently pretty weak and taking it easy. The chemo combined with the radiation combined with working a few days last week wiped her out. This is a picture of her with the kids when we visited in March. If you know her at all you can tell she has lost quite a bit of weight. It is mainly due to not wanting to eat because of the back pain. She has not had much sickness associated with the chemo but she has little desire for food. Prayers for strength and healing are coveted.

back track

As I was doing the baseball post I noticed a lot of pictures in my March folder that I had never posted. (reason to follow in the next post--which i realize will appear above this one :) )

Some sweet families we have met through Streed's co-op invited us to a picnic on day. Here are some of my favorite pics from that day.

the boys were able to take off their shoes and walk a little ways in a creek!


all three kids looking at the same time!


sweet legs in cowboy boots on the swing. i gotta chronicle these things. he may not always be a little cowboy. but i do have a sneaky suspicion he may!

spring baseball

Streed started some preseason tournaments in March. His season officially starts with Opening Ceremonies this weekend. To say he loves it would be an understatement. We are all having fun watching and getting to know the other kids and their parents.

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!


This was his first hit. Chip calls it an out since he got out at first. But, he struggled hitting so much at the beginning of the season that, as his Mama, it's a hit!


With his coach. This is Chip's friend that we met soon after moving to AR last spring. His son and Streed were on the same t-ball team. He was getting a pep talk to "see the ball, hit the ball!"


Sweet Streed!


Coach of the year! I followed Nate as he wandered from the stands to climb on the fence. And this is what I found. Chip hanging out in left field on his phone. He saw me take a picture and thought, "I feel a blog comin' on!"


Here are our great coaches. They were bumbed as we lost 8-6 in the preseason tournament. They were definitely more upset than the kids!