As Summer Slips Away

Where did the time go? Is summer almost over?

School is around the corner and we are busy around here preparing our home for what looks like might be our best school year yet. And why do I say that? Because I am planning in alot of fun---that's why! The last two years required more 'schooling' and less 'fun' type of activities (especially because we had baby twins in the mix) so this year I am making sure that we are prepared to keep this school fun and rolling.

This year we have an official 'school room' to store all our crafty stuff in. I am excited that I will actually be able to see all that we have and use it more efficiently now. I am a very visual person and only function well with things in clear view and highly accessible.

So now I am spending my time planning my curriculum (yes, an entire year for six children--not the twins yet, they are too small) and plotting how to make an exciting, happy room for my little ones (okay, really for me but shhhhh----don't tell them.).

I will be spending the next few days planning bulletin boards, researching lapbook ideas, visiting educational sites and making notes. I will be planning field trips, crafts and activities that promise a smile and twinkling of the eyes.

As I walked into the stores today after visiting some friends at a pool party, I found Christmas and fall items ready to greet me. Don't you just love this time of year? The promises of a new season with the smell of new books and pencils and the anticipation of what the holidays will bring this year...

I love planning all of it.

Don't you?