Hot!Hot!Hot!

It is now June. It has been hotter than blazes here this week - it has felt like August.

This is the first year that I got into the neighborhood pool on opening day. The water was cool, but not cold, which is a first. I guess a week of 90 degree temperatures will do that.

Sadly, if this keeps up, the result will be that the pool will enter the non-refreshing stage an entire month early.  This will  be chaos if my kids can't head to the pool to cool off.  Not to mention that my sanity is at risk here as well.

On another note, we have slowed down with our schooling. I really need to get a daily rhythm with Amanda for doing some remedial phonics work, math & reading. She is voluntarily reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and is on book 2.

I have been perusing a friend's copy of Spell to Write and Read. Reading the first 35 pages turned my brain to mush. But, I will continue to read and see if I think this would be a good investment in working with Amanda. I am hoping the Rod & Staff curriculum I purchased at the NCHE book fair will have her show some improvement.

And while we are on the book fair, I have concluded that you must never go without a rolling cart or suitcase of some kind. Even the smallest amount of books weighs 10 tons when you have to walk around with them hanging from your shoulder all day!

I did make some good purchases at the book fair. I finished out Amanda's curriculum (unless we go with another spelling program <sigh>), stocked up on art supplies from Miller Pad & Paper, and got a cool new planner for me.

The long search for the perfect planner has ended. This one is laid out just how I want it to be. It also gives me 4 columns on each day, so I can track our appointments etc., separately and not have a jumble of stuff written  on each day.

Right now, I am just biding my time for June to turn to July so I can use it!