Another August

I've been watching all the parents and kids preparing to go back to school in the next week or two. It feels odd watching all these preparations.  We're not starting until the first week of September.

Yup, I do indeed plan to blog again.

So where have we been?

Here

Unschooling!

Yes, unschooling!  I put it all away and let the girls learn what they wanted... with a little tweaking here and there.

I have a new-found respect for this method when its used wisely.

It was good for us.

Aidan's brain, I think, suffered a bit because she wasn't receiving the stimulation she needs... but she compensated by finding other things to concentrate on... like starting her own series of books "The M & J Adventure Co." (Madison and Jameson), reading the entire juvenile fiction's section of the library (or nearly), quickly becoming a mini chess pro (she beat 2 grownups), trying to break a hula hoop record or learning how to start an online selling business. Yes, she can post photos of things and list them for sale like a pro. LOL

Ainsley blossomed! She spent her time bonding with Mommy and Grandma, playing, imagining and enacting all her dramas and she learned to read.... like really read. Soon we will be starting the Junie B's together.  (Ah Junie B! Such an ISSUE)

And lately I've been busy signing the girls up for all their socializing.

Aidan will be in  Level 3 Gymnastics, Art classes, Brownies, and *hoping for* Spanish.

Ainsley will be in Soccer, Drama classes, Daisy Scouts, and *hoping for* Spanish.

This will be such a busy, event-filled year!

No, we are not continuing with Unschooling. It served its purpose for last year but now its time for "real" school. Schedules and notebooking and all.

Oh my!