Update

We are trying to fit everything in this final week before school starts.  L is supposed to start after Labor Day, but I think I will start her school next week when J returns to school.  It will give us more wiggle room later in the year.

Last week we did our back to school shopping, and took a friend to the pool.  The girls also had their first 2 soccer practices.

Saturday, I spent most of the day canning:  7 quarts of green beans from the garden, 7 pints of dilly beans, and 4 pints of pumpkin (also from the garden.)

On Sunday, we all piled in the van and drove through the rolling hills and farmland to Meadowcroft, where the girls tried their hand at throwing the Atlatl...

...and learned about Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmatic in the one room schoolhouse.

JP and I were awed by the oldest known site of human inhabitation in North America at the Rockshelter, where artifacts have been found with carbon dating going back 16,000 years ago!  (The girls got a little bit bored there, and wished they could have climbed around on the rocks instead!)

This week, we are visiting the Elementary School for a tour and orientation, and taking our annual trip to Idlewild.

After that, it's back to school.  We received a letter from J's teacher at the end of last week, and she sounds very kind and energetic.  I still have not heard from L's cyber-teacher, so hopefully we hear this week whether or not we can forge ahead as planned.

This will be a good year.