Christmas too early??

So I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday because they were having a sale on lawn and garden decor. I ended up spending between $700.00 & $800.00, if you word it just right to the hubby I saved between $700.00 & $800.00, items were on sale for 1/2 price. I ended up getting 5 bakers racks, some odds and ends and 3 of the tall metal round bird cages. Two of the bird cages are Christmas presents for friends that I'm sticking back until December.

Anyhow, while shopping around Hobby Lobby on a hot~98 degree day, they already have Christmas decorations out. This just blows my mind at how early department stores are advertising Christmas sooooo early. Are you asking yourself, would I'd picked up the bird cages for presents without seeing all the Holiday decorations? Yes, I would have~I know a bargain when I see it and both my friends will enjoy their items, whether it be a brisk day in February or a smoldering hot day in July. I think it is just sad how stores are commercializing the Holiday season so much. No wonder all of us feel like we are always running behind or feeling like~oh my, Christmas is already about here~Maybe these are my own thoughts on the subject but it is time to slow down and enjoy each day as it comes. :0)

Quotes

Here are a few quotes that I came across that I hope will help us stay the course in our studies and in life.

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan".~Tom Landry

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there".~Will Rogers

Summer break almost over~Planning ahead

Well, only a few more weeks left before the summer break is over and I've been busy making plans for the new school year. I received my order from Rainbow Resource this week and have made plenty of trips to the bookstore purchasing material that my children will use for school. I think we moms get more excited planning it all out than the kids do. Why is that? :0)

I am really feeling like the pressure is on~I have one son that will start 11th grade this year, so it seems like we have a lot to cover in just two short years. Those two years will pass before I know it as I've already had two graduate before him. Also my youngest daughter would like to graduate at the same time. I understand why she wishes to, she is working on the same subjects/grade level as her older brother. Really though, I ask her what is the rush~It would be an odd feeling for me if she were to finish her high school years at the age of sixteen. I know she is very capable of the work. The plus side as she points out is that she would be able to devote time to receiving college credits ahead of schedule. That is a major plus~it is something that I will monitor throughout the year to make sure she stays the course without having burnout. I want learning to be enjoyable not a race or drudgery.

Anyway, back to the planning! This year I plan to incorporate more hands-on learning for my 11 year old son. He has a fascination with weather and experiments. So I purchased a couple of books on both subjects. I'm really looking forward to spending some time with him on two of the books that I got~Biology for Every Kid and Food & Nutrition For Every Kid by Janice VanCleave. I think we will have a lot of fun with those. Also, I'm excited about our Human Anatomy & Physiology subject. We will be using the note booking with this study from Apologia's Exploring Creation series. Do you every just get giddy over waiting for a book that you've ordered to arrive? That is the feeling I had waiting for this book. :0)

More later on what we will be doing this year. Back to planning!!