End of school woos

I felt a little blue this last month. Was the school year really over? Now what?! Did I do enough for the kids this year? What should I do with my restless 10 year old son?

Now that Shelby is in High School I have become preoccupied with looking into college requirements. There are all kinds of scholarships out there. You can find a number of scholarships your child's talents fit into. But you have to look. Shelby's school made sure all the students were given the opportunity to do service this year. She earned the Presidential Service Award. That will help with Leadership scholarships. She also ran for class Secretary and won. That will help her as well for Leadership scholarships. If your child has any aspiration to play college sports be aware that the NCAA no longer accepts BYU Independent study classes. If you took core classes before Aug. 1 2010 you are alright.

Fat Cats has a Bowl for Free summer deal for the kids so I signed them up. Our local pool offers a discount on swimming passes if you buy 25 or more. We will have 5 of us going so I figured we will definitely go 5 times, so we'll be getting a pool pass as well. Shelby asked to fit in a trip to the library every week. I'll reward Ricky with a trip to the playground afterwards. A group of homeschoolers will have a "park day" every Wednesday that we will probably make it to.

I thought I didn't want a "schedule" this summer. However, I have found it keeps everyone motivated and keeps the "I'm bored" attitude at bay. So I've put together a morning schedule for the kids and myself so we have everything done so we can play in the afternoon.

Summer here we come!