New Books! and other stuff...

I'm so excited! Today, thanks to my mom-in-law, I was able to finish ordering our homeschool books for the year. Brooke is a Junior this year and will be taking Human Anatomy, Chemistry 101, Algebra 2, English 11, US History, Bible, and Gym. Noah starts 7th grade this year and will be taking English, Math 7, World History, General Science, Bible, Gym, Music and Art Appreciation. He will also continue cursive writing, and he will be doing a lot more book reports, journaling, and any other writing I can think of! Lily's started fourth grade and I've already put down what she's doing. I love the smell of new books....sorry for the random thought. Any way one other thing I wanted to share was my very favorite tool I use to keep me and the kids organized while we do school. My dream is to one day have our own school room (dream on, right): so until then I use two (soon to be three, just waiting on a sale), book cases and this lovely contraption below!

I got is from staples using my rewards money. It has four corner pockets for pens, pencils, scissors, and rulers. Then there are four pockets on every side. And the center is hollow to keep bigger things like my notebook and extra printer paper. There's also a tray divider for things like paper clips and things. I love this thing!!!! So if your tight on space this is ideal. Next week Brooke will begin school. I pray the schedule thing goes well and she just fits right in, we'll see. Well, hope that was helpful. Until next time:)

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