School Begins

Cutest Nephew Ever





Adoration Chapel at Belmont Abbey



The last few weeks have been busy with summer ending and school starting. Hubby and I got to spend a night at the beach before school started. The tourism industry has taken a real beating between the depressed economy and the oil scare (there is no oil on our beaches)and many hotels have been having Florida resident specials. We took advantage of that 2 Saturdays ago. It was great sitting out on the beach and watching the sun set and getting up and going out to the beach in the morning. I love the beach and the sound of the surf.
The Imp started school on the 9th. Things are going pretty well, just AP Calculus has her on the run, already. She may end up dropping down to Calc Honors, and then take AP next year. As I topped out with Trig in high school, I'm impressed with the math she's doing. I've been both girls' math tutors through Algebra II. Calc is beyond me...I did okay taking it, but tutoring in it is a whole different ball game. Crew starts tomorrow. With AP English, Dual Enrollment Am Hist, Honors Physics, and Honors Spanish, she's got a full load.
This past weekend we all drove up to Belmont, NC to drop the Singer off. We got to stay with my baby brother, Brian, and his wonderful family. The campus is gorgeous and I think she's where she'll do really well. She starts classes tomorrow. She already called me today :-) Life is good.
I start teaching my homeschool group Geography and Government on Friday. I'm really excited about that. I really am pretty blessed. I love teaching. I love geography. I love staying home for the most part. I love making a little bit of money. I love working with parents who share my faith. And I get enjoy all those loves by teaching for the homeschool group.
I've started my fall garden plants. I'm trying to get rid of some red ants from my raised bed before transplanting them. I don't want to use pesticide, so have been trying various home remedies. Our large amount of rain, is making my raised beds very appealing to the ants as the soil in the bed is drier than the yard. Ugh. I refuse to complain about the rain.