Our first week of school is going very well.  I’m really pleased with how things are progressing, and even though we’re doing a lot more, it seems to be going much more smoothly.  Emma is also enjoying school a lot more now, and likes having the additional subjects (namely history, science, art, & music) as part of our school day.  I’ve also started folding memory work and copy work into other subjects, so she’s doing that with more speed and less complaints.  My approach to the subjects we were doing before has changed substantially as well, and it has all been for the better.  All the thinking, reading  and planning I’ve been doing since April is really bearing fruit.  

And here’s a couple pictures for you all - the first is from our second day of school (I forgot to take any on Monday, oops) and the second is from just a few minutes ago, where Emma is “babysitting” Nathan and Gregory is helping.