DAY 70

Another week of school finished. One more to go. The last day of school was scheduled for June 4th, B.C. (Before Covid). Apparently we will be done on May 29, A.C.(After Covid). I have mixed feelings about it. I am really ready to be done, but then we will have several hours a week to fill with something other than schoolwork. As any good homeschool mom knows, though, the world is your classroom and learning never ends.

I am thinking about what kinds of things we can do over the summer to stay engaged in the learning process. Of course there are always games to play and reading to be done, but the opportunities for education were endless in the B.C. era. Even though the governor is easing up on the restrictions, we will continue to avoid crowds and public gatherings. So many things that would usually be on our calendar, like vacation bible school, activities at the library, and play dates with friends are not going to be available. We set up our pool in the driveway like we always do. I have a feeling that it is going to get a lot more use this summer than it has in the past.

In early August Miss Nine would normally be going to Camp Kesem for a week. We do have a camping trip scheduled for July, and I am considering doing some camping in the Manistee National Forest, where you can rustic camp and avoid crowds of people. It is close to Lake Michigan and I think that we could spend some time there in August exploring nature.

I guess this will be the summer that we really do just relax with no over-scheduling of our time. We will lay on the deck and read. We will do summer crafts. We will daydream. We will be human beings, not human doings.