Sorry!

I apologize for being so remise in posting these pasts two weeks! School has kept me busy, and the time I have left, I have been spending with family. But, now that I am settled into a routine, I hope to have time to post. :)

• First off, it's soccer season again!! Although I am too old to play, Evan is playing through a church league. I'll be posting lots of pictures, and maybe even some videos with Dad's new digital video-camera! Oh, and please be in prayer: Evan was just out playing airsoft with some school buddies, and he got stung 4 times by yellow jackets. Some of his friends got stung too.
• School is going GREAT! My teachers are awesome, my classmates are great (with a few exceptions-hee hee!), and it's just good overall. I never have much homework, either, which is wonderful!!!

That's all the news for now! Please comment, and have great day!

Evan

I would like to commend my brother on his excellent work in Latin over the summer! Although trying at times, Latin went really well this summer, and I am so proud of Evan's hard work in learning his Latin words! He took a quiz every day this week on all the words we've covered so far, and the lowest grade he got was a 98%! EXCELLENT WORK, Evan!!

Best Little Brother Ever!

More Latin!

It's now been roughly three weeks since Ev and I started Latin, and since we are covering two chapters this week, I decided to make my own Concentration game. I ended up making two: one for his Chapter 5 words and one for his Chapter 14 words. We've had a lot of fun playing the games, although I've won every game, so Ev is not very happy about that. But he enjoys it more than flash cards, and it's the same basic principle! Tomorrow I am going to review everything he's learned so far before we move on. It is really nice to have a "student" with a brain like a sponge! I also encourage you; if you have a sibling that struggles in something you are good at, or if they just need a hand getting ready for next school year's classes, help them! It's a rewarding experience to watch someone you are helping get really good at something, even if you're just there to encourage them! (Here are some pictures of one of the Concentration games. I apologize for the blurriness.)

Summer Languages

This summer I have been made tutor to my brother for Latin. On Saturday, we started, and thankfully, it all came back. After all, being the tutor, it's good to have a better understanding of the language than your student does! We read through the grammar, covered and copied all the vocabulary - 27 new words for Ev -, had a quiz -yeah, yeah, I'm a tough teacher -, and then he studied, studied, studied. We have 9 weeks to get through 12 lessons, including 3rd declension nouns: three chapters of them! I also am hoping to keep up with Spanish over the summer. Gulp!