I love reading about how other homeschooling families homeschool…what they use, how they use it and since Kim recently hosted the “Loveliness of Back to School” fair, I got quite a peek.

“We asked what made you excited about Back to School planning this year. What worked last year? What did not? How do you envision your days? What complicates them? Here are some of the responses:”

Kim had over twenty responses so make sure you grab some quiet time and a cup of tea before you sit down to read the many different ways that families homeschool. Be prepared to take notes, bookmark websites and grab ideas on things to use and do.

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And talking about ideas…I love visiting Dawn’s blog and not just because it’s stuffed full of wonderful ideas but well, because…it has this little widget on the left sidebar of the page that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the first day of autumn. *smile* She’s also posted her thoughts and ideas for October too.

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The End of Summer

What held the ripe green apple to the stem,
and held the clustered acorns to the oak,
grew old and weary, till at last it broke
and Fall began to drum a requiem.
The weeping willow tore her tattered hem
and shed gold tears when colder winds awoke
to sing the Agnus Dei. Cricket-croak
and locust-song were counterpoint to them.
And now, the owl unfurls its dappled wings
and soars below the moon. Beneath a leaf,
a cautious but ambitious rodent gains
the confidence to venture out, which brings
about catastrophe, albeit brief,
as autumn picks through summer’s sere remains.
~Vaughn Fritts~