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Up until this point, my children have always been homeschooled (except for a period of 2 months when they attended a Chilean school). The original plan was to go back to homeschooling the three older children until this coming June and have Jacob attend pre-school three afternoons per week. We thought it might have been too difficult of a transition to put the older children in public schools, especially while still adjusting to living back in the States. However, it seems that during these last few years, our children have learned the art of quickly adapting to new situations. (more…)
All the schools in this area are on winter break this week. Because of that, my children are enjoying slower mornings, carefree days, and special activities. So, between soccer practices, sleepovers, play times with friends, gymnastics camp, dinner dates with other families, and library visits, we have had the opportunity to spend time with friends, get to know new people, and even learn the streets of our new city. 
For the past two years, we have not had the opportunity to bite into a soft, delicious, homemade chocolate chip cookie made using the recipe that has been passed down in my family – at least they never tasted the way they used to. Sure, we attempted many times, and, thinking that it was because of the shortening, we even had friends send down some Crisco or pack some in their luggage when they came to visit… but to no avail. The cookies just did not come out the same as when we made them here. 
One of my new year’s resolutions this year was to memorize a different passage of Scripture each month of 2008. My rule was that it could be an English passage that I already know, but that I would need to re-memorize it, this time in Spanish.
