Katy and the Big Snow

It's back-to-school time. And some Keigley kids greet the new school week with joy and anticipation and some with sighs and moans.

The wee ones and I are reading Katy and the Big Snow this week (wishful thinking, on my part, with 60 degree weather here and nothing but rain, rain, rain). Yesterday we made a giant map of a town we created - Popperville. Popperville features Mosely's Ballerina Studio, Daddy's Coffee Shop, Lacey's Library, Bergen's Chocolate Dipping Factory, Riley's soccer field and the house where London lives. Oh and I think Piper has a crib factory somewhere on the edge of town as well.

Riley began guitar lessons today and is currently almost done with a 700 plus page book about Abraham Lincoln! (Written by our "relative" Carl Sandburg - have I mentioned that I am sort of related to Mr. Sandburg?) She is on the sixth book in the Anne of Green Gable series and the fifth book in the Narnia series. Plus, she is pretty excited because the word on the street is that soccer try outs are upcoming.

So go the days at the School of Keigley. By the way, South Carolina homeschool law actually requires a name for your homeschool - so if you guys have any fun suggestions, just let us know.