I had planned a low-key, lazy summer. We traveled all winter and spring, driving probably 7,000 miles in 6 months. We are traveled-out and have no plans for any more trips. (Except one very important family thing very close by. But that doesn’t count.) I had hoped for a mellow summer. Perhaps we’ll do a little swimming, finish up math sometime before August, try to grow a garden (emphasis on try), and maybe see a museum or two.
However, since we decided not to use the public school to address the Bulldozer’s developmental and speech delays, we are now doing traveling of a different sort. We got to speech therapy twice a week and occupational therapy once a week. Of course, we couldn’t choose therapists in our city. All told, we’re driving an extra 100 miles a week. So I guess we are traveling this summer.
Even though we aren’t planning on a “summer vacation,” and we’re still doing some book learnin’, I want to do summery things like summer movies. Last week’s Carnival of Homeschooling started with a list of great summer movie programs at theaters.
Okay, I must sidetrack to explain why I didn’t link to last weeks COH, and in fact haven’t even read through the links. See, the COH post started with a quote from my favorite movie, All About Eve. And I said to myself, “Ooh, All About Eve! I haven’t watched that in a while.” Then I scrolled down and started checking out aforementioned summer movie opportunities. That got me in a movie watching mood, so I went to look for my movie. *Dramatic Pause* It was missing! I think I remember lending my favorite movie, All About Eve, to someone. I think I’m related by marriage to this someone who lives in Virginia. Ahem. Do you have my movie? Bring it back! If not, nevermind (and sorry!). Maybe I lent it to a friend, also in Virginia. The point is, my movie is somewhere in Virginia. Dang it.
So watching movies is a great way to spend those hot summer days, especially when the movies are cheap. Another great summer tradition is summer reading programs. Tammy at Just Enough and Nothing More has a great list of summer reading programs, including a program that combines reading and movies. It’s not in our area, but still it’s a very summery thing to do. Half-Price books has a program and there is a store not 5 minutes from the Bulldozer’s OT’s office. So we can combine our summer travel and reading programs.
Sprinklers and and lemonade, road trips and movies, gardening and books. Sounds like a perfect summer.
**Postscript for my personal use. Cool links from the missed COH: Dangerous Literature, reading lists galore, cool division tool, and an excellent essay on homeschool sorting.