Our school year coming to an end and our new year beginning....

Our school year is coming to an end. We will be finished with our official home schooling next week.

I keep a spiral bound notebook for the school year to document what I'm doing throughout the year.

If we have a bad day or week, I can glance at my notebook, and know right where I need to pick up.

It's nice at the end of the year because I can go back and look at everything we've done. I include all our field trips (including play groups, etc...) in my notebook. When I go back and look at everything we've done for the year I feel very good. I see that I actually did something.

Sometimes I don't feel like I've done much, but this shows me I've done a lot.

Summer is here in Texas and we are so happy to get out and enjoy the pools, parks, etc...

Austin is a great place. There is so much to do and we love our home school community here.

The summer for us is a time to celebrate our past year and enjoy ourselves. It marks the beginning of a new year for us. So we will be out celebrating and we hope to see some of you.

Hope you have a wonderful summer.

Hugs,
Tracey

***Britney took the pictures below. Who says we have to be boring and glum? We are actually quite silly!!!

Britney's photo's and our silliness......

Inks Lake Photos

We had a blast at Inks Lake. The kids saw all kinds of wildlife which helps with our natural sciences studies this year.

We saw ducks, birds, insects, deer, squirrels, fish, and hawks.

We found a duck nest with eggs in it. After the storms on Tuesday night we found a baby mockingbird and handed it over to the park ranger to rescue.

The kids and I canoed for 2 and half hours on Wednesday. We explored the lake and the kids each took turns paddling.

Enjoy the pictures.....Spring has definately arrived!!!!

Here is my Joy!!!

Funny I went to a "Release and Renew Retreat" with Kate Bares-Johnson at The Center for Well Being in Austin, Texas. I went with a girlfriend and we really released and renewed some long over due emotional baggage in our lives.

There were about 15 of us trying to become more whole emotionally, spiritually and mentally (physically). Kate has a wonderful program that helped us dig deep to uncover the aspects of ourselves that were not our authentic selves.

Aspects of ourselves that no longer serve us. I faced some fears and the pain that was attached to that.

It was amazing doing this in a community of others who we're willing to dig deep. I felt very supported and loved.

When I left one of the participants handed me a $2.00 bill and said he wanted to buy my "W". I went into the weekend with the mantra of "Where is my Joy"?

I left with the lesson "Here is my Joy". The participant I shared the weekend with bought my "W" in "where" so now I have "here".

I'm continuing on my journey to wholeness and healing. It's with humility that I stand in awe of this process.

"Here is my Joy"
Tracey Huguley

Our knitting and other Spring projects....