7-Quick Takes

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1. 
Noah is done with his school year as of yesterday. That means he is now officially a college junior! He has been on the Dean’s lists three times, has run on an NCAA Division 2 cross country and sports team, sung in the elite Chamber Singers Choir, and been inducted into a national honor society for philosophy majors. Oh…and he is going to Rome in two weeks with the choir to perform. All in all, I think he has been pretty successful as a double major!




2.  
Izzy has been pretty successful as well. She works every day, saves her money, while she continues her art studies. She has quite a nice little nest egg starting and was even able to loan some money to her brother for his Rome trip.

She’s also playing her last eligible season of soccer this spring. Unbelievable – I can still remember driving her to her very first soccer practice and then going with my mom to drive her and Noah to baby soccer camp.

3.  
This weekend is Rosie’s big extravaganza. Friday night she has track practice, Saturday afternoon she has a piano performance and her artwork is being displayed, Saturday night she has the dress rehearsal for her play, Pride and Prejudice, the musical, and then Sunday is the performance. It is going to be a whirlwind of activity. 

Rosie was my last baby. I had her when I was 46. I think all the time that if I didn’t have her, I wouldn’t be doing all of this running around. I can’t imagine what I would do with my time that I would enjoy more!

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4. Rosie is well prepared for her performance. 

• She read Pride and Prejudice.
• We watched the movie.
• We watched the BBC mini series free with Amazon Prime. 
• We even watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! (Which wasn’t bad at all and in fact, I really enjoyed it more than the movie without zombies!) 

5.
I am video recording a talk that will be part of 2018 Homeschool Moms Blog Conference. My talk is on  How to Get your Homeschooled High Schooler NCAA Ready. I’ll have a PDF of the talk available probably next week, but my newsletter readers are going to get it before that, probably by Monday. If you’re interested now, why not sign up?

I also designed a template and a checklist of how to write a letter to your confirmation candidate – and it’s free. When you sign up for my e-mail list, the link comes directly in the welcome letter.  

6.
A few homeschool events to be mindful of:

The College Launch Solution is happening next month! 

If you’re wondering about college, too, this is the place to get some expert advice to prepare your teen for life after high school? This online convention is free! Stay tuned for more information.
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The Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference is coming to Columbus in June.

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7.  
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