New School Year - New Adventures

And just like that our middle kiddo is off to his first volunteer shift at a local food bank.  This is a trial and error endeavor, so wish him luck.

Update!  He did great and will return next week for another shift.

MOJ Referral Session 610-613 Bulgaria

  The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 610 which was held on June 6, 2024:

1) Canadian dossier from June 2017 referred a brother and sister aged 4 years and 7 months & 3 years and 9 months

2) US dossier from April 2024 referred a female child aged 3 years with features in health status and a family history

3) US dossier from June 2024 referred an identified waiting child

  The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 611 which was held on July 7, 2024:

1) US dossier from August 2023 referred an identified waiting child

2) US dossier from June 2024 referred an identified waiting child

3) US dossier from June 2024 referred an identified waiting child

4) US dossier from June 2024 referred an identified waiting child

5) US dossier from July 2024 referred an identified waiting child

  The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 612 which was held on July 16, 2024:

1) Spanish dossier from May 2016 referred a female child aged 10 years and 4 months

2) US dossier from November 2021 referred a female child aged 1 year and 1 month with features in health status

3) US dossier from March 2023 referred a female child aged 1 year and 2 months with features in health status

4) Italian dossier from March 2023 referred an identified waiting child

5) US dossier from April 2023 referred a male child aged 4 years and 4 months with features in health status and a family history

6) US dossier from July 2024 referred a female child aged 4 years and 6 months with features in health status

 The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 613 which was held on July 18, 2024:

1) Spanish dossier from October 2014 referred a male child aged 1 year and 5 months with features in health status

2) US dossier from November 2021 referred twin girls aged 7 years and 6 months with features in health status

3) Swiss dossier from February 2024 referred a brother and sister aged 5 years and 3 months & 11 years and 3 months

4) Canadian dossier from June 2024 referred a male child aged 12 years and 8 months

First Day Of Tenth Grade

Big Girl is off to her homeschool co-op today to begin tenth grade.  She will be taking geometry, biology, ancient history and a painting/drawing class there.  In April, she will take the state's standardized high school assessments in Biology and Geometry.  Last April she took them in US History and Algebra 1.

At home, I am teaching Big Girl one of her Language Arts electives: The History of Western Drama.  We started in June and plan to have the 130 required hours completed by the end of 2024.

Big Girl is not a morning person and does not like to eat breakfast which she usually prepares for herself.  Often, we have to remind her to take a little something at least to avoid getting hangry before lunch.  Today, I treated her to a blast from the past with a small piece of Fairy Toast and was happy that this elicited a rare teen smile and an "Aww, like when I was little."

I was glad to see that she packed herself a hearty school lunch (ham, cheese, arugula, hummus sandwich with a side of sliced apples and bell peppers).

Here's to a great sophomore year!