Showing posts with label homeschool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homeschool. Show all posts

Friday, September 16, 2011

My Senior School Year

First, Mom and I worked on my blog template and made it something more 'me'. I love my new topper and my new template. Let me know what YOU think of it! :)

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Next, I thought that I would post what curriculum I am using for my senior year of high school. We started a couple of weeks ago with school and I've been really liking my senior year, even though it's...well, um, hard?

  • I'm doing a Study of Proverbs for Bible.
    This particular study is really interesting and I love digging deeper into the Proverbs as they are one favorite books of the Bible.
  • Business Math
    I am not one of those 'math people', actually I hate math. But last year I did consumer math, and I'm ending my school years off with business. Something practical and easy to work with.
  • Anatomy
    I'm not a science person either. But when I was finished with my science credits in 10th grade, I decided to pick some fun science courses that I was actually going to like! I did Marine Biology last year (which rocked!) and this year I'm doing a study of the human body. Loving it so far too.
  • Greek
    I've tried to do a couple of different languages and have really disliked all of them. I prefer English. :) But I like Greek.
  • Lord of the Rings Study (all the books)
    I wasn't sure what I was going to think of this particular study because I don't really like fantasy books that much. But as soon as I started the book I was completely drawn in by it, and am loving the books! I am still in the first one but can't wait to see what's going to happen in the books to come!
  • Mystery of History: Volume 1
    We've already done this when I was in maybe 8th grade. But this time around, I'm doing the teaching (reading it to Gracie and myself). I love the way the book is set up and it's easy enough to understand that I don't sit in front of the book and go 'uh, what?'
  • Critical Thinking
    This is more of just an extra.
I'm actually kind-of sad that this is my last year of school because there is so much more to learn. I don't plan to go to college, but I will definitely try to keep educating myself.

~Ashley

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

30 Day Blog Challenge, Day 1

There are going to be about 7 posts up today, because I forgot that I wanted to do this, but I need to get caught up.

Day 1: Introduce Yourself




  1. I'm Ashley
  2. I'm almost 18
  3. I'm a senior in high school
  4. I love school, and hate to think that this is my last year. Sure, I complain about it, but I really do like it.
  5. I'm homeschooled
  6. I don't plan to go to college
  7. I love reading
  8. I love writing
  9. I love watching movies with my family
  10. I love hanging out with my friends who live in different states.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Starting a long week...and month

It seems about time to write about my week. My long, long week.

Today we're doing a lot of school. School galore, really. We're trying to get as much done as possible so that we'll be done before we leave for FL in the middle of May.
Also today, we're taking Gracie to her violin lessons.

Tomorrow, I work. I don't think that I've mentioned that I got a job. I work at the same place that my grandpa works. I do a lot of different things - from filing paperwork & invoices, to putting data onto the computer. I really like what I do. I've been working for about a month now. I only work one day a week - Thursdays - until summer comes along. During the summer, I'll be working more. :)

Friday, Mom and I are leaving the house for the weekend. The Revolve Tour is coming here. Mom and I signed up to go to it, so I'm super excited for that. I can't wait to see Hawk Nelson, Britt Nicole and Chad Eastham! I remember a couple of months ago, Hawk Nelson was here for a concert and I SO wanted to go to it, but wasn't able to. Now I am going to see them, with some other bands and speakers! I'm really excited.
We're staying with my uncle and aunt who we don't see very often and live right near where the Revolve Tour is at. It'll be nice to visit with them!
We're there until Sunday. I am super excited to see Revolve. I love doing things like this - concerts especially! I am excited!

The next couple of weeks after that are pretty much open, but we'll be doing lots of school so that we can finish up early.

May is when everything gets busy and we start really doing a lot of different things.

On May 13th and 14th, Mom and I are helping out in the Old Schoolhouse Magazine booth at the CHAP convention. I love helping with conventions to help sell magazine subscriptions and other things. I can't wait for CHAP. I also love to look around at all the other products that people have and start buying school books for next year! I am going to be a senior and mom and I are starting to try to figure out what I am going to do for school next year.
I know that I'm going to be taking anatomy for science. I could have actually been done with my science courses in 10th grade, but I wanted to do both Marine Biology and Anatomy to finish out my last two years of school. I am already finished with my Marine Biology for the year (finished really early) and I really enjoyed the course and am glad that I took it. I hope that I enjoy anatomy as much!

May 15th, we're going to see Tim Hawkins! We love him and he's definitely our favorite comedian! If you haven't heard of him, here's one of my favorite videos that he does.

On May 17th, we're going to a Harrisburg Senators baseball game. I've only ever been to one of their games before and I was 13, I believe. I don't really enjoy seeing baseball games, but I think that it will be fun! :)

On May 18th, we're leaving for our trip to Florida. I am so excited for this trip! On May 19th, we'll get down there. For the first time ever, we're staying in a Disney Resort. We are going to be staying at Port Orleans Riverside. I'm so excited! We'll only be, probably, going to Disney World two or three days on this trip, since we're staying at a resort and will want to hang out there since we've never done it before.
We'll be doing Disney only a couple of days, like I said. Then at the end of our trip we'll be helping in the Old Schoolhouse Magazine booth at the FPEA homeschool convention. I loved this convention last year (it had carpeted floors!), so I'm excited to do it again.
We get home from this trip on the 30th of May.

So that's our April and May schedule. It's crazy-busy after the 13th of May. That's why we want to get school done before we leave.

~Ashley

PS~ I'll be posting a couple more reviews in a couple of days. I have a couple of books to review and I'm trying to read through them before I leave so that I can get the reviews up. :)

Friday, February 25, 2011

Blog Challenge Days 15 and 16

Day 15: Someone You Admire

This one is really simple for me - my mom. She homeschools us, works for the Old SchoolHouse Magazine and does so much around the house. I find any homeschool mother someone to admire, because they do so much for their children! Thanks to all the homeschool moms out there! You are amazing!

Day 16: A Song That Makes You Cry

There are a couple of songs that make me cry and most of them are for no reason at all - like the sound of the song, when it's slow and sad sounding - almost every song on the Comatose album by Skillet has that sound, as well as Like the Sun by Stellar Kart, which is not even a sad song in my opinion.
I don't know really of one particular song that makes me cry, but sometimes when I listen to certain songs, they get me teary! ;)