Mid-year homeschool update

Home-school has been going well this year. Caleb continues each weekday with Saxon Math 2, reading various classics from The Odyssey to The Trumpet of the Swan to Aesop's Fables, writing, spelling, doing grammar, learning plant science through hands-on experiments, and studying ancient history. I'm learning so much in the process! He's also writing Chinese characters here and there for fun. And since he continued to show interest in learning piano, we picked up a keyboard here in Vietnam and continued on with our lessons. Dalat also makes for a wonderful place for Caleb to study the amazing creation that surrounds us, from stick bugs to caterpillars and cocoons to frogs and toads.

We are trying to finish up this week's school work awaiting for my parents to come visit next Monday! Yes, they've finally taken the courage (being in their 70's) to come visit us in Dalat for four days, and then Caleb and I will fly with them to Ho Chi Minh City and visit for another four. Andy will join us there on the last day after he finishes with proctoring final exams. And we will fly to Thailand for our mid-year conference. Time flies!