As mentioned previously, one of the huge draws of KWHS (Key West High School) was the NJROTC program as a certain dainty girl has military leanings. I think perhaps we docked the S/V Mari Hal-O-Jen at the end of the Boca Chica airstrip a tad too long. :) Well. Today the first bits of the uniform came home. A nice cover and a belt we have to practice wearing *brass on brass* I am so glad that the uniform care and wearing is not my responsibilty!!! Teaching her to iron I can handle, I have a lovely pile of fabric napkins we can start with. :)
Mia approves of the new look, I do believe!
Nothing like doggie kisses after a long hard day at school!
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Today I'll drop our Termination of Homeschooling paperwork in the mail.
A journey that began in 1992 when my sister and I began homeschooling and continued through my two youngest sisters and then my daughter, has taken a new course. For the first time in years, not a single person in my family is homeschooling!
Though I comfort myself with the thought that I've really just outsourced a few classes to the professionals. :)
After an entire summer of deliberation and discussion, Marianna decided to attend Key West High School. We looked at many, many options. Okay, a few options. It is a small island after all! She has a huge goal in mind and that was reflected in a huge way in the decision-making process. We came up with 4 options.
1. Continue in our rut.
2. Home School 2 High School
3. Boarding School
4. Key West High School
1. I think it's safe to say that we both were bored out of our gourds with our modus operandi. It didn't matter which new curriculum was chosen, it was still going to be her and I staring at each other everyday.
2. There is one private sort of a high school option here in Key West called Home School 2 High School. They meet at the community college and students graduate with an associates as well as a high school diploma. They take classses from the college professors, attend classes at the high school and parents teach some classes. This costs $6000 a year. Add a few thousand more and she could attend a really nice boarding school - option #3!
3. Briefly browsed around Florida boarding schools, in particular, Miami schools as the nearest large city. Not impressed. Except for one boys school which is non-applicable and a school that I don't think is actually IRL but rather a scam. Too bad as it looked right up her alley.
4. Key West High School has all the courses she wants to take, she can graduate with AP (advanced placement) courses or DE (dual enrollment at college). They placed her in all honors courses for freshman year and most very, VERY important - her counselors and ROTC instructor have an entire wall of photos of students that they've gotten into West Point, Annapolis, New London and Colorado Springs. They've trod this path many times and are familar with the territory. I'm not. It's time to let them do their job and become the support crew rather than the driver.
I'm okay with that. Really. :)
And Marianna? She is loving that big old school! She went from seeing friends on Fridays or if we drove 100 miles to being surrounded by 300 freshmen alone.
And she's okay with that. Really. :)
The first day of school photo.
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Sorry for the long silence, we traded one island for another for a few weeks. That's right, Key West to Maui, Hawaii for my sister, Michelle's, wedding to Cory! Woo-hoo!
What a great time, Hal took loads of photos and we're just beginning to sort through them, generally in the dark of night when certain people can't sleep. Oofff - jetlag stinks!
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50 cent oysters.
Hot sauce and horseradish.
Sheer delight.
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Of course, I'd cut it down and make it look girl-like rather than huge and baggy (which is how it would look on me) but this shirt definitely made me laugh yesterday!
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She proceeded to twist everyone round her little finger, most especially Robert in the kitchen at the Navigator when she dropped a few greenbacks into his tip jar - "For the poor".
Even the seagulls on the beach were susceptible to her charms!
Another fabulous day with the LaPaz Crew!
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And the answer is...
the F/A-18 Super Hornet, of course!
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Hate to tell you this, Cory, but the planes returned yesterday after the very silent 9 days that you were here. They brought Army helicopters with them. Marianna could tell you what sort of plane this is, etc... etc... but all I can tell you is that it isn't the really loud ones. Those I can identify! Those are the ones they would not let Marianna sit in the cockpit for! Those are the ones that shake the martini glasses on the boat! They are the ones the Sigsbee Elementary "Super Bee" kiddos are named after (according to Hal)!
Care to take a guess as to which plane Marianna wasn't allowed in the other day?
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June 1, 2009, 7:12 am
Gosh! It has been one entire month since I've last posted. I think that just may be a record! But, you know, May was hugely busy and so enjoyable and that extra time that wasn't spent online was spent hanging with friends and family and that can never be beat!
So to kick off a new month of blogging, I thought I'd drag out that old thought-provoking meme of the Simple Woman's before I head to work today. Stop by Peggy's for more entries.
Outside my Window...
A Gumbo-Limbo Tree! And Grass! This land based living rocks!
(Just not literally.)
I am thinking...
about stepping up Marianna and my dive certification to the next level. Good summer project, no?
I am wearing ...
vibrant pink and purple skirt and a black tee or white tank. Haven't decided which one for work yet.
I am thankful for...
time spent with my sister, Michelle, and her true love down here in Key West this past week.
From the kitchen...
Last night we had a little BBQ action with a few friends in the backyard under that lovely tree so tonight the leftover Tritip will find it's way into steak and cheese sandwiches.
Towards a Real Education...
Mao's China this week, but even more exciting is a new cooking unit Marianna and I are putting together. After all, we have to figure out how to use an OVEN, a MICROWAVE, and a 4-BURNER STOVE, none of which was present on the boat.
I am creating...
a house that is a home.
I am reading...
I, Elizabeth
Around the home...
Herbs from our garden!
One of my favorite things...
Wooden staircases, though I still have an urge to descend backwards like a companionway. Good thing I had so many years of training - one hand for you, one for the boat - slippery shoes and no non-skid on the deck resulted in a short tumble on those pretty wooden stairs the other day!
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...
Work Monday and Tuesday, Bartender's Class on Wednesday, Motorcycle Safety Class on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you:
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This is my favorite photograph from my month of photos. I like everything about it, from the composition on out. What was your favorite photo from your month of concentrating on photography? I think it'd be neat if you left the link in the comments to your post with your best of the best photo.
I'm so glad so many of you played along this year and special thanks goes out to those of you who started asking me in March if we'd be doing the April Showers again! It was the craziest, busiest month of my life but your photos brought me such happiness whenever I could grab a moment to sit down and admire them.
Now, don't forget to leave your link so we all can admire the beautiful May Day bouquet the April Showers have brought!
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