We survived the flooding

There has been lots of excitement by us these past few days.  Hurricane Irene didn't do too much damage.  The same can not be said of the flooding she caused in her aftermath.  Here is a link to some pictures of the flooding: http://fairlawn.patch.com/articles/day-3-fair-lawn-versus-irene#photo-7568936

We were incredibly lucky.  The river did make it to our house but only started filling the driveway before the river crested.  We did get a few inches of sewer back-up in the slop sink in the basement and one of the basement walls is a bit damp with some seepage.  Compared to my neighbors nothing happened to us.  My friend's parents live one block away.  Their basement was filled to the ceiling.  They spent all night bailing water to keep it from getting into the rest of the house.  Many of my neighbors experienced similar.  Many people also had a lot of sewage spewing into their basements.  It makes me glad that we hubby and decided many years ago not to put a bathroom in the basement.

School starts in our area the Tuesday after Labor Day.  It will be starting for everyone except the students at the middle school my two would attend if we did not homeschool.  The middle school had a boiler room full of water and some overflow into the auditorium.  Fortunately, no water made it into the classrooms or hallways.  However, between pumping out the water, the clean up, etc, they are anticipating that school will start on the 12th but they admit it may be longer.

Of course, my two thought a delayed start to the school year sounds awesome.  I pointed out that losing vacation time and/or having school end later then everyone else was not ideal and that we will be officially starting the school year next Tuesday.

From a school standpoint we are ready to go.  The new books are on the shelves.  Supplies are organized. 

This year Mister B will be using:
Math U See Pre-Algebra
History Odyssey-Modern Times
Oak Meadow English
Growing with Grammar
Oak Meadow Physical Science
Oak Meadow Civics

Extra Curricular:
Philosophy
Music Appreciation
Discussion Group
Swim Team

Little Miss M will be using:
Math U See Epsilon
Growing with Grammar
Critical Thinking Skills
Assorted Reading -Poetry, Biography, Non-Fiction
Oak Meadow Basic Life Science
History Odyssey-Modern Times

Extra Curricular:
Music Appreciation
Philosophy
Swim Team

Plus, we will be doing units on whatever else strikes our fancy.  I think this will be an exciting year.