Hello everybody! Summer’s hit, and just about every homeschooler I know has stopped or at least slowed down for the year.

So what are we going to fill our time with this summer? We’re headed camping a bunch of different times, and I plan to bring no technology except my computer (a girl can only take so much!) so that I can get some writing done.

But in the meantime, we’ll all be knitting and reading up a storm! So here are some links to keep you busy this summer:

First, the Make it From Scratch Blog Carnival is up over at Our Red House. Head on over for great recipes and craft ideas!

Want tons of suggestions for summer fun, from car bingo games to learning by osmosis? Try Three Rivers Library for great links for homeschoolers!

At our homeschool I’m assigning ten books for each child to read this summer. They’ll probably read more than that, but 10 have to be really good, worthwhile books that I have chosen for them. Actually, I’m giving them each a list of 25 books, and they can choose ten from there!

If you want to do the same thing at your home, here are a few sites that can get you started:

I Think Therefore I Blog has a great roundup of all the incentives for kids to read. Get in to movies free, get $10 in a bank account, free pizza, etc. etc. So check it out!

ChristianBooks.com has summer reading lists up by grade level, and they include classics, not only Christian books. Good selection!

Houston Independent Schools Network has lists by grade level, too, but they’re a lot longer!

If you want to join About.com’s Summer Reading incentive program, you can find more here.

Here’s HomeschoolBuzz’s summer reading program.

If you’re interested in branching out into new books yourself, check out the Spring Reading Thing at Callapidder Days. It’s almost over, but stop in to see what other people have read. You just may find a great nugget to add to your list!

Here’s my post on what I’m reading this summer over at my To Love, Honor and Vacuum blog!

That’s all I have time for today, but I hope that keeps you busy! Get reading, and have fun!

Summer is the time for vacations. If you are a blogger and want to maintain your readership while you are gone on vacation, having fun with your family, there is an easy way you can still keep your blog up to date.

Blog sites like Blogger and Wordpress have the option that you can have a post set to post on a certain date that you choose. You can have an article all finished and then set the date you want it to publish on and it will automatically do it.
Other blog sites like HomeschoolBlogger don’t have this option, but you can have a draft ready, so that when you have time to post it, you will be able to.

Having drafts ready to go in your manager is a great way to keep up your blog when you are gone on vacation. It is so easy!
So better blogging to you this summer as you have a great time on vacation, as well as keeping up your blog!

Prayers and Blessings,

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