62.3 pounds

That is how heavy the boxes we recieved today for Mary's upcoming year of school were. She now has a stack of books and workbooks that is over a foot tall. I don't think the implications of that have sunk in yet, because she is super excited for school to start. Up until today she was often heard to point out that while Isaiah and Rebekah start next Thursday, on August 27th, she didn't have to start until September 8th. Today she was complaining that she had to wait longer to start school.

Books and more books weren't the only thing in all the boxes. She also recieved pictures of art, acrylic paints, paint brushes, modeling clay and oil pastels for art this year. For science she recieved a magnifying glass, an advanced rock and mineral collection, wall maps, pipe cleaners, more modeling clay, safety glasses, a large test tube, packets of sand and one of gravel, a magnet set and a thermometer. For American History, she was sent an inflatable globe and more wall maps. Combined with all the things that she will be doing on the computer, I am very satisfied that she is going to have a great year learning and doing new things.

In other news, today Isaiah is going out to a ranch to learn about and perhaps ride horses for his Cub Scout den meeting. He is so very excited and Mary and Rebekah (fervent lovers of all things horse) are very envious.