So, I took a whole suitcase of books to Texas intending to do school there, despite the mocking of some, and the exhortation of others to leave all semblance of typical home life behind for the month. But, it didn’t happen. The suitcase was never even unzipped. Oh, there was all kinds of “education” going on – how to sword fight with your cousins, budget your Christmas money knowing we would be in a new place with new shops every few days, trapping and skinning wild hogs, fishing, having self-control while mom and dad visited with countless adult friends from the past who “knew you when you were just this big”, choosing which Mexican food restaurant to go to this time, how to plead with airline customers to switch seats with you so you can sit by your mom, etc.But now we are officially back to school. And here is Kayla doing the “Apple Jack Cookies” measuring lesson from Saxon Math. (Yes, I know that is Lesson 59.) She practiced some fractions using the measuring cups and spoons. The gluten free version of these cookies was interesting – they all kind of melted into one another on the cookie sheet, but they were very good. Her performance on the worksheet later reassured me that the month off did no lasting harm!