Here in Ontario it is the Labour Day holiday, meaning many businesses are closed. Fortunately for me, Starbucks is not one of those places. Why am I at a Starbucks, you ask? Because today is the first day of the Cooke Homeschooling semester. Liberty and Van have started homeschooling today, with Michelle teaching. The living room was set up to resemble a classroom to help the kids stay focused.  We decided to start on this day even though it is a holiday because we had expected to be in China by now, and this is the day Michelle scheduled to be the first day.

Everyone is excited that there is some progress in one area of life for now.