Homeschool Questions

Do any of you homeschoolers continue to school through the summer? Every year at this time I start thinking about summer school. I am SO ready to be done with the public school schedule and the driving back and forth, but I an NOT ready to be done with school. There are SO many things we didn't get to that I wanted to do. Usually, I plan to continue with school, but the first beach day completely takes care of that. What do you think, can we pull off 1 hr./day of scheduled educational activity? Reading is always a requirement, but I would like to add a little writing each day, flashcards for the ones who need math review and 1-2 science lessons/week so we can finish up our amazing chemistry curriculum. Does that sound do-able or would your kids rebel? Maybe I can sell them on 1/2 hr. each day. The 1/2 hr. of reading is never a problem.

On the adoption front...
Thanks for the encouragement! My impatience is once again simmering quietly on the backburner.
Last week, I found a contest to win a TRIP TO ESTONIA on a link from a knitting site.:) Both Dan and I entered. The grand prize is a 5night/6day stay(including airfare) to Tallinn and Parnu. There are 3 other trips within the country that do not include airfare. All of the trips include 3 days in Tallinn, and have to be used between July-September of this year. Of course, I am planning to win the grand prize.:) Charlotte,one of the packages includes 2 days in Narva. I'll let you win that one. There is also a trip to Tartu. That is my second choice. On our preview trip, we sat with a pastor from Tartu on the flight from Amsterdam. He is the nicest man, and he very politely answered our questions about Estonia. He was such a blessing to us! We would love to see his church, and I would be happy to visit ANY part of Estonia. Don't worry, I am NOT REALLY expecting to win. But, it is a good distraction.:)