The World According to Leslie

 Back in August, we visited Chowan University.   The campus is small, about 1200 undergraduate students.  When you pull in, you notice the simple beauty of it.  Entrance Gazebo Columns Building They are decorated for Christmas, but everything is Chowan blue! While we were there, we talked to her admissions counselor, he gave us the tour. We also talked to financial aid!  Oh my!  If you didn't know already, college is expensive! (No matter where you attend!) Finally, we spoke with the athletic director. If Chasity attends Chowan, she will probably be on the bowling team. With her average and skill level, she should fit in well there.  The best part of the long drive to there and back was the cotton fields. They were EVERYWHERE! We found the closest Wal-Mart to Chowan, and there were cotton fields on three sides of the parking lot.  I wanted to touch the cotton, but I never got out of the car to do it. I should have!! These were the fields near Wal-...

 On August 17, 2020, my lovely daughter, Chasity, started her senior year of high school. Since she is homeschooled, she is taking dual enrollment classes. Upon graduation in May 2021, she will be given her high school diploma and her Associate of Arts degree. She was supposed to have two classes online, Drawing I and Chemistry. With all the current craziness, she is taking all of those online.  She wants to major in Art when she goes to a 4-year school, so she is planning to take a few more art classes next semester. I am excited for her. She knows what she wants to do. She has already been accepted to two schools--Liberty and Chowan. We are waiting for a couple more schools to respond. We have a few visits lined up, and she is excited.... I think.  Liberty Acceptance Package Chowan Acceptance Package She was also asked to join the National Society of High School Scholars. So, we did!  For the Spring semester in her dual enrollment classes, she made the President's ...