Had Your "Box Day" Yet?

Box Day? What's a "Box Day," you ask?

Well, I suppose this term is better known in Sonlighter circles - among those who use Sonlight Curriculum. It refers to the day that your Sonlight order is delivered and you discover a big box (or two) at your front door. If your timing is good, you might catch the FedEx man when he brings it, and you can ask him to bring it inside for you. That can save you some significant weightlifting.

If you have spent any time on the Sonlight Forums, you have probably seen posts where Sonlighters have shared their Box Day experiences and pictures. Though the environment may look different, the general features of the pictures are quite similar - stacks of books, smiling children either sitting among the stacks or draped on a couch with a selected book, jumping ahead of the reading schedule. In our early days with Sonlight, there was also a dusting of packing pellets which had to be gathered from the various places to which they clung. Nowadays, since Sonlight switched to using crushed paper to protect the books, there isn't as much involved in cleaning up after unpacking. Some families actually take the paper, smooth it out flat, fold it accordion-style, and set it aside for art projects. What a great way to recycle! I am going to start doing this to save paper for my grandchildren's artwork.

As I've spoken to several customers in recent weeks, I've begun to hear their stories ...

"I was floored by the Sonlight material [at the convention]. Flipping through the IG, it hit me that this is what I needed. Looking through the content, I realized that this is what my 6-year-old son needed!! My husband and I love the focus on world history and the people of the world that have not yet beenr eached with the Gospel ....We came home and ordered .... The box came. I was beside myself excited! Our 6 year old wasn't all that interested in the big white box. Until...I opened it. I am an 'inventory the box' kind of person. He came over to the rug where I was neatly piling the box. He pulled out one on Ancient Egypt and another and another. I watched his eyes get wide and excited. You know you've picked the right curriculum when this question immediately follows. 'WHEN can we start?! Do we HAVE to wait for August?' I haven't started our school year yet, but we are both very excited about what is in store." Elizabeth P, TN

"We have almost finished our first week of school and are really enjoying the program!" Jena H, FL

I'd love to hear your Box Day stories. Share them as a comment, or e-mail me at klutman@sonlight.com. Until then, I pray that your school year is a blessed one ....

Kelly