Monday, January 26, 2015
68*
Today was a lovely 68* January day. We got all of our school work done and then I spent 2 1/2 hours sitting in the sun in my back yard talking to a friend on the phone while the kids and the dog played. Gracie actually finished her school work sitting in the wheel barrow. It was one of those days where I felt like I might survive winter. I need more 68* days please. Tomorrow is saying 64* and sunny. I guess that will do.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Why did you decide to homeschool?
I've started to very much dislike this question. I feel like I don't have a good answer. That's not true. I feel like I don't have a short answer. So unless you have about an hour to sit down with me over a cup of... wait, a can of Dr. Pepper, then It's a really hard question to answer. You probably also don't have an hour to sit and read a blog post so I'm just going to touch on my top 3 reasons for choosing to home school 3 of my kiddos this year. In no particular order.
Number 1- Last school year life reached an all new level of CRAZY. I felt like my main interaction with my kids had deteriorated to the the yelling as we tried to rush out the door kind of interaction. If you have kids, you know what I'm talking about. The, "Where are your shoes!?", "Is your homework done!?", "Let's GO! We're running late!" kind of stuff. Mornings were crazy. Evenings were crazier, and in the middle...well...I hung out with Leah, took naps, walked around Target, went to lunch with friends. All good things in moderation, except for the hanging out with Leah, that's always a good thing, but the other stuff, well it was leaving me felling very unproductive and empty. Something needed to change. I needed less crazy time, more quality time, less empty hours and more full living. I thought that homeschooling might be the answer.
Number 2- The kids wanted it. Their good friends are home schooled and made it look really cool.
Number 3- God told me to do it. This was not an easy decision or one I took lightly. A lot of prayer and soul searching went into it, and in the end I was very clearly lead to know that this is what my Father in Heaven wants me to do right now.
So, that's the short list.
The other two questions I get are, "How do you do it?", and "Do you like it?"
The how is a post for another day, mostly because I'm still figuring that out, but the answer to the other question is a resounding YES. I actually love it most of the time. Sometimes it is challenging, but exactly the kind of challenging I was needing. I'm defiantly getting the less crazy time more quality time with my kids and I'm learning so much with them. For right now I know that this is what we are supposed to be doing. It has been such a blessing to me and I hope my kids feel like it has been a blessing to them also.
Number 1- Last school year life reached an all new level of CRAZY. I felt like my main interaction with my kids had deteriorated to the the yelling as we tried to rush out the door kind of interaction. If you have kids, you know what I'm talking about. The, "Where are your shoes!?", "Is your homework done!?", "Let's GO! We're running late!" kind of stuff. Mornings were crazy. Evenings were crazier, and in the middle...well...I hung out with Leah, took naps, walked around Target, went to lunch with friends. All good things in moderation, except for the hanging out with Leah, that's always a good thing, but the other stuff, well it was leaving me felling very unproductive and empty. Something needed to change. I needed less crazy time, more quality time, less empty hours and more full living. I thought that homeschooling might be the answer.
Number 2- The kids wanted it. Their good friends are home schooled and made it look really cool.
Number 3- God told me to do it. This was not an easy decision or one I took lightly. A lot of prayer and soul searching went into it, and in the end I was very clearly lead to know that this is what my Father in Heaven wants me to do right now.
So, that's the short list.
The other two questions I get are, "How do you do it?", and "Do you like it?"
The how is a post for another day, mostly because I'm still figuring that out, but the answer to the other question is a resounding YES. I actually love it most of the time. Sometimes it is challenging, but exactly the kind of challenging I was needing. I'm defiantly getting the less crazy time more quality time with my kids and I'm learning so much with them. For right now I know that this is what we are supposed to be doing. It has been such a blessing to me and I hope my kids feel like it has been a blessing to them also.
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