OK, it's Friday and I've SURVIVED!!!! There has been many emotions this week but overall things have gone pretty good. Like I said prior, we started school on Monday. Now, remember that the hurricane was coming so we had some preparing to do around our home. So when Monday morning came, Bill was home so he began doing some of the preparation around the house as I stayed inside with the kids. At first I began school with Kaitlyn and Madison, but part way into it, I lost Madison. So I let her go do her thing. Bradley was all over...but thankfully Bill took him outside with him. I was feeling kind of stressed because I knew we had work to do around the house before the storm came, I still had to do groceries because there was absolutely nothing to eat, Madison and Bradley were acting up a little and Kaitlyn kept saying she wanted to play a game. Oh yes, forgot to mention I began my monthly friend too! At one point during my morning I thought to myself, "You know Mandy, it's still not to late to register Kaitlyn in school." I somehow managed to remain positive. At the end of the day, I felt as if I didn't accomplish anything. The "sequential" side of my character was going nuts!!! I like to follow the schedule box by box and keep them in order...but I keep reminding myself that I need to go with the flow. OK, Tuesday morning comes and it's pouring down rain outside and I have no desire whatsoever to do anything. My only wish was to go back to bed and sleep. But Kaitlyn kept asking, "Arent' we doing school mom???"...so the guilt becomes overwhelming. OK OK!!! We'll do something!! We managed to get some work done that day and the next day and the next. I have not done any of it in complete order. Remember I like to go in order...so last night I grabbed my instructor guide and started reviewing everything on the schedules and guess what??? I was nicely surprised to see that we actuall
y have accomplished quite a bit. I'm learning to just go with the flow. Thankfully my eyes were opened to see all the little opportunities that I can use to fit in a quick lesson, or a read aloud story, or even math. Somehow, I'm even managing to keep Madison and Bradley in order too. And I've even had the opportunity to have Madison and Bradley join in with us. Today, I had all three kids on my kitchen island doing science experiments! It was awesome!!
y have accomplished quite a bit. I'm learning to just go with the flow. Thankfully my eyes were opened to see all the little opportunities that I can use to fit in a quick lesson, or a read aloud story, or even math. Somehow, I'm even managing to keep Madison and Bradley in order too. And I've even had the opportunity to have Madison and Bradley join in with us. Today, I had all three kids on my kitchen island doing science experiments! It was awesome!! SO.....even though I've had a mix of emotions. And some of those being negative emotions...I've also had some positive ones too!! Kaitlyn told me before bed time that I was the greatest Teacher!! (Yes, that was a tear jerker for me) And the best moments are when I could grab anyone of my kids and give them kisses all over. Earlier today I grabbed Kaitlyn in the middle of our lesson and gave her tons of kisses and I thought to myself, "man, if she was in school right now, I'd be missing out on this!" That is PRICELESS!
I know that even though I keep saying "somehow" things are working out, I know that the Lord has been extremely kind to me this week. It's amazing how much smoother my days are when I start them off on the right foot. God must be up there shaking his head and saying "I told you so"...I know, I know, Lord...it's just that I'm stubborn and sometimes need to learn the hard way. Thank you Lord for being so full of grace & mercy!!! And for forgiving me over and over again. YOU are awesome and I CAN NOT do this without you!!
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Sounds like everything pulled together in the end. You did better than I would have! If there was a hurricane coming, I definitely would have put off our starting date! There are days when we do absolutely nothing, but you know what? I've come to the realization that it's okay. We're not competing with anyone and noone else knows or cares what we didn't do that day except me! Homeschooling has helped me to better myself by learning to chill out and pause and enjoy life with them as well. Eventually, you will fall into a routine automatically without thinking about it. That's what has happened in our home as of late. I agree totally too that the day has to begin with God being first. It just helps everything else go smooth(er). I pray often for the Lord to lead me in the homeschooling journey and to bring others into my life for support.
Thank you Suzy...you are so right...I find myself learning to just "chill out" and enjoy my life with my kids. I usually like things pretty "scheduled" so this is totally not my personality, however I'm learning that its essential with homeschooling. Bill helps me at times to just take a deep breath and just have fun. He has that layed back attitude, so I guess we balance eachother out.
It's not my personality either so it's very hard for me as well. Sometimes, I think I'm too tough on Spencer and then I have to remind myself that "HE'S ONLY 6" for crying out loud! I always remind myself that there will always be time for "real" work as he gets older. Aren't men usually the laid back ones? Thank goodness, right?
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