Three Teaching Me - When Exactly IS the First Day of School?

Three Teaching Me

Sep. 30, 2007

When Exactly IS the First Day of School?

I'm a little confused.

When exactly is the first day of school?

I ask this question because I know I've been getting out of bed at the crack of dawn for the last four weeks, and I know I've been driving my daughter across the street to the high school, and I know I've been dragging my OH SO 11 and 13 year old boys out of the bed each morning. I know I've been pushing them through the usual school-time morning routine ~ get dressed, walk the dog, get breakfast, HFTD (hair, face, teeth, DEODORANT), feed the dog, empty the dishwasher. But for some reason, after all of that (which seems to be somewhat disabling for my otherwise able-bodied boys), the school work is.....well.....I don't know WHAT the school work is doing.

We are having a REALLY hard time getting this year kick started.

So, I'm thinking that maybe - just maybe - school really hasn't started yet and I'm just having the same silly dream every morning....you know, sort of like the dream I had as a kid when I would wake up thanking God I wasn't REALLY running for the bus in my underwear. Maybe I'm just DREAMING that school has already started. MAYBE I'm not as disconnected and disorganized as I am DREAMING I am. Right?

From the House of Hooligans ~ It's good to be back! (Last entry: Feb. 2007? YIKES!)

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We are fairly new to the home school experience (now in our third year). After too many years of fighting the system and pleading with the schools to challenge my kids, I finally took the bull by the horns and purposed to wrestle the matter firmly into my own hands. Before we set out on this adventure, I imagined all the things I would be able to teach my boys. What I never considered, but have now discovered (much to my delight), is what my boys would teach me! After just two years on the road to 'retraining our minds', we have shared a growing fulfillment that I WISH I had been smart enough (and brave enough) to experience from the beginning of their academic 'career'. As we continue on our journey, I hope our ups and downs will inspire and encourage you.