Did you know I was homeschooled? I think it's in my profile somewhere.
(I forget. I rarely change so my profile needn't be updated. So, invariably, because of that Non-change I've forgotten what my profile says about me. I hope I was Kind to myself)
Being homeschooled - I thought I had the wherewith all to "Git R Done".
And I do.
Really.
Just not the way I thought I did.
I've quickly come to the realization this week that I need to be careful with my focus. If I allow it to be non-existant, nothing much gets done. Though, it's terribly easy to over come and adapt, it's not very productive.
I thought I would have children who LIKED schoolwork.
I thought I would have children who did what they needed to do without being asked.
I thought I would have children who liked their teacher.
I thought I would have children who obeyed.
The first time.
Without arguiing.
Or complaining.
I thought wrong.
My friend says "Children are God's way of perfecting our characters."
Gosh - I didn't realize my character was so whacked out of shape.
See - I thought because I knew the benefits of being homeschooled that my children would somehow have been born with that information in their little brains.
Also in those little brains would be the fact that Mommy really does (mostly) know what she's doing.
Such was not the case.
My children don't always like schoolwork (it often takes teeth pulling and bribing to get a page of penmanship done)(I wouldn't care really - except that Mini-Me needs the practice.)
Sometimes, my plans just go awry. Sometimes hugely, sometimes just in little ways.
I can make the best of plans - and have fantastic ideas...and then teething starts. Mini-E finally has 2 teeth but the way she's gumming things - they are not to be the only ones.
Which I guess is good - you should see they looks she gives toward our food. Probably the same look Oliver had when he asked for more.
Monday was a Doctor day. I didn't intend for it to only be a doctor day. J-man went to have his ear tubes rechecked (they're fine). We took Daddy a coke from Sonic, We got home and had lunch, I put J-man to sleep for a nap and fell asleep myself. It was a nice nap - but unexpected.
We've mostly gotten only the 3 R's done this week - which is good. At least we're progressing in something. Proof that we really are having school - and not just standing out in the yard howling at the neighbor's dogs. (A hobby my boys have picked up).
J-man has also exhibited an interest in letters. Of course, it stems from wanting to be just like his big brother, G. He crawled up on the couch and pointed adamantly at the flash cards I was using and yammered something at me - and insisted to G that it was his turn. (It's amazing how much he communicates without using real words.)
He parrotted my vowel names and their short sounds - but my goodness it was fun. My mom, my former teacher, always said that her youngest child picked up knowledge from her other two kids' lessons. (That was a grammatical nightmare of a sentence - but I can't phrase it better without giving too much detail and this is long enough as it is. ) Oh - sheesh. There were three of us. Me, Z, & Alan. Alan never went to public school. I was HS'd from 5th grade - High school, Z: 2nd through end.
That wasn't so bad after all.
Our solar system study hasn't been as indepth as I would have thought necessary...but things can always be redone later. I think the kids have a greater understanding of how big our universe is - and how cool of a creator we have.
It really all boils down to:
I'm experiencing Homeschooling in a different way now.
And I figured just now (I blessed myself) -- that when this adventure is over and done with - that I will, again, be a product of homeschooling.
That's pretty cool. | 
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Kate