Is it the end of September already?  Where did the time go?  It seems like we just started school and now we're headed into October.  The past week has really been a bust.  All four of my kiddos ended up sick.  You name it, they felt it - headache, fever, chills, aches, stomach upset, etc.  I even felt a little yucky.  So. . .we scrapped school for a week so everyone could rest and recuperate.

I know, I know.  One of the beauties of homeschooling is that when your kids are sick, they can still do a little schoolwork, right?  Well, I've tried that before.  And sometimes it does work.  But this past week I decided to let it go - especially with all four of them sick.  I mean, how well does a person really focus on what they're to learn if they are not feeling well?  I know I don't, and I didn't think my kids would this week either.  They just felt yucky most of the time. 

And you know, it really turned out quite well.  We're only set back by one week and can make that up little by little if we want.  Also, since it didn't hit me quite as hard as it did the kids, I got a little organizing done on our days off.  The map is finally hung up.  All the school "extras" like pencils, pens, markers, glue, etc. are all sorted and in a plastic bin in the dining room - our main school area.  I even got a little canning and freezing done!  So all in all, it turned out okay.

Oh, and a little side benefit was that the kids got kind of bored.  They were quite ready to get back into the routine of school today.  For that, I am thankful.  As a result, we got a lot done today!  Lesson learned - sometimes it's okay to take that time to rest and recover.