Sep. 4, 2008
A new beginning...
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Well, here we are...September again. And what a shock it was for my children. Mom made a schedule this year. With actual lessons, books and assignments pretty much in place already. Mom decided that the kids have to get up earlier this year, start school earlier this year, and get our chores done too... I have never seen such blank stares in my life. What do you mean we have morning chores, afternoon chores and evening chores Momma? And what is Saturday doing with school work on the schedule Momma? Saturdays are the weekend! I proceed to tell my children, with the enormous support of their father, who is standing behind me waiting for one child to whine or complain so he can add his 2 cents. I can feel his foot tapping behind just ready to pounce. He wants to get in on this but does not want to interrupt. I explain to my wonderful children who were completely lazy all summer that we have to work more this year because according to my standards, they slacked off too much and need to catch up. They had a protest against lapbooks, so I had to find something else to use. Lapbooking was so much more fun, but now they have to actually write on paper without the words listed in their instructions. They have to think. Dad's getting anxious, the foot tapping is getting quicker...he feels it coming as fast as I do. But Mooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmma, it says that on Saturdays DAD is teaching!!! Why does Dad have to teach? I ducked...Dad was on this one so fast it almost made my head spin. He answers the children with this..."If you would have listened to your mother all last year and did what you were supposed to when you were supposed to and didn't give her a hard time and listened with both ears and...." I lose track...he's talking way too fast, and in both Canadian official languages at the same time. How can anyone say that much without stopping for at least one breath? I don't know what he said to these children, but all week, every single thing that needed to be done, got done and almost on time. Having Dad in my corner seems like a pretty good thing. We might actually get stuff accomplished. In the very least, I'll get loads of exercise trying to duck away before Dad steps in so I don't get caught in the whirlwind. |
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Sep. 4, 2008 - Dad joining in
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Posted by Anonymous Sep. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
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