Posted in Homeschooling Days

Yesterday we did NO bookwork.  Shock Horror .  I know that never happens at your home .   But temptation and a weak will said, "I declare it a Mental Health Day".  I considered finding a relief teacher to replace myself while I was on strike.  But good teachers are so hard to find nowdays and the monetary compensation...well...we won't go there will we. 

I blame it all on our swimming lesson.  We moved our swimming lesson forward as our teacher had a free spot and it probably meant she got a longer lunch hour.  Me?  As a result I got no school work done before our lesson and then didn't feel like doing any when we got home, as we only had a short time between then and heading out for a planned playdate at the river.    

Interesting enough...before long small boys were bringing me books they wanted me to read them.  With four different requests I decided I might as well move my unmotivated self to the couch and read to my boys.  Just as easy to be lazy on the couch as anywhere else.  So we did open some books.  We just didn't pick up any pencils.  "Aaahhhh"...A Mental Health Day is almost as good as a holiday. 

In the afternoon we met with friends for some heavy duty bike/scooter riding and then a swim in the river.  The boys LOVED this.  They love the sand and water.  They played Lifeguards with their friend each taking turns to need rescuing.  It was a lovely afternoon.


So both end of our day were spent in the water - the morning in the pool and the afternoon in the river,  and the middle was spent in the pages of a book.  For a non-school day I think we experienced some of the best that the world of learning has to offer.