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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Homeschooling Under the Weather
A minor cold can take nearly a month to circulate through six children and two adults. The children are tired, more fussy than usual, and are constantly needing tissue (and several need help wiping noses). This can sometimes make mom tired, more fussy than usual, and when she is also sick, needing tissue for her own tears of exhaustion. Back in the days before marriage/children I could call in sick and recover in peace and quiet. But now (unless I'm really ill and "call in sick" with hubby at work which I try not to do unless I am really unable to function) the work goes on!
Before homeschooling we could all watch movies and rest. These days we still watch movies on "sick days" but we keep schooling as much as possible. Maybe when my head is pounding I can't handle teaching a new concept in math, but I can still read (or listen as my 2nd grader reads) literature books. We can also use sick days to listen to geography songs, watch a Latin/art/or music lesson on DVD, and practice penmanship.
Some good work can still be done. But it ain't easy being sneezy.  |
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - Untitled Comment
I agree that it is hard because when I am sick I have no one else to help out, but I am thankful that I don't have to drag myself away either to try to go to work anyway. I remember many days when I was sick and couldn't take any sick time and had to just sneeze on through it. Now I can stay in my pajamas and on the couch! :)
In Him, Eva