After all of the years I've homeschooled one would think I would be prepared for the let down of the first week.  I start out with high hopes and then find them come crashing down within the first hour.  That happened this week.  But, that's okay.  We've struggled through a long week, but overall we've done alot and I feel good about what we've accomplished.  The attitudes are starting to adjust and I think they've enjoyed what they've done.  I still need to make adjustments here and there because I am trying to fit in alot and some things are going to have to give.  I just need to seek wisdom on what to let go and when.  I tend to be a perfectionist and usually my grand plans need to be tweaked so that I don't drive everyone crazy.  One thing I decided this year was to be diligent about our timeline.  Last year we didn't do one and my boys seem to enjoy them and they are a great visual learning tool for them.  I'm also working on having more accountability for my oldest son as far as "grades" go.  He will be quizzed more often this year than in previous years just to keep him on his toes and to prevent laziness.  I also want him to be prepared when he enters college to have to store some things in his short term memory in order to pass a test.  I guess that sounds bad, but it's a reality.  I also received my Sonlight LA6 today and after looking over it think it is going to be a great fit.  They've eased up on the grammar and added more writing and "fun" stuff that even my 9 year old can do.  I won't be able to do everything, but I have lots to choose from.

One of the high hopes that I had was for my son who is starting kindergarten.  I ordered stuff for him and overall he's not interested.  He was bugging me to do school and now that I have stuff for him he's not interested.  I've decided not to stress out about it, but to do little things with him throughout the week.  It's only kindergarten for goodness sakes.  He knows all his colors, shapes, numbers, letters, and letter sounds so he's doing fine.  Maybe in a couple of months when I get the older ones schedule running more smoothly then I can start adding even more things for him.

This week started out rough, but has gradually gotten better.  It's been fun to be back in history again after studying countries and cultures last year.  My boys really like history and didn't find the cultural studies to be that enthralling.

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