Pickles, Pumpkins, & Peanuts

Aug. 13, 2009

First Day of School - 2009

We started school this week!  It was a different kind of "first day of school" for me.  I've always loved school.  I still remember being a child and smelling the new crayons at the store when we were shopping for supplies.  I loved being a teacher and spending the time organizing, preparing, and stocking the classroom for a year of wonderful learning adventures.  Even now I find myself energized when working through the lesson planning process for our school year.  I know not everyone is as excited about such things learning has always been a love of mine.  Oddly I found myself rushed and tired to begin our school year this week.  It seemed that our summer break was squeezing every ounce it could out of us and we were quite busy right up to the end.  We returned home from a visit to Grandma and Grandpas the afternoon before the first day.  Whew!  I was physically set to begin but a little nervous that I wasn't spiritually or mentally ready to go.  Funny.  As we began on Monday morning I pondered my feelings at "break time".  My feelings were not elation, extreme joy, or trepidation but rather it seemed like putting on a really comfortable set of clothes.  It was normal.  Now, lots of you may think but school should be exciting or fun all the time.  School is fun and exciting sometimes but normal was just right for us this week.  It was like taking a long cool drink after a hard days work.  It reminded me that "this" (homeschooling, home-discipleship) is who we (dh, me, and the kiddos) are.  We are a family that thrives in this life-style.  It is "normal" for us. This years line-up: Pickles Bible Study Guide for All Ages - Finish Year 1 and begin 2 Tapestry of Grace Year 2 Math U See - Alpha Handwriting without Tears - Grade 2 First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Child - 2nd Grade All About Spelling - Level 2/3 Copywork - Queen Homeschool - For Boys IEW - mostly Key Word Outlines and Narratives (for our History Narratives) Pumpkin Bible Study Guide for All Ages - Finish Year 1 and begin 2 Letters/Language - Queen Homeschool - Lanuage Lessons for Little Ones Math/Logical - Critical Thinking Company - Thinking Skills ages 3-4 Handwriting without Tears - PreK Usborne - I Can (art book) Hands-on PreK games/toys Peanut Learning not to play in the bathroom (which he is doing right no) dropping his morning nap (sad for momma) learning to talk learning to obey smiling, dancing, singing, being cute tormenting the dog (poor Belle) All this with lots of good stories, projects and discussions.  I LOVE homeschooling!  I LOVE hanging-out and learning with my children. I'm hoping to add some photos to this post but am having technical problems with that right now.  Soon. Gotta run.... ....grab peanuts from the bath, lay him down, start school and make pizza. BYE

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