• Sep. 2, 2009 - School has started so we all have colds now...
We officially kicked off our school year on Monday this week. I was so proud of myself on Sunday night because I had all of our things laid out and ready to go for "the big day." I planned to wake up before the boys, have my quiet time, and really get things off to a good start. I even thought about how nice it would be to take the boys' First Day of School pictures and post them like so many of my facebook friends did.
Little did I realize that I was going to wake up with a killer cold that would make me seriously consider drilling holes in my sinus cavities to relieve the pressure.
So, instead, I woke up late. Spent the first hour of my day doing a sinus cleanse, whining, and taking all kinds of supplements and OTC meds, begging for relief. The boys were up and ready though so I drug myself to the table and we jumped into things. No pictures of the momentous event. My face hurt to much to play photographer. But at least we made it through Day 1.
However, I apparently shared more than just knowledge with the boys because they ALL woke up feeling like crud for Day 2 of our school year. Pictures are so overrated. What kid doesn't want to kick off the new school year with sinus pressure, a sore throat, and a pocket full of Kleenex?
Day 2:
We can't take a sick day on Day 2, can we?
I spent the better part of the morning at war with myself over that one.
"We homeschool, we have the freedom to school on a schedule that works for us. If everyone is feeling rotten, let's just make up this day later."
"No, we need to get in a routine. We JUST got started and I really don't want to rethink our schedule already."
Cough, cough. Hack, hack. Sneeze. Blow my nose. Whine about how bad my head hurts. Repeat.
So Day 2 of school didn't start until the afternoon, but it actually went remarkably well. By afternoon, everyone was rested up, could swallow once more, and was breathing a little easier (It's the little things in life that matter!) The weather was perfect so we did school outside on the patio. I figured the fresh air might be good for us.
And our "school" time really went very well. I'm going through some old Abeka readers with my youngest and it's pretty nice to see him catching on so well. I got to work one-on-one with my middle one on his math and explain some things that he needed help with. And I spent some time helping my oldest set up an account on MyCollegeOptions.com and play their ACT prep game. We did our history read-aloud, everybody worked on handwriting and grammar, my youngest got to put together a little wooden desk organizer kit from Lowe's, and then we spent a crazy amount of time playing Rhyming Words Memory, which was actually rather challenging. 48 cards are A LOT to try to remember!
So, while our school year hasn't started at all like I planned for it to, I'm amazed at how well it's going. God's grace is always there and He somehow makes something useful out of our imperfect, off-schedule, under-the-weather attempts. He amazes me.
I think I need to put chicken noodle soup on the school menu.
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Posted by Anonymous 
• Sep. 2, 2009 - You made me laugh
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