8:30 breakfast (except for Slade who didn't get up when I asked so he didn't get breakfast)
9:00 clean up the main level (we dusted, vacuumed and straightened up)
9:30 violin practice with Emma
10:00-12:00 Math and Reading (Emma was very diligent about getting her work done. Slade took a little coaxing but he did do it all. Nathan wanted to do his "school" too so I need to find a way to have Nathan time. Sawyer cried A LOT but finally climbed up to the sink and played with the water. This of course made a huge mess but kept him happy)
12:00 Lunch (Dave came home and Emma and Slade were both excited to show him what they had done.)
1:00 History/Science (didn't happen today but I figured I could just call it "early out")
The afternoon was spent playing with friends (our neighbors are still not back in school until next week), napping, watching Olympics, folding laundry and Slade and I playing board games together. I know many of you will find this odd but just like so many mothers who felt their sanity return with the beginning of school, I too felt a sense of relief as we began again. I think those feelings come from having a routine again but also the sense of accomplishment I feel after teaching and playing with my children.
5 comments:
I can see where you'd feel a sense of relief. Just getting back to normal, having a real schedule again, feeling like you're getting stuff done -- that's a relief! Maybe you weren't disorganized and lazy all summer like me, though, lol.
Oh, my, adorable. I want a copy of that happiest of happy Slade boy smiling with his mommy. I'm glad you're an accomplished woman, Lindsay. Way to set the example for me and my house. We'll see if I decide to follow, though. I really like lazy mornings, and kids all playing far away from me in the basement...
Who took those pictures of you with your happy pupils? If it was Nathan :0) I'm impressed.
Congrats. And yea for structure, I think it really helps. I'm glad things are going so well.
You are amazing-- I always tell my friends about my home schooling college roommate. How talented and wonderful she is!
I agree a schedule is a wonderful thing. Of course now I am feeling overwhelmed with getting everything accomplished in that schedule. OH WELL!
Congratulations on the new baby- how exciting.
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