We began school last week after a summer of doing absolutely nothing........at all, despite my best laid plans.
It was blissful and relaxing and refreshing and well, a bit chaotic. While it was wonderful to roll out of bed at the crack of 6:30ish (one morning I'll never live down ~ 9:00) and putter around outside until the kids woke up, something a bit more structured suits me just fine.
Not completely structured mind you, but an order to the beginning of the day works well in this house!
Our first day of school left me crying by bed time. Thoughts of quitting tumbled around in my head as the seemingly insurmountable piles of math, reading, science and history loomed in the classroom.
Then, the next day, everything was all better.
Lesson 2 just seems less daunting than Lesson 1.
And walking into the classroom to the sound of Josh and Annika playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who read first, giggling all-the-while, made everything right with the world.
That's why we're doing this crazy homeschooling thing ~ to enjoy being together ~ not that every day is idyllic!
But most days we can strive for that.
Summer was good, Fall promises to be better. I typically don't look forward to this time of year, but this year there is just something in the air. Skiing days are right around the corner and if we get a jump on schoolwork we can take a couple extra days off to enjoy cruising down the slopes.
I'm glad it's almost the weekend, but am ready to get back after it come Monday.
Until then, Farmer's Market, here we come!
Inspired by Ann, we may try making pickles.
That's school too, right?!?
Just some pictures of our last official days of summer.
It ain't gonna turn into a princess, dude. I don't care what Auntie Margaret told you!
Ribbit....
Can we say life insurance?!?
There are always fish to catch, even if they're only minnows.
Wow! They finally left their inner tubes unguarded!
And what this was about I have no idea,
but Dom spent an afternoon doing it over and over and over....
The conclusion of summer means no more new frogs hopping around our house...how sad.
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