Homeschooling
School Days
We visited the boys school for orientation the other day. Joey (10) is really excited about school. He’ll be one of five in a class room, and I’m thrilled that he’ll be getting so much individual attention and chances to answer and participate. We’ve already had the talk about not hogging the answers and let…
School Days
It’s almost hard to believe last year this time I was busy planning, organizing and fretting about homeschool. This year I have different worries. Did I get all the school supplies on their list? I still have to go uniform shopping. Will I finish the summer phonics lessons before school starts? That’s right all four…
This Too Shall Pass
Reposted from September 2004 Well, I can’t believe we’ve been schooling for over a month now. While I’m adjusting to not have any free time to myself, falling down exhausted in the bed at 2 pm and staying up late at night preparing lessons, my boys aren’t adjusting so quickly. Joey (7) has daily bouts…
Homeschool Days
Reposted from September 2004 Aside from battling some attitudes, school is going okay. We’ve been at it for about three weeks and I think the hardest part has been my 2 and 4 year old. I still haven’t figured out how to balance time with them because it seems now they are being neglected of…
Getting Ready for School
Reposted from August 2004Well, it’s August and school is just around the corner. Several schools went back last week and more go this coming week. I’m pretty much ready to start schooling from an organizational standpoint, but I want to wait until after labor day. I grew up on the East coast and I just…
Postive Parenting and NO Spanking?
This was written three years ago when I had abandoned one “authoritative” parenting philosophy that advocated spanking and tried to go the “non-punitive” route. What I’ve learned since is that the Holy Spirit should be your guide in disciplining your children, not a book! Reposted from June 2007 Believe it or not yesterday, Chris(9) was…
What a Week!
Reposted From June 2004 I picked up Chris (9) from camp on Wednesday morning and I was really glad to see him. It was obvious he had fun, yet there were some tough moments which I will share later. After he was home a day or so I began to realize how peaceful the house…
My Spirited Children
As this year of homeschooling comes to an end, I thought it would be fun and interesting to take a trip down memory lane. So I’ll be posting a series of homeschool posts from my past (old dead blog) every Thursday and reflecting on what I’ve written and if things have really changed. It should…
Homeschool Peace
I know if you’ve read my blog for any length of time you’d know those two words DO NOT go together. But it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this peaceful about my kids education. And the reason may be because we’re planning to send them back to a private school. It’s a Classical…
A Mother’s Reminder
Reposted from May 2004 I’ve been really frustrated with Chris (9) lately. He seems so distracted lately and even when I give him simple instructions like “Go straight to your room” he dawdles along the way or forgets and sits down to play the piano. Yesterday it was just one thing after the other so today…