Interruptions
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…
Timing Is Everything
Last night I was checking email, reading blogs and doing my own thing. My husband Tom was in the room with me, watching TV and doing his own thing. Companionable silence, it was nice. Suddenly, out of the blue, he said, “Hey, I don’t really like the way you have your hair right now.” I…
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…
Getting into the Writing Groove
As I type this, I’m hoping the ceiling above me doesn’t come crashing down. Boom-da-da-boom! There are two girls in the room above, my daughters, who are dancing a jig. An Irish step dance. It’s highly addictive and they’ve been at it for hours. I think they’ve finally found their groove. Last week they attended…
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…