Well, reading back, I realize it's been since summer when I last posted...and thanks to a friend, I've been inspired to catch this blog up a bit:) This time, it won't be just about me...because frankly, that's not my life!
I added this picture of my 4 loves because well, I'm SUPER proud of each one of them...AND because much of this post has to do with them!
I'm writing today with thoughts of our new, soon to begin, adventure in homeschooling! It's been a process of getting to this decision, one in which perhaps I'll share another time when I'm more motivated to write 10 pages, lol:)
After today, our girls only have 10 school days left...and they can't go by quickly enough! We are all so excited to being homeschooling. The most immediate, yet shallow, part we're looking forward to is getting to sleep a bit later in the morning! Currently the girls catch the bus just before 7...the alarm goes off just before 6...*yawn*. Weekday mornings can sometimes be less than enjoyable with little grouchy grouches to arouse, get up & moving, coerce into eating breakfast, brushing teeth, getting dressed, and ready for the bus' arrival at 6:55. While it's frustrating at times, they're lack of desire to jump out of bed, I get it completely...because I've already "snoozed" 2 or 3 times before getting up myself. SOO, while a very minor reason of homeschooling, it sure will be a majorly joyous change. Another reason that we're so excited to make this change, will be the great flexibility in our schedule! Again, sorta minor in our decision...but majorly more suited to our family.
Even though I basically have little idea of what "exactly" we're getting ourselves into, I'm also not niave enough to think this journey will always be fun, easy and stress free. I'm (trying to) prepare myself for the days when I only WISH I could put them on the bus at 6:55:) Hopefully those days are few...
We desire a school setting like this for our children because WE can choose what they're learning...WE can teach them at their pace...the LORD will be taught in mostly every subject...certain behaviours that we deal with, can be worked on much more frequently...our children are in our care 40 hours a week, vs. the school systems care...and *hopefully* our family will just grow much more close-knit as a family unit who loves just hanging out and living life together!!!
All of the above will come at a price though. The price will be time, patience, stress, growing pains...but our children's lives, their learning, their learning to love learning...it's all worth it...we hope and pray!
Here are our first students...2nd grade and Kindergarten:)
And here are the 2 little monkeys....
And me, the teacher:)
And my hot teacher's assistant!
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