In the past 30 minutes I've heard the following sentences from my children.
"Mom!"
"Dividing decimals again?? I've done that for five days!!!"
"Don't spit on me!!!"
"MOM!!!"
"Where's my pencil?"
"I drew a picture of the Mad Hatter on my school board"
"EMMA!!!
"Casey don't draw on my school board!"
"MOM"
"I made a 90% on my algebra test."
"When's lunch"
"Don't touch me!"
"I can balance a clipboard on my head"
"When's lunch?"
"Science is not reading and answering questions...it's Mentos and Coke. Why do I have to learn this?"
"MOM!" (insert dog barking at this point)
"I want blueberry scones." (HUH???)
Some days are rather hectic, others are peaceful and some are a combination of both depending on when you were to walk in. I have so many people say to me that they wish they could homeschool but there's no way they could do it. No way they could stay home with their kids all day or teach them effectively. I am the poster child for being the least likely person to homeschool. Or so I tend to think. It was truly the furthest thing from my mind but God, in his infinite wisdom, directed us down this path and thankfully we've never looked back. We understand it's not for everyone and honestly we don't care if people around us homeschool or not. We simply know that God has designated it for us to do and we strive to follow His plan for our family. It's not been easy, in fact I think on more than a few occasions I've told my husband it has to be the hardest thing I've ever done. But I most certainly wouldn't trade it for a career or eight hours at home without them everyday. I've been here with them to witness first hand and cheer them on as they learned to read, count, spell, do complex algebra problems and laugh together everyday. Being the one to teach them everything about life and get their hugs all day is worth the difficult and sometimes hectic moments that are sprinkled in our week. A tradition I started about 5 years ago turned out to be something I cherish. Every year I chronicle one entire day, the good, the bad and the crazy. I title it "A day in the life". This serves to remind me of what my days looked like as the years fly by and so many little things I would have otherwise forgotten get put into our binder to laugh about later. Fishing toys out of the toilet when Brody was going through "that stage" at a year old, Hannah praising Casey over his 100% on his spelling test, Emma learning to read with word families printed on Alice in Wonderland cut outs. These are the moments that make it all worthwhile and they make up the very reason why I do what I do. Oh that I will make the most of these moments and capture lasting glimpses of them when I can.
Homeschooling my children means I'm with them 24/7 (minus the occasional date night) We are here together day in and out, rain or shine and the remarkable thing is that if you asked any of my children not one of them would opt to ever go to school. They love being together and being with us but this is not to say that we never have stressful days or times when they argue with one another. We are a typical family, with typical issues living an atypical lifestyle.
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About MeI'm Becca, a former chocolate junkie, herbal enthusiast, curriculum writer, homeschool mom to four active kids, wife to my jack of all trades hubby, blessed child of God. Archives
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