The Homeschool Mother's Journal

In my life this week…

Company, company and more company.  I also had to take my son to get an MRI Arthrogram.  I was told it could take 3 hours….it took 5!  I don’t understand how sitting in a waiting room for 5 hours makes me SO tired!  The radiologist says he has some kind of tear in his shoulder which explains why it pops out so easily.  Looks like he will be having surgery soon.

 In our homeschool this week…

Did I tell you we had company this week?  It’s hard to school with company…even with very wonderful, supportive, washes my dishes company.  I really think it’s me…I get so distracted!

 

I’ve decided that since the two older girls will be done with online classes soon that I will just hold off on doing History now for those couple of weeks…then we will be doing all History all the time in June. 

My favorite thing this week was…

Realizing how far my 4^th grader has come in her reading this year.  She was barely reading at the beginning of this year…now she is inhaling books.  She’s just like her brother was…a late bloomer when it comes to reading.

What’s working/not working for us…

We need a schedule…and we need to stick to it….that’s all there is to it!

Thoughts I have…

This whole crazy thing called homeschooling really works.  It’s hard and messy and disrespected but the results are worth it.  My son got on the Dean’s list for the 4^th time of his 4 semesters at college.  Very cool!

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

“True education is a kind of never ending story-a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness.” --J.R.R. Tolkien

Five Question Friday....a little late

1. Do you and your spouse go to bed at the same time?
Almost always. We like to go to bed early and wake up early. I’m a morning person but my hubby is one of those disgustingly cheerful morning people…sometimes a bit too cheery for me.

2. A question for the ladies...What kind of facial hair do you like on your man?
LOL!! My man doesn’t have any facial hair….ok, a little but he couldn’t grow a beard or mustache if he tried…which is fine with me. Someone called him "American Hairless" once….it fits.

3. What's the worst vacation you've ever taken?
Oh that’s easy…when I was in high school my parents took us canoeing in the Minnesota boundary waters. We had to carry in everything we needed for something like a week. We slept in tents, cooked all our food, had to portage between lakes…no bathrooms, no showers, no running water, no electricity. There were LOTS of mosquitos. I hated it! To this day I prefer a really nice hotel with lots of amenities for my vacations!

4. What's the first-ever blog you followed?
I’m not sure but it might have been my friend Cindy’s blog, Ordo Amoris.

5. Do you enjoy amusement parks?
Not much. I prefer peace and quiet…something amusement parks are not.