Tag: weekly report
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Homeschool Routine: It starts with Me
Remember that elusive routine I’ve been trying to capture? We’re making progress, but mostly because I’ve changed my focus. {Hint: it’s not about the kids.} My focus: Me. Turns out I’m the one who needs a routine. Though it’s clear the kids all do better with a loose routine, it’s me who gets the most…
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Snowpocalypse Homeschool
Monday the kids played in the back yard, swinging and sliding and playing hopscotch; Tuesday the temperatures dropped significantly and by mid day their hopscotch spot was covered with snow that kept on falling into the night. Georgia weather is fickle, y’all. Except in mid summer, when it’s just varying degrees of hot-as-the-sun. Snowpocalypse: snowed…
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Adventures in DIY (while homeschooling)
I said we’d be starting to work into a schedule this week. I lied. Not on purpose, of course, but our DIY projects took longer than anticipated so I’m letting the unschooling happen and foregoing out any sort of more structured schedule until next week. So for now, let’s talk about the home improvement happening…
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Shepherds, superheros, & elephants {oh my!}
Happy new year! I made good use of my “quiet” holiday season, on hiatus from social media and on break from many of our usual activities. I reorganized my closet (again!); made some homemade gifts, plus Christmas stockings and a rag wreath; read books; spent time with my mom, had lunch with my longest-time friend, and…
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{Not} Doing ALL-THE-THINGS
One morning recently I instagramed a “perfect” relaxed homeschool morning: my preschooler played with wooden word puzzles; my 1st grader sat nearby drawing; and my 7th grader sat knitting and helping the preschooler. It was a moment that made my heart happy. It’s rare when our days look like that “perfect” morning, but when it…