But this year is different! We have a schedule! We have various curriculum! We have classes with subjects and textbooks! We have a lot of exclamation points!! I can't help it, I got so excited last night, our first night before school, that I couldn't sleep.
I was worried.
I was worried about it failing big-time. I was worried about it being crazy. I was worried about my kids not listening and absolutely hating it. I was worried about being organized enough to make it happen.
I spent a while on my knees last night.
I think I'll be doing that every night for the whole school year.
But you know what? It definitely helped me. Things went more smoothly today than any other school day we've ever had. Ever. There were still a couple of hiccups, a couple of whining moments and "I'm not going to do that!" protests but they were short-lived and few in number. In fact, our day started wonderfully with a fun music time where we listened to different genres of music and talked about their differences (including several dancing moments, of course) and I distinctly heard this surprising declaration: "I love school at our house! It's so fun!!"
I died.
It may not always be perfect (or even work at all) but this was a wonderfully auspicious way to begin our school year. I am hopeful. I am tired. I am thankful. But most of all I love the decision I made to homeschool this year. I still don't know how many years we'll try this but I am loving the journey while we're on it.
Look out for Miss Attitude on the right. She didn't like that I told her to scoot in closer.
John, my big 1st grader!
A little less attitude. She's technically in preschool but I'm starting her on John's old Kindergarten stuff. We'll see how she does!
David is only 2 but loves joining in-- he's a great reminder for the other kids to behave because he copies EVERYTHING they do with this new "school" stuff.
Homeschooling, here we come!
