In my life this week...
I'm slowly getting back to an early morning exercise routine & quiet time. I've been blessed by some marvelous quiet times with the Lord the past couple of weeks, but adding exercise has been wonderful, too. It's been missed.
My 14 year old had a milestone this week: he went bow hunting for the first time on Tuesday morning. He saw several deer, but none close enough to shoot. Going again tomorrow. It was a bit nerve-wracking for me, but time with the Lord, prayer, & the elliptical while listening to a sermon helped a ton!
In our homeschool this week...
If there was ever a week I just wanted to take off of school, this was it. I had such a bad & weary attitude on Sunday evening about the upcoming week. However, we muddled through Monday and plowed through Tuesday. By Wednesday, I was almost looking forward to school! I'm so glad we kept going...I feel like a success and no longer defeated!
Helpful homeschool advice to share...
Keep going, no matter if you feel like quitting. Just like a tough work-out, you'll feel better for completing than you will if you give up. It's one thing to skip a day of school because something comes up. It's another if you skip because you just don't feel like it. Those are the days we just need to hang on to the Lord for strength and keep on.
Places we are going...
Today, we went on a fantastic field trip which took us on an hour & a half tour of the Erie Canal. We even got to experience a Lock. Very cool!!! The sky was blue and the fall colors were absolutely gorgeous!
After the field trip, I took the opportunity to go to the only Apple Store in our area. The store is 45 minutes away from our home and, since the field trip was held close by the store, I decided this was the day to go get the glitch in my phone fixed. This was the children's first visit to the prestigious Apple Store. Their impression? I quote, "We could stay here all day!!" Yep. Those are my kids!
My favorite thing this week was...
My husband making it home for dinner most nights this week!
What's not working for us...
The fact that Mathletics.com has been re-vamping their website and their workbooks have been unavailable for 3 weeks.
Things I'm working on...
Editing my 3rd photo shoot in a month's time; laundry; getting kids clothes together for winter.
I'm reading...
I just finish "Inconceivable" and have just begun, "The Best Kind of Different: Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome" by Shonda Schilling. As I have a few friends who have children with this syndrome, I think it will be a good book to read in order to understand more of what these children and their parents deal with everyday.
I'm cooking...
Enchiladas tomorrow to take to a bachelor-friend on Sunday.
I'm praying for...
Good friends who have spent the last 3 days in Barrow, Alaska as they consider taking a job up there.
A video to share...
Thought I'd share a clip of my Gloria reading. She's doing so well. This clip basically is a snapshot into our everyday homeschool reality around here...sound effects, comments, goofy faces, and all. I'm sure you all can relate!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!!!
1 comment:
I could feel the themes of this post comparing homeschool to exercise. I think you wrote it just for me. I am considering starting a new routine tomorrow and have struggled with keeping at it. Not only exercise but the homseschool part also. Those tough days, when things don't want to work and the muscle pain and the world won't end if I skip one day. Thanks for the reminder that it is always better if you keep pushing through.
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