Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

Rocky moments! Yep, that best describes our first week. I knew that going in so it didn't shake me. I knew that my spicy children on Sunday would not by magic turn into perfect angelic kiddos Monday morning. I had hoped! I knew that starting before the neighborhood kids went to school and before the pool had closed was a risky move. I knew that I was starting slow, just a few things. To them it was new mountains, and a scary endeavor. Things I learned: 1. When left to their own devices some of my kids will sleep and sleep and sleep. Balancing the EARLY risers against the not so early risers is an interesting dynamic. So when little man wants to get up and get started while the sun is still pushing the snooze button how do I not make the child who sleeps in not feel behind the 8 ball. 2. Still working on making child #4 feel included but help her not be disruptive to some learning. 3. I can say it until I am blue in the face "School can be done anywhere!!...

OKAY, what a day! Today was our very first day homeschooling. And it was a rocky start. The girls have years of  traditional school to unpack and I have my years as a teacher to unpack before this thing levels out. But tomorrow will be a new and better day! God has called us to this new adventure, this I know! He will equip the called, not call the equipped.       Isaiah 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,      neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord . 9  “As the heavens are higher than the earth,      so are my ways higher than your ways      and my thoughts than your thoughts. Morning has come.... the hubs has hung my Mother's day gifts ready to go she can't read that she's not in school yet, so child 4 was happy just to hold a sign guess who helped catapult the rocky start   she avoided naptime today but as you ca...