I will be glad when winter is over – I’m tired of the cold and wet snow. I want green stuff on my lawn again. Cabin fever has been setting in.
Monday: This was one of those mornings where it was very difficult to get going. TJ dawdled through her 15 minutes of spelling time and I was grouchy. Thankfully, Nick came to the rescue and did a few subjects with TJ.
We started with morning devotions, drill & recitation, a copywork sentence, and a bit of spelling (which she dawdled through… sigh). Then TJ had some play time so I could put my head in a pillow and scream. Not really, I checked me email instead. :) Then Nick took pity on me and did a page of math with her and explained the concept of greater than/less than before he took her off to play a video game. I got lunch in the oven and had a few minutes of peace and quiet before we did a reading lesson. Then Nick read a James Herriot story to her and she read a book to him.
Tuesday: I was awake a bit earlier this morning, probably because I went to bed at a decent hour last night! TJ asked if she could have breakfast with Grammy so she spent an hour with her grandparents before we started school today.
I decided to pull a Daisy today! I made a list of activities for TJ on an index card and she had to complete each one (read a book to dad, do an art project, write a letter, etc.) instead of her regularly assigned schoolwork. It was a nice way to break up the boredom.
Wednesday: TJ woke up a few times in the night because her nose was so stuffed up so she slept in today. She wasn’t feeling well so it turned into a morning of tv and sipping lots of juice.
Thursday: Kiddo felt better today but I was very tired (probably from waking up to check on her so often). She had breakfast with the grandparents again and Nick took over school – they did morning devotions, grammar, spelling, writing, math, and Bible study. I did a reading lesson with her and we learned a bit about France for our geography lesson.
Friday: Shopping and errand day. Nick took the dog to the vet for her booster shot while I went to the grocery store. TJ spent the morning with the grandparents. I love having them so close! By the time we got home and everything put away it was time for lunch. I just wasn’t in the mood to do school. How often can I get away with that?
So not a hugely successful homeschooling week. Oh well, that’s life I suppose. Next week I’m hoping we’ll get caught up on things. The week after that we are taking a break. Right now I’m really looking forward to it!