Coming up for Air

A dear friend once said something along the lines of 'we home schooled and home schooled all morning and when I came up for air I saw it was time for lunch.'

That was exactly how our first day of home schooling felt yesterday.  Lizzi was such an excited participant that she was ready to start at 7:40am!  Thankfully she was gracious enough to allow me to finish my breakfast and start a load of laundry first.  Then it was off to the races for us.  Both Lizzi and Wesley were thrilled to sing songs, read books, and conduct rudimentary science experiments.  I found such delight in watching them discover some of air's properties in those experiments.

We were all having such a marvelous time that we had to rush out the door before finishing our math games.  After walking Lizzi to our local elementary school for PE/Music/Lunch/Recess we walked home and started Wesley's school.  He is so eager to be like his big sisters and 'do school'.  I discovered that he is quite gifted at puzzles just like Lizzi (Abi and I don't share that gift with those two, that is for certain!), knows most of his colors, and some of his shapes.  He loved watching the videos on the letter A that the Easy Peasy Homeschool Website has listed.  By the way, that is a free website so if you are wanting or needing some educational material check it out!  We made lunch together, went and got Lizzi then came back home to finish our reading and math.

The afternoon was a flurry of housework and putting up more vegetables.  By evening time I was worn out and probably could have gone to bed right alongside the children.  However, there was still breakfast to prep and the double checking of lessons for today.  Once I finished that work I debated the value of self care vs sleep for my weary body.  I opted for a small portion of self care with an early bedtime.  I read through one of the cookbooks I brought home from my grandma's collection and really enjoyed reading some recipes from days gone by.  If you want a lesson from some old fashioned cooking check out Suet Pudding.  If only I was half as clever and resourceful as my relatives.  With a smile on my face I put myself to bed ready for another day of 'coming up for air.'