So as the holidays draw closer, and I have to contimplate Christmas with my kids and family, I can look back on the last 5 months and evaluate what the first half of the year of homeschooling has been like.
Hectic-to say the least. Juggling everything that we have has been enormous, but worth it.
Trying-It has been so hard with Wyatt to get him to adjust to the fact that no matter what public school let him get away with, Momma don't buy it!
Difficult-I was so selfish for resenting the fact that I no longer had "me" time in the beginning, but I see what I gave up now as an amazing opportunity to have the most influence on my children.
REWARDING- With Wyatt it was so hard to get to this point, but we have amazing times together to read and work, and figure out Math (on that day I swore I could not teach him anymore!). I am proud of my kids.. and all the new things they have been able to learn and that I taught them.
I am posting some pictures of projects we did this fall, and tomorrow we start our Christmas crafts. I have links to most of the crafts, and I love searching the net to find new cheap arts and crafts projects! The 3-D stand up turkeys and thankful trees were fun, and they also did a beaded cornhusk magnet that I bought from Oriental Trading (another favorite I have come to rely on) so they had a blast with them!
Merry Christmas to all, and remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
