So, you ask, how’s school-at-home going these days? (Yeah, I know. No one asked, but I can’t think of a single thing to talk about tonight.)
Much to my shock, my boys have become somewhat self-motivated. They are on their computer, starting their lessons and doing their pre-algebra problems before I’ve even eaten my bowl of old-fashioned oatmeal. Finally, they seem to understand that the sooner they start, the sooner they’ll be done.
Obviously, I still check their work and oversee their progress, but they are handling the bulk of their assignments on their own. I can’t rave enough about K12.com’s curriculum. I love everything about it, with the possible exception of science projects, but so far, we haven’t had to do any major ones.
We’re getting into a routine, all of us. I’m still nostalgic about summer . . . the darkness comes so much earlier at night. Before we know it, Christmas will take us by surprise and then we’ll be in the gloom of January and then crocuses will spring up. Time doesn’t march; it sprints.
Reminder to self: Plant more daffodils. Can you ever really have enough?
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Do crocus grow where you are? I love their reminder of spring.
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You can never have enough daffs. When we lived in England I had daffodils, and I always had such a sense of hope when they came up…that winter wouldn’t actually go on forever! Of course, where we lived, it was rainy and cold all year, so the daffodils were lying, but they still gave me hope…
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Signs of maturity. How marvelous.
I’d take that over crocuses any day.
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No. You can never have too many daffodils.
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What? They’re doing their work before you ask? Next thing you know, they’ll be cleaning their room before any nagging begins…
And I agree; the world needs more flowers to enjoy.
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God bless!
Nan
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Every year, for the past five years, my mom comes out to Texas and plants about 100 daffodil bulbs and then in the springtime we have a riot of yellow joy for several weeks. It’s wonderful.
As a mid-40’s mom with a two-year-old, I’ve never been more painfully aware of how fleeting time is.
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Cripes lady, I’m 6 to 7 months away from crocuses! But there’s nothing like seeing them after all that snow.
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Yeah for the boys finally getting into a great routine with school. I take it writing is coming along a lot better this year?
Hope their self-motivation keeps up for the rest of the year =)
And yes, plant more flowers.
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You can never have too many daffodils. Winter gloom, yes. Spring flowers, no.
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That is very encouraging…
My dd is only 4, but the prospect of homeschooling is a little intimidating, even though we’ve already decided that this is what we’re going to do.
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