I knew I hadn't blogged for a while, but I had no idea it was so long. I can't say I'm surprised, as it was a rough winter around here, and I was absolutely not in the mood for, well, anything. On a positive note, things are much better, spring has sprung, and we're winding up the school year.
I'm not very good at giving myself a break, especially where my children are concerned, and I fully admit that this was not our best homeschooling year. I'm having a hard time forgiving myself (because, of course, being me, I'm to blame). I started to put together portfolios for Scrappy and Funny and then burst into tears. This is what real homeschooling is like, people! There are lots of tears, and regret, and fear. At the same time, I am making a real effort to find the good things. I adore these kids, and they get along so well (mostly). Today we were discussing the word "drip" and how one of the meanings is "a person who doesn't like to have any fun." Funny immediately announced that I was not a drip. That really warmed my heart. It's the simple things, really.
And with that in mind, here are some of the good things from this year. Please know that there were lots of not-so-good things, and I don't want anyone to think that I have it together and that things are always rosy at my house. Homeschooling is hard, but I know that God has called us to it, and that He will continue to equip me, if I would just get out of His way and let Him.
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| Flour Children petting a ray. Always fun! |
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| Monopoly. For about 2 months here, this is what my table looked like. Every. Day. |
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| Goofy and Scrappy played basketball. |
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| Making Valentines for friends. |
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| We learned how they make the doughnuts at Dunkin' Donuts. |
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| Silly and Funny are BFFs, and always breaking into dance. |
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| The kids are really interested in photography. Scrappy took this. |
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| Funny learned to use chopsticks. |
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| We went to the museum to check out some dinosaurs. |
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| Scrappy likes fossils. |
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| These kids love to draw! |
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| Goofy's work. |
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| The Flour Children played soccer for the first time. |
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| Running out of the Steelers tunnel at Heinz Field. |
"if I would just get out of His way and let Him."
ReplyDeleteYes. Me too. Or maybe it's get off my butt and let him work thru me?
I was just thinking of you the other day, while rifling thru my recipe notebook for your fabulous brined porkchop recipe. Didn't have an orange, so they went in the crockpot, but it's the thought that counts. :)
Nice to see you back.