our first day

I was nervous about today. I just wasn't sure how everything would shake out. How would my children respond to my new role as their sole academic instructor? Would I have the patience necessary? Would I disappoint my children? Would homeschooling meet their expectations? Would they want to be on the next big yellow school bus heading back to public school?

It was a better day than I could have hoped for. The children were happy, excited and ready to jump into a new phase of our lives with both feet. It was so refreshing to spend 5 uninterrupted hours just one on one with my children. I am amazed at how much I learned about my children, especially Madi, in just one day of completely personalized instruction. Their strengths, weaknesses and needs may be different from what I initially thought. I am so grateful that we are now in an environment where I can better evaluate and then meet those needs.

Now, don't think that I, for one second, think every school day is going to be idyllic. I am a realist, my friends. When I was telling Corey about our day he said, 'Now you just have to remember how great today was when you're having 'pull your hair out' days.' And believe you me, I know they are coming. I'm just so grateful that today was such a good day. I wanted the first day, the first impression for the children to be a good one. What a blessing that it was.

What did we do today?

Book of Mormon Devotional
Math
Journal
Spelling
Reading
Grammar
Recitation
Self Directed Study
PE
Citizenship
Copywork
Geography
Art

Madi's favorites were spelling and the paper bag owls we made in art. John was torn between the jump roping in PE, grammar, and our art owls. I was just happy they were happy.