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Date Posted: 08:16:49 06/24/02 Mon
Author: Anita in FL
Subject: Re: Almost ready to begin school ... Yippee!
In reply to: Kris in TN 's message, "Almost ready to begin school ... Yippee!" on 17:22:42 06/23/02 Sun

We were supposed to start hs on June 17, but the kids and I couldn't wait- we started June 3! We will be doing week 3 this week, we took a week vacation after week 1 since my husband got that week break from school. It rained 3 days last week (sunny FL!) and all weekend, so we filled in what we couldn't do outside with discussions and reading related books together. We are having so much fun, except when my 6 y/o princess decides she isn't going to do it (usually writing ANYTHING and math.) She still thinks the world revolves around her, so she takes longer to finish sometimes.
As far as the games after school, how come I didn't think of that?? I usually tell them TV (only until 6:00), because I cook dinner. But if they finish early enough, games, then cook. Thanks!
As far as alone time, sometimes on the weekends I send my hubby out with his friends or brother, put the baby down at 8 (as usual), put the girls in thier room with movies and clean snack (cheese, grapes, carrots, and water) and tell them I need quiet time. I could never get him to take all the kids somewhere and still come home sane! Besides, I go through withdrawels when I go without my kids more than a day. Maybe just send my hubby away for a week?
Blessings,
Anita

>Well, I'm about ready for us to begin our new school
>year on July 8th. I've purchased the supplies I'll
>need for doing our Patchwork Primers lapbooks using
>ideas from Dinah Zike's books. My dh and I have
>rearranged some bookshelves in our home so that I have
>the 2 biggest shelves in our living room where we do
>our read-alouds. I wanted to have ALL of my Am. Hist.
>books at my fingertips plus more space for my kids'
>favorite books and games. I know that by having the
>games available, I'll be more apt to play them with
>the kids in the afternoons and I'll also have
>something to entice my kids with ... "we'll play games
>when school is done, etc."
>
>This week I have to begin weaning them off of the TV
>again - LOL! We've had a nice month break from school
>and they'll be visiting my dh's family from 6/29-7/3.
>My dh is taking them back to the farm where he grew up
>(now his brother's home) and I get to stay behind BY
>MYSELF (double YIPPEE!!) and get some school
>scheduling finished, do some scrapbooking, begin
>sanding kitchen cabinets so that we can paint them,
>read a book, rent some movies and eat some take-out
>food that only I like! My dh does this for me every
>couple of years or so and it really is nice to just
>spend a few days alone doing my own thing. We'll all
>be together for July 4th and the few days after and
>then we'll start school - I can't wait! Now, if I can
>only make this "time alone" a yearly thing - LOL!
>
>Kris

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