A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

Poor Mister Man fell off his trike at the church bike parade.  The x-rays showed there wasn't a break, but he's been in pain and unable to use his arm all week.  I'm worried there's other damage because a week later, he's still standing crookedly! Summer did come back (sort of), and we've spent each afternoon busy with water play . Rose Red and Little Sister spent some time at the piano.  When her hands are free, Rose Red continues to pick out favorite melodies and create beautiful accompaniments. We finished 3 geography lessons this week.  Here, the kids are practicing latitude and longitude skills with a game. We also spent time labeling balloons with various "circles" of the earth--equator, prime meridian, etc.. Pixie spent much time this week practicing hairstyles on Belle. We also had our first art lesson--studying Genesis 1 to find the principles of art as created by God in the ...

I've been wondering why I'm so anxious about school--why I feel so much pressure, frustration, and irritation. It's true that we've had illness and upheaval around here.  I'm struggling to get the basics done each day.  I'm struggling even to get a routine in place.  No matter what I try, something throws us off kilter. And then I'm frustrated and anxious. I am still taking my PPD meds, so that's not the problem. The problem is that I'm not faithfully keeping personal devotional time. So, goal #1 for next week is to open a hard-copy (I've been listening to audio versions, but it's too easy for me to get distracted) of the scriptures each day.  Whether it be 1 verse or 10, I need to feed my spirit. Then I will be able to better feel the Lord's guidance in our days. This week: We completed our final Foundations lesson and worked through 2 Geography lessons.  We had a serendipitious moment when we discovered that one of the li...