Ready to Hit Pause

I should so be in bed asleep.   Sundays are such long days for me.   However, I am sitting here trying to finish all of the boys' school work.    I really want to go into next week without any schoolwork looming over my head.    I want one full week completely school free.   

I am so thankful that I get to homeschool my boys.   I love the time we get to spend together.   I love the flexibility it allows us.   I love that the boys can fly through an entire chapter in one day if they aren't having any problems or spend three days on one lesson if they are struggling.   

However, it is so much work to plan lessons for two different grades for twelve different subjects every day.    My brain is tired.    I'll admit it.    Biology and Latin are killing me!    All this kingdom and phylum and classification.....  oh my!     I took Latin a LONG time ago in high school.     Every time we do a lesson I remember just how long ago that was.     Why didn't I pay more attention the first time?  

It will be nice to have a Thanksgiving break.   I am looking forward to having two days to just bake and play games with the boys before we leave.     I would love for it to get really cold so we could build a fire and roast hot dogs and marshmallows and play games of Uno.   

I guess I should get back at it.    Just a few more Latin lessons and I can finish grading and get the boys' backpacks filled with schoolwork for after Thanksgiving break.    

After that I am ready to hit pause on all things school!

Knock, Knock, Knock

Since our cupboards are starting to feel as bare as Mother Hubbards, Tanner and I went to SAMS to try to restock. Tanner was pushing the buggy for me as we shopped. A sweet gentlemen stopped Tanner to tell him how impressed he was with him for helping me. He gave him a $1 bill and told him he hoped that reminded him that Jesus loved him. Tanner thanked him and told him that Jesus lived in his heart.

When we walked to the car after we finished shopping, Tanner said, "Mom, even if Jesus didn't live in a person's heart, he is still there because he is just on the outside knock, knock, knocking and wanting to get inside."

The best lessons in life can't be learned in a public school classroom.