Yesterday I was having a Charlotte day, in that Charlotte was taking up the majority of my thinking time. I want these posts to be honest, rather than painting a picture perfect homeschooling family. Because, homeschooling rocks. I mean, it really rocks. But that doesn’t mean it is always easy. It is not. However, it is always worth it. I am so proud of the adults my three older children are becoming. I am very blessed to have extremely close, open relationships with each child, and I completely believe this is down to the homeschooling. Love it!
I don’t see him in a suit very often, and my heart flutters just a little to see him looking so smart and gorgeous!
Once the littles had finished their work books, I read some history about Joseph and Ancient Egypt, before declaring that today we were going to crush our own grapes and make our own grape juice and all with our own feet! The littles were ecstatic. Lillie reminiscent. And Charlotte, well she started retching on the spot!
And the juice? Well, it was there. Abigail and Becca loved it, and made me try some. It didn’t taste of feet, so there’s that. It wouldn’t be something I’d choose to drink, especially with Charlotte retching in the background, and Thomas gleefully asking if it tasted a bit cheesy!
I have such weird children!
I advised her to leave her Latin and just do her reading, which she naturally finds relaxing. Half an hour later, and she was feeling relaxed, happy and, if not out of pain then at least reassured that it wasn’t the ME coming back. As she finished off Ovid’s Metamorphosis she called down excitedly to me that she was catching up and felt goooood! Yay!
I went to a deaf church in college and it really was amazing to see the signing. I’ve got a bunch of pins on my languages board for cool sign language stuff.