Last week was one I'd rather not revisit. Did you notice me not blogging about last week? There was a reason for that : last week stank. There was nothing worth sharing. It's one of those times we homeschool parents have to refer to as "challenging," because to admit that we were *holding fingers up, smashed against each other* this close to sending the kids to public school is not one of those things we talk about. No, the public expects more of a homeschooling family, seeing as we're all so perfect.
Not!
Yes, our school lessons were completed, and in a reasonable manner. But homeschooling means more than cracking open a book or cranking out worksheets. It also means filling the rest of the day with meaningful activities, and there, right there, I have fallen short. I have played the "we can't go anywhere because of the baby" card, and I have been shamelessly found out by my own self. The kids are bored, I am bored, and it is time for a change.
Tomorrow, we try a church co-op. Wednesday, a park playdate and picnic. Thursday, a new homeschool PE program. Over the course of October we have ice skating (heaven help us), a fall festival, a Halloween costume party, a ceramics painting class (heaven help us again), and numerous repeating park and PE days. There's also a 4-H meeting in there somewhere. In all, we now have 15 of our 20 school days occupied with an activity that involves socialization.
Yep, I said the word. So. Cial. I. Zation.
Look out world, here we come.
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