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Wednesday of our glimpse into homeschooling

7:20 am: I am awake. I’ve been awake for awhile, laying in bed and mulling over my day. I prop myself up on all the pillows and open my devotion book. The thought crosses my mind that it would be really helpful to have a coffee pot right here in my bedroom. Hmm. I spend some extra time in prayer, my mind whirring with many different prayer needs/requests.
7:50 am: I’ve had my first cup of coffee and gone over the day’s schedule. Two days of work in one is quite do-able.
8 am: The kids are waking up after I give them a couple of nudges and Mr. Conductor wants me to carry him downstairs. I do.
8:20 am: Everyone is dressed and eating breakfast. I read Sassafras her history text while they finish clean up.
8:45 am: We are starting school. I’ve just informed the girls we’ll be doing two days of school today and they groan. I assure them it won’t be so bad. They are not reassured. Maiden starts with her math- she has a test today [she uses Horizons Math 4]. Sass works on her math [Horizons Math 2] while I finish reading the history text that would have been for tomorrow. She doesn’t usually multi-task so well but her math work is easy and she does well listening to me and working slowly on the math.

9:40 am: We make short work of Sass’s science and she moves right into her handwriting. It won’t take long for her to get through both days of handwriting- something she loves. During this time I am also doing some cut and paste papers with Mr. Conductor. He takes cutting very seriously and is meticulous about cutting along the lines very carefully.
10 am: Maiden has just finished her math test and I begin going over it while continuing to give Mr. C direction with his cutting and pasting. Maiden is now reading her history text for the day. Sass is finishing up her handwriting.
10:30 am: Mr. C is now writing on a piece of cardstock and proceeds to cut it to bits. Sassafras and I do spelling. Maiden continues with her science reading and then goes on to her language arts assignment- foreshadowing.
11 am: Sassafras and I work on her language arts assignment- she is rewriting a copywork passage using adverbs and adjectives she has put in place of the ones that were provided. She is doing very well. Maiden finishes reading and works on a notebooking assignment. Mr. Conductor is now “reading” Sassafras’s science book. I deposit his pile of scraps into the trash on my through the room.
11:20 am: Sassafras is done with her school work. She brings down the dirty laundry, cleans up her work area and goes off on an adventure with Mr. C. I am now in the office doing youth work and Maiden comes in to do her spelling.work.
11:33 am: Maiden has finished her spelling and everyone is done for the day. We have finished two days of school in the time it usually takes to do one day. We are all surprised and very happy.
At this time school is done (except for afternoon reading time) and is when I realize I am having technically difficulties with the internet and also find out that the debt counseling company withdrew TWO payments from our checking account last month.
I now understand why school went so smoothly and why I woke up early this morning and spent extra time in prayer.
God knew it would be necessary.

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9:24 AM, 2008-Apr-25 .. Posted by beccasue1029

Oh dear, that stinks BIG TIME that the debt company took out 2 months' worth at once. Are they going to refund any to you?

~big prayer hugs~


~*Becca*~