WOW! The New Year is here, and we started off with a bang, right back into schedule, no problem. We actually started off better then we left off, getting our household schedule implimented, finally!
We got up on Monday and put the entire house together in less then an hour. It was wonderful, everyone had a specific chore, we put on some loud music (Beatles 1962-1966 *red album*), and it went very well. Our RULES for the new semester went into effect as well. No TV or video games before 7pm, and those are earned privilages. The kids aren't much on TV, except for movies they borrow from the library, but they are FREAKS about playing the new Ms Pac Man game. I bought it simply to use as in incentive tool, and it's working!!! They earn a half hour a night on it, if all work and chores are completed without issue. My house is clean, the kids are relatively behaved....WOW, could it get any better;)?
Actually, this New Year brought us great Blessing. We banished the old and exhausted from our lives and together, as a family, started the year with new attitudes, new expectations, new goals. It is showing in our everyday lives, so I know it's not simply resolutions. We went through a lot in recent years, opened ourselves to many negative influences in attempt to give of ourselves, to connect with the community and our families. In some cases things went well, in other cases, well, the garbage that came was just inhealthy. It funny how you can't see the forest for the trees, sometimes. Last year was one of the worst in my life. It was just simply a BAD BAD year. There was no tragedy, just lot's of influence and outside, trivial, ultimately important STUFF going on around me, and I had no control. I chose to "check out" on several aspects of my life, and it showed, of course. Things have been on the upswing though, actually, more then an upswing-a straight out Blessing...as I said.!
I plan to work on the site a bit in the next few days-I am surprised at the number of regular hits:) "Homeschool Mom" seems to be the main search leading people here, and I plan to gear the site a little more to taking care of MOM, along with stuff for kids, etc. I have so many ideas, and so little time:) LOL
Ok. Time to get going with Grammer and Spelling, we start a new Geography unit today that I have been working on for ages...And, we need to set up our Lit Notebooks, papers are taking over the house.
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