I love the fact that we are a homeschooling family. Undoubtedly a journey of countless blessings, humor, and, in all honesty, its fair share of doubt and frustration (for students and teacher alike).(This photo of Abbey was taken while she was studying on the porch off our classroom. The photo of Christopher was taken in Washington DC during a lunch break on the mall.)
Each day is a new adventure!
A few weeks ago I was a bit under the weather and the kids did their schoolwork in the classroom while I rested on the couch. They would come to me or their college-student brother when they needed help. Overall, however, Christopher was 'in-charge,' or the 'teacher' for the day. He thought that was pretty cool. Since then, he often tells me I can take the day off. He can be the teacher and all will be fine. 'You can trust me,' he says.
I never know whether to be insulted or proud. Is he trying to fire me? Or is he, as I prefer to look at it, working on his leadership skills?
Our days are full and lively and in some respects very similar to classrooms all across the country. In the best ways, I like to think.
Our days are also different from what you'd find in a typical classroom. I've had Abbey run out of the room in tears when her brother wrote a 'Little Sister For Sale' ad in his creative writing course. We have a dachshund named Trudy for our school mascot and she's often treated as one of the students. We are pretty good at 'doing school' on the go, in the car, in a variety of cities and states, and just occasionally, on weekends or in the evenings. You'll hear squeals of delight when our principal walks in..."Daddy! Daddy,!" and our most recent fire drill occurred in a high-rise hotel in Washington DC.
Oops...the principal just came in...guess I better get back to work. After all, I don't want to get fired.
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