Last Week(s) of School

Two stacks of books next to each other

 Dear Diary of a Homeschool Mom, I'm sure I am not the only one.  I know for a fact, I'm not. Along with countless other mothers, in spite of our best efforts, I'm confronted by the fact that I am at the end of the "school year", but not at the end of the school books. Big sigh. I have my options. Like other moms, I will consider pushing the boys HARD to finish every page of … [Read more...]

Thoughts this Thursday…

Here's the run-down of current events over here at the school of boys....or....my three ring circus....or....our house. Levi sometimes forgets ENTIRELY that WE are potty training him.  My sweet tea was spilled in the schoolroom floor this morning. I love my sweet tea. I love the boy who spilled it. Drew likes to do approximately 57 pages worth of "schoolwork" every day.  I can hang … [Read more...]

First Week of School

Dear Homeschool Diary of a Sleep-Deprived Mother of Seven Boys, This week we started our new "school year".  Complete with new books and software, play-doh and markers, we had all the essentials lined up to make it a successful year.  Undaunted, Tuesday morning, I woke up, hit the ground running, and set out to teach my 7th grader some pre-algebra, my 4th grader a little something about … [Read more...]