I can't believe we are nearing then end of August. This month has flown by and we're all exhausted. It just now feels like the schedule is starting to work, though I must say I wasn't kidding about being exhausted. Brent has started taking power naps in the afternoons and the rest of us want to. We are almost half way into the second week of homeschool plus electives at public school. Of course this only applies to Callie, however, we are all feeling the impact of this on our day.
Callie is really enjoying her classes. She loves her two art teachers. One is a drawing class and one is an arts and crafts class. She is also enjoying her Violin class. Today was the first time she picked up her instrument. Exciting. The Library period has turned out to be a blessing. Plenty of time for quiet school work and a room full of books for her to use for 70 minutes. The only disappointment so far is that her lunch is during the 7th grade lunch and not with her 8th grade classmates. She has joined the student council, plans on joining a few clubs and is thinking about going out for golf. As if she didn't have enough going on already. She is volunteering at the Animal Shelter and is doing Girl Scouts. I'm tired thinking about it.
For his part, Brent has been quite happy with the new schedule. He says it's quiet with Callie gone. He is getting his work done much faster than before. I don't think Callie was noisy alone.
Our schedule looks like this:
5:30am - Callie's alarm goes off
6:30am - Brent gets up
7:00am - Breakfast
8:00am - Brent starts school, Callie heads to RMMS for Creative Art/Painting, Crafts, & Violin.
Noon - Lunch for Brent
2:00pm - Callie is done at RMMS and the kids take a 30 min break
2:30pm - chores
3:30pm - School for both
4:30pm - Brent is done for the day. Callie takes a break
5:30pm - Football for Brent until 7:00pm, if no Girl Scouts- homework for Callie until 7pm
7:30pm - Dinner
8:30pm - Bedtime
Saturdays are when Callie does her volunteering at the shelter. We'll see how clubs and golf fit in.
Callie is really enjoying her classes. She loves her two art teachers. One is a drawing class and one is an arts and crafts class. She is also enjoying her Violin class. Today was the first time she picked up her instrument. Exciting. The Library period has turned out to be a blessing. Plenty of time for quiet school work and a room full of books for her to use for 70 minutes. The only disappointment so far is that her lunch is during the 7th grade lunch and not with her 8th grade classmates. She has joined the student council, plans on joining a few clubs and is thinking about going out for golf. As if she didn't have enough going on already. She is volunteering at the Animal Shelter and is doing Girl Scouts. I'm tired thinking about it.
For his part, Brent has been quite happy with the new schedule. He says it's quiet with Callie gone. He is getting his work done much faster than before. I don't think Callie was noisy alone.
Our schedule looks like this:
5:30am - Callie's alarm goes off
6:30am - Brent gets up
7:00am - Breakfast
8:00am - Brent starts school, Callie heads to RMMS for Creative Art/Painting, Crafts, & Violin.
Noon - Lunch for Brent
2:00pm - Callie is done at RMMS and the kids take a 30 min break
2:30pm - chores
3:30pm - School for both
4:30pm - Brent is done for the day. Callie takes a break
5:30pm - Football for Brent until 7:00pm, if no Girl Scouts- homework for Callie until 7pm
7:30pm - Dinner
8:30pm - Bedtime
Saturdays are when Callie does her volunteering at the shelter. We'll see how clubs and golf fit in.
