Homeschooling is like every day life, there are some days you do really well and other days where you'd like a do-over. Why would I think it would be any different? Why do I think, that any time we take something out of our life, that we'll have all this free time to do more of what we want and be less adherent to the almighty schedule? I thought I'd have more time to learn how to garden. That I'd be able to teach the kids about growing vegetables. And yet, here are my brussels sprouts. They've been ready to harvest for days and I just ignored them and let them get pummeled by a recent storm. All because I didn't have the time or energy to get out there.
And yet, on other days, I organize an impromptu clay-date with some left-over clay we had. And a dinner with friends turned into a group game driven and executed by the kids alone. I love it when times like this happen organically. Sometimes it feels the harder I try to get something together, the harder I fail to make it happen. But if we just sit back and breathe, something comes along and it surprises me how easy it can be.
(written March 16, 2015)
