We are officially back on track. We are doing school consistently again and I’m working on getting our schedule up and running. We use ChorePacks and MOTH from www.titus2.com Very helpful if you’d like to check it out. I “fell of the wagon”, if you will, when littlest caterpillar was still nursing. For those of you who aren’t familiar with us, he’s 21 months now, and hasn’t nursed since he was 5 months old. So it’s taken me a considerable amount of time to get it together. But back together I am getting and I’m excited. What changed my outlook? Well a couple of things.
1) I received a well placed, well deserved (but loving) kick in the pants from my husband.
2) The midwife I’ve been talking to suggested I do an iodine test. I did and discovered that my thyroid was seriously deficient in its functions. So I’ve been taking a couple of different supplements and the difference in how I feel is seriously amazing.
I am rarely needing a nap anymore. I can sleep 7-8 hours at night and make it through the whole day. I’m off of coffee (that is a huge step for me). And I am more motivated than I have been in a very long time. So on the subject of being motivated, one of the things I have been looking at is Ambleside Online. It’s based on Charlotte Mason. Have any of you used this before? I welcome any comments on it. I think the concept sounds great but actually putting it into practice is something else. I have 3 kids that I’ll be schooling next fall so, anyone with experience doing this with multiple grade levels, I would appreciate that input as well.
As I’m sure other veteran homeschoolers can understand, some curriculums look great in theory but in practice are a logistical nightmare. We tried Weaver our first year and it was way too much for me. It was a nice program but circumstances made it impossible to keep up with all the prep work and activities. We ended up not even using the curriculum and just winging it the rest of the year.
Well, that’s what’s new on the schooling front. I’m not sure what’s next, birth stories or devotions that have really hit home. I guess we’ll see what strikes my fancy the next time I’m at the computer.
