Well, The Husband took me to a party Saturday, where I could have -- wait for it -- worn a costume! We went dressed as party poopers because he didn't tell me. LOL! Can't win this year!!
After (yet another!) pep talk from Suburban Correspondent, I've decided to take a small step back from this homeschool venture and mellow out a little. I'm trying to fit too much into too little time and not having enough fun. We've just started on motion, force, work, etc. I've decided to use the text book only as a compass to show me where I'm going. We're having fun with it. We make cartoons every day, showing the cat demonstrating the principals of physics: "The cat pushes the cup toward the edge of the table: force. Friction pushes back: opposing force. Gravity pulls it to the floor: force. The forces change the motion of the cup: work." Whee!
The Boy is doing more in less time, which is also good, since he had been spending the entire math hour working on his stuff. "We" do math for an hour, but he doesn't need to.
Today, we actually went to Target after lunch, so I could get some sidewalk chalk. Why? The Husband's Obama logo on the driveway was washed away in the rain, so I got some chalk and put it back on for him. I'm his hero now!
The cutest thing happens when I go out during school hours -- I catch other moms with school-age kids peeking at me out of the corner of their eye. "Is she a homeschooler or is she on vacation here? Do I know her? Ooh. I wonder if she has a double-pan balance scale I can borrow..." Oh wait, that last one was me. ;) I have got to get out more!
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