School Started Today; Yikes!

So I thought I was prepared to start school today, well I wasn’t. For some reason my sense of organization left me during the morning hours and did not return until I was half way through the day. This year I thought I would be productive and set boundaries by letting everyone know that we were starting our school year and I would not be answering calls during my specified school hours. That was awesome; it seemed to go over well. I know it seems silly because I can turn the ringers off but then the phone still lights up and I find myself wanting to see who it is. Why is that need of being attached to a device so strong? It is just crazy! 

I got our school day started late but we completed a full day of work. I was dreading this first day back into our schedule; I honestly thought that these kiddos would be resistant to the schedule. They were angels doing everything expected of them; it was such joy. Also they did it with happy hearts and wanted to more when we were done. Love it; I hope this continues on through our school year!

Turning new leaves…

This home-school year brings many changes. We left the school we have home-schooled through since the beginning of Mikayla’s Kindergarten year. I had made dear friends with the teachers that run the program so this was a difficult decision. The change has brought many wonderful new beginnings; the kids are now making a lot more local friendships through our new private home-school program which has been such a blessing. 

 Not only did we decide to switch schools we also decided to leave Girl Scouts for personal reasons. Instead this year I have taken on starting a Keeper of the Home group for Mikayla. This will be an all new undertaking for me; I know with prayers I will make it through. Mikayla is so excited; a couple of her Girl Scout friends will be joining us for our adventure.

Between, Okinawa te Karate, skateboarding classes, flag football, Keepers of the Home, Choir, and teaching the kids I am sure I will find time for myself; right? Our list of activities is constantly growing; I just hope we can remember to stop to smell the flowers along the way to help minimize the stress. One can only hope.