2018 school year

It's hard to believe another school year is approaching fast! Asher will be in 7th grade (or M2 in Bermuda) and Asa will be in 1st grade (P2 in Bermuda). Here's what we'll be studying this year:


Asher:

In addition, Asher will be taking his writing class online and Spanish 1 online, both through The Potter's School. For Bible, he will continue going to his weekly Bible Study Fellowship class and participate in our church's youth group. For music, he'll continue in piano lessons and begin steel pan drum lessons this year. For P.E. he will continue swim club. Also, Matt will be teaching him Economics on Thursdays.


Asa:

For music, Asa will complete his final year of Kindermusik. For P.E. he will continue with his year-round swim lessons and Running Club. Asa will also continue to attend our church's Olympians program.

Because of the large age gap between the boys, it's tricky combining many subjects. However, this year the boys will both enjoy studying art and Bermuda history together:

Also not pictured are the countless books that will be read independently or read aloud throughout the year.

Savoring the season

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

-Ecclesiastes 3:1

Lately I've realized that I'm in a pretty great season. 

There are many seasons in a person's life, and I'm currently in a season of motherhood that's really, well, nice. I'm a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom, which is not easy but is also completely wonderful. I have my boys with me all day, every day. And at this point in their lives, they still really, really like me.

Blanket time: a saving grace!

Ask anyone with a toddler about their free time, and they'll probably laugh at you.

Once that sweet little pudge of a baby learns how to walk, everything changes. Suddenly they can reach things you don't want them to have. They can use their legs to get where they want to go - fast! And getting them to stay in one place - or even one room - seems next to impossible.

Combine all those things with dinnertime or (if you homeschool) school time or anytime you need both your hands and mind focused on a single task, and you've got a problem.

Fortunately, there is a solution. But I should warn you, it takes work.

Oh boy, oh boy - what joy!

I have little boys. I have two sweet, funny, crazy, adventurous little boys.

To be honest, I never imagined myself as the mother of boys. As a child, I played with dolls and imagined myself the mother of daughters someday. I pictured myself surrounded by ruffles and dollhouses and hair bows and giggling, but I ended up surrounded by blue jeans and toy cars and baseball caps and practical jokes.