Beautifully Poor

When Benjamin gets disappointed, it is sad, but sometimes it is due to his own fault with not listening or just being a kid. Last night it was because he took a LONG time to finish his food, getting up to go potty twice during dinner, messing around with his imagination etc. If anyone has an imaginative child they get it. Needless to say it was pretty much dark out before he finished dinner so he was unable to play outside, which really devestated him to the point of tears so I came up with a painting in the tub idea to keep him busy for a little bit before bedtime. It was bath night after all and I figured it would get his mind off of his disappointment. I grabbed what little was left in his Crayola washable finger paints and decided the mess was worth his smiles. Sure enough it was a huge hit. I let him squirt it onto his hands and paint all over the tub walls (NOTE: I am not sure how this would clean up with tiles and grout). He spent the rest of his night before bedtim...

When I started this homeschooling adventure I really had no idea what I was in for. I still wonder if the decision I made is the correct one, but will keep pressing on as I feel it is right for him and will be the best for him in regards to education. For those that do this with multiple children, kudos. It can be hectic and last week between work and homeschooling along with the normal duties of a housewife, I thought I was going to go crazy! It really was a fun experience though and by the end of the week we were getting the hang of balancing work and school and Benjamin was flying through the work I had for him. So Friday night when I was preparing this week's homework I wanted to try to make it a little more challenging so we started working on plurals in phonics as well as reading and comprehension. It looks so good on paper! Then today came. Monday. The dreaded first day of the week. After a wonderful family weekend of catching up on housework and exploring Minneap...