Our spring schedule definitely ramped up in April and into the first week of May. Having High Schoolers means that different seasons of our homeschool are BUSY, and mom and dad are here for it!
Mondays are always a favorite for myself (Mom) because it's one of the slower days of our week. There are still a few things on the schedule, but for the most part, we're home and checking things off our list. Anyone else love a good checklist? I know I certainly do... maybe a little too much at times. But the weather has been getting nicer so we spent quite a bit of time on the patio doing school work. Later that evening, my daughter had a longer dance rehearsal since it's getting closer to recital. While she was gone, my freshman aged son, my mother and I played one of our favorite card games: Dutch Blitz. It's fast moving and absolutely hilarious!
Tuesday rolled around and it was choir recital day. This is easily one of the craziest days of the year for me as I work on the choir parent council as well. We arrived at the church for a final rehearsal and afternoon concert at 1pm and didn't leave until around 4 pm. That'a a lot of socializing for a homeschool mom! Then we were back at the church before 6 pm for a final evening concert. My son has moved on to the senior choir, but I still enjoy helping out with the jr choir. They are full of nerves and excitement. And it's always a joy to see these kiddos performing and worshipping the Lord at concert time! Then off to ice cream to celebrate afterwards because who doesn't love a little ice cream?
Wednesday we all needed to sleep in a little. So I didn't wake up the kids until I was headed out the door for Bible study. Our church has been going through a study on I and II Kings, and this was our final week. I never would have thought of doing a study on those two books, but I ended up learning so much. A little bittersweet to end our time together.
I thought we would get back to a regular routine on Thursday, but no such luck. My son had an afternoon Robotics class and while he was gone, I checked in with my senior daughter. She's getting ready to graduate so I wanted to touch base about some of the required classes she is taking from me. She finished up Michael Farris' American Civics class this week. I cannot believe how much she learned from that course. It's phenomenal! She's also working her way through an 8-week accelerated nutrition course from our local junior college. She's loving it, but it's very fast!
That afternoon, we met with our teacher from the charter school. She was checking in with the kids to see how they're finishing out the year and we started talking about next year. I put together a list of curriculum wants and needs for her. It was a little sad as I'll be down to one student next year. I'm excited for my daughter to graduate and excited for my son to be taking on new challenges next year, but it's hard to believe that we're already to this point.
Friday, we did finally take a breath. Dance classes were over for the week. We lived through choir concert. Our homeschool group was on a hiatus. It was a good chance for all of us to catch up on a little sleep. I had muffins ready for the kids as we went through our morning time together. It's still my favorite part of the day!
My husband and I wrapped up the week with Friday Night Small Group. We've been meeting with this group for about two months and will take a beak soon. But it's been a joy to meet and get together with people from church. It's truly been a blessing!
What do your homeschool weeks look like lately?
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