All the kids in our town went back to school today. Only Milo did school in our house though. We’ve been passing around a stomach bug and Clementine had it today. Clementine and Emeline share so many subjects that I called off lessons for both of them.
It was nice to focus on Milo only. It made me remember the days when I just had one to teach. Things were much easier. Of course, things are made much harder right now because of our busy, demanding, chattering toddler.
I spent the afternoon cleaning out the homeschool room. I started this on Monday. I think I could have had a real good cleaning week if I hadn’t gotten sick. Monday I scrubbed the grout in the kitchen tile and started on the homeschool room. Tuesday and Wednesday I felt bad. Today I cleaned out kitchen cabinets and homeschool cabinets. Just think what I could have gotten done if I’d been well the middle of the week too.
I’ve also been spending a lot of time planning what we’re going to read for history. I’ve been using All Through the Ages to find the books we need.
This is a great resource if you’re doing a Charlotte Mason style history. I bought it several years ago and put it aside when I was using The Mystery of History. I was excited to dig in again. This change in history has made it fun again.
Though, after a few months of planning and searching for books, I may give up and buy The Story of the World. New stuff is always fun in the beginning.
