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These Last School Days

These last days are the hardest.  Especially when it's so nice out.  I become the worst mom anywhere according to the third grader.  I get all overwhelmed with everything that has to happen in the next few weeks.   Filing. Reordering. Clearing my brain of anything school for the summer.  Letting the house go and ignoring what I really need to be doing.  Actually this is the time of year where I can't find my rhythm.  I can't remember what to do next.  I go to bed at night and lay there and remember that I was suppose to have done something and I think of  all the times I could have done them.....but I was probably sitting by a boy with a school book and schlurping coffee and wondering how to crank out some diy attitude in him.   
   I keep getting this attitude about why do I need school....and this is boring.....and whoever thought up the idea of  school.  Sucker that I am I launch into a long epistle about being prepared for life outside of our seven acres.  Eyes roll and the big guy drolls out that he could probably survive on his own.  He could too.  He knows lots of things.  He's almost ready to sprout wings and go out  and put his knowledge to work and gain some experience.   But slowly my son.....we have time.  Let's just take it one day at a time.   He still likes home and us quite a lot though.  He won't go too far.  He's a homing pigeon.
   The other three little humans need a healthy and wide awake mom to bring them through the next ten years.  I'm working on it.   Doing this at forty is different than doing it at 30.   I have more experience but lot less confidence. And lot less health.  Working on those things too.    My Bible says, "The LORD will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught.".   Thank God for that. 

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Deborah H said…
So your boys say things like that too??! Wonder how many times I've heard, "Who invented school, anyway?!" Whew, we're normal! I identify with all this soooo much! I needed this today.
May 04, 2017 5:58 PM
On the Hill said…
Ha ha, gasp..must be the age...just last night my son came at 8 50...when his sposta be heading toward bed...wondering if I could help him study his science. Prior experience made me know it want going to be good! Sure enuff...so my lecture involved that I really didn't invent the curriculum n its all part of school...so he shoots back, well then I will just quit! Hopefully this stage will pass!
May 05, 2017 12:06 PM
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