It is merely the 3rd day of school here on Poplar Ridge. Already, nothing has been routine. I'm not complaining, really, because it's actually going ok. Luckily this week was scheduled for testing and orienting with on line school. We didn't need to orient, so we took the opportunity to ease gently into the work load. L still needs to learn that school is not optional. We're getting there!
Already, I find myself falling into those routines that we've had for the past couple of years during the Fall. Last evening, I sipped a mug of tea in the kitchen, while preparing dinner. The girls sat at the bar doing their handwriting lessons, then I chased them outside as the sun actually appeared through the clouds for the first time in several days. The tea. Making dinner while J works at the bar. Chasing kids outside. It's all very familiar. (I hope I'm not jinxing things by being overly optimistic this early on!)
We had an unexpected trip out to Mingo this morning for a science lesson about "Mingo's Meanies". We talked about poison ivy, stinging nettles, copperheads, mosquitoes and ticks, then went for a walk to identify most of those (no snakes or ticks).
This afternoon I am teaching L lessons that I remember from J's Kindergarten year, and having the same struggle with Math and Phonics that I did with her big sister: already I am hearing "This is SOOOOO boring!", so already I am skipping ahead.
Have I been here before? Oh yes, I have! I started Kindergarten with J 3 years ago, both of us new to cyber school. At the time I was showing the house, ultimately selling it, then packing and moving into a teeny weeny apartment in town. Those were the good old days!
This time it will be a piece of cake!
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