An "Almost" Snow Day

Kids are so funny, the way they think about things. The school had a two hour delay this morning as we all awaited the ice from last night's storm to wash away with the rain. My daughter was so excited. She said, "Mom, we can have an ALMOST snow day!" What she meant was they could stay in their jammies and play pretend and paper dolls and dinosaurs and cars and whatever else they imagined up for the next two hours. Then back to reality as we got ready for school.

Of course, during this time my daughter and son both reminded me what it was like when we were homeschooling. My daughter said something to the effect of, "Do you remember when we used to do this as a part of school?"  I used to use their toys as teaching implements whenever possible to keep them interested, and then they could continue the play after the lesson so I could do the next lesson with another child. At one point, I was homeschooling five (my three and a friend's two) so I needed all the help I could get!

My son asked me when we could do this again, meaning set aside the usual order of things and just play. I told him hopefully this weekend. I will work hard to get the housework done so that we can play Saturday morning together doing whatever they think up.

But right now, my youngest son is downstairs with my mom, and they are learning math together. :)  Yes, my mom knows math, but by her own words, it's been so long since she had a class that although she knows how to do it, she can't remember why! They are playing with counting blocks and pattern blocks and a calendar. My regular child care provider's son is sick and my mom isn't up to much, but she wanted to help.

So with that, I had better get back to work! I am glad I take the time to write these posts again, though. I really helps me pattern my thoughts and get my head on straight. Also, I need a break once in a while throughout the day, and it's more productive to blog than it is to just aimlessly surf the web.

God Bless!
One Christian Mom