School has officially started!

Well, we’ve started back with school this week, and Jared will attend his first class of the semester tomorrow morning. I’m even taking a class. A study on the book of Hebrews. I’m excited for a few reasons. First of all, our pastor has been preaching through the book of Hebrews. And, secondly, because this class is supposed to teach us how to study the bible. That is key for me. I need it desperately. A friend of mine took a class on the book of John from the same professor, and she felt equipped by the end of the class to lead a study, based on all the tools she learned.

As far as school with Gage goes, I’ve reworked our schedule this semester, and I’m really excited about it. I ACTUALLY PLANNED and came up with a schedule! A few weeks ago, I went to Panera for 4 hours and made up 2 schedules for the school year. One is a family schedule that lists out our daily activities, and the second one is a daily schedule for school. It’s not hour by hour, because I just can’t do that. But, I can look at any given day of the week and know what subjects we need to cover. AMAZING! I have never done this. Can you tell I’m excited!? I’ll post later about what subjects we’re covering and include the books we’re using. But, for now, I’ll just tell you how I’ve reworked our schedule. Instead of starting school in the morning, I am spending time with the boys doing outdoor things/field trips. Then, when Shea goes down for his nap around 1:00, I’m doing school with Gage until around 4:00. In the morning, I’ve been writing on a dry-erase board, the subjects we’re going to cover that day, so Gage is well aware of what he will have to do for the day. On Mondays, Shea will be in MMO, so Gage and I will have the morning to do some things on our own. This is working out so much better for all of us. Keeping Shea inside all morning so that we could do school for Gage was just not cutting it. And, I ended up feeling so secluded from all the other moms who have toddlers. The morning is their prime time to be outside on the playground. So, I’m feeling like this is going to be a better fit for all of us. Today, we went for a bike ride, came home and had lunch, and then Shea went down for his nap and Gage and I did school. And, he’s enjoying school! That’s another big plus! More on that later………