Rough start

We started back to "work"on Monday after almost a month off from school. Well, I took the month off but the kiddo did continue to do some of his independent work until the 15th of Dec. But now we are back and let me tell you that it is H-A-R-D!!!

My attitude has a lot to do with it. I was totally out of the loop and not wanting to teach or get back to work. My kiddo matched my attitude huff for huff. So, let me tell you that this has not been a good week for us. I have also noticed that G's stuttering has been especially bad this week. I feel totally responsible and feel it may be due to the pressure cooker we have been in the last couple of days.

Last night, I finally told hubby how I felt. This morning I let the kiddo know that things had to change. I apologized for my behavior and asked the kiddo for his help. I explained how he and I "feed off" of each other in regards to attitude. He and I agreed that we both need some adjustments.

We started this morning much different than the 1st 3 days of this week. We prayed and then cuddled for 15 minutes.We missed out on the cuddle time this week since I just wanted to get our school work. Boy, that was something he and I both needed.  Anyway, after our prayer, we discussed our day and how we wanted it to go. I explained all that we needed to do today and asked for his input.

He and I then went and got dressed before we started our day. (Something we hadn't done all this week). Then we had some breakfast over which I read some of our Bible books so we could get started but also be relaxed. Next, we finished the rest of our Bible work. Then I gave the kiddo a break and he and Dad shot some hoops for about 10 minutes. That made such a difference.

For our lessons today, I had planned some DVDs to wind down our current study of France. Kiddo and I both enjoyed them as they were low key and a review of what we had already learned.  Next we moved to math, in which we paused our Teaching Textbooks study to remind ourselves of math basics. So, this week and possibly next, is math fact refresher week for addition, subtraction and multiplication.  We started a new DVD today called Time Tales!! It seems to be working for him!! I am hoping to build his confidence up with multiplication before moving forward with his normal math lessons. I may even have a day each week where we just do math refreshers vs moving forward with new lessons.

As our day continues, we will mark off items on our list but take the occasional break for a few minutes of outdoor play and/or cuddles!

Lots to do but a lot less stressful for us both.  But, I have learned not to take such a long break and am even considering the possibility of schooling year round. This year round process would of course include short breaks and vacations. But we have time to make that decision. I am just glad that today is better than yesterday!!

I hope your week goes smoothly too.