Oh I'm sorry, did you think this blog would be a regular thing?!!
Hi, I'm Kim, have we met?
DO YOU KNOW ME AT ALL?!!
Yes, indeed, it's been a year-and-a-half since my last blog post. Isn't THAT fancy? Well here I am wanting to say things again and so I will use my fancy blog. But first things first......
WE ARE ABOUT TO FINISH OUR 2ND YEAR OF HOMESCHOOLING!!!!!
How is that for some consistency? See? I was so busy being consistent in LIFE I neglected my fancy blog. Look at me being so consistent and together and mature and stylish and... Ok, back to the biennial post.
We, of course, are not at this point without at least one detour (again, do you know me?). After our first year at home I still felt so unsettled. We brought the kids home at 3rd and 1st grade. My oldest had completed Kinder and two years of elementary school at a private school and my middle had completed Kinder. After a long summer grappled by constant doubt and contemplation, I wearily enrolled the boys at our public school, one week prior to the start of the 2016/2017 school year. We had not yet ventured down the public school path and I constantly wrestled with the thought of choosing not to do something we had never experienced. Plus, I figured, surely they can do better than what's happening at home (which was, quite honestly, a lot of yelling and exhaustion). After eight weeks we were back home and enrolled in the classical program we attended the second half of the previous year.
We have officially fallen head over heels in love with homeschooling. After our short time at the public school I felt so renewed in my convictions and have had an air of confidence that has dramatically impacted our homeschool experience. Very rare are the moments of yelling and exhaustion. Instead we are relaxed and gentle because I know without a shadow of a doubt they are learning so much at home, even on our worst day.
My preferred methods are still evolving but for now we are following the classical method with hints of Charlotte Mason. My heart is warmed to be celebrating the end of a truly satisfying school year of gentle family life and growth. And the fun never ends with the Leheney kids! No, really, I mean NEVER. They have PLANS. So very many plans. Today they (especially my 7 year old) are set on creating a weaving loom. So we are off to search for just the right 9 sticks and dried grasses. Yes, it's exhausting. But it's equally lovely and beautiful to be able to witness their exploration of our world and hold their sweet little hands while I can.
Thanks for reading the biennial Miss Mommypants blog! Perhaps I will chime in with more things to say next week...or in 2019.
