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Disappointments and Limitations: Starting a New School in a New State

2018-08-30 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, accomplishment, attitude, Bible, big family life, faith, goals, God, parenting

School started back yesterday. This was an exciting event that I’d finished in high gloss and framed in my mind as a victorious day ushering in a new era for me. Without a single pre-schooler following me around I will have a spotless house, serve gourmet dinners, volunteer at their school, and run wild and free through grassy meadows. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! High expectations. I love to do that to myself. Three years ago, my heart began to give me […]

Good-bye Summer

2017-08-09 aprilmomoffour family, funny stories, parenting

Only 1 more day until school starts back!!! Yay!!!! Y’all, I might have overdone it this summer. Hmmm, Israel, Washington, D.C., trips back and forth to my parents’ as well as Alan’s parents’ house, camps, and the beach!!??? Who does that? It was wonderful, and yet it was also like eating way too much at an all-you-can-eat donut buffet. I definitely over-packed this summer with fun activities. Lesson learned. Schedule more down time. Of course, next summer is a moving […]

REAL life starts again tomorrow. Oh, yes, the kids are going back to school!

2017-01-08 aprilmomoffour big family life, Christmas, education, family, funny stories

We just finished the longest Christmas vacation ever. 3 weeks!!! Full weeks!! It was a blast. It was genuinely fun because we didn’t spend the whole 3 weeks in any one place. We went south, then we went north, then we went home, then we went back south, then back home. We had a good time with it! And we were terrible. Truly terrible. We let the kids stay up as late as 10 some nights. I know. The shame! […]

The Back to School Meltdown

2015-08-13 aprilmomoffour blog, blogging, goals, home school, homeschool, parenting

Our home school, Pacific Christian Academy, officially reopened its doors on Tuesday. The first day went so well, I was euphoric really. I felt like I was on a roll! The 2nd year is so much easier than the first! And then the rest of the week just kept on coming, and coming, and coming. School has gone well, but life isn’t just school. Teachers don’t just work from the beginning of the school day to the end of it. […]

Back to School Stress and a Free Seatwork Printable for Your Home School

2015-08-08 aprilmomoffour Classical Conversations, home school, printable

I’m flipping out today. I’m a little bit stress paralyzed. I thought I would start school on August 17th, but that’s not going to work. My grade book is set up for school to start on the 10th. The entire school calendar and all of my plans are set up for the 10th as the start date. How did I get my plan so confused? I’ve got most of the learning materials ready, but I don’t have the cleaning and […]