“I just wish for once the world would STAY saved!”?? Quote:??Mr. “The” Incredible

After my last post about getting my weekly schedule for next years schooling nearly complete, I have given the appearance of being extremely OCD.?? I admit that I do have some OCD qualities but this time, my reasons for this were more practical.

Being an at??home mom, life gets full of redundant chores.?? NOTHING STAYS DONE.?? You can’t clean anything good enough to keep it that way.?? Not house, not car, not clothes, not kids.?? Nothing.?? Being very task oriented, I really NEED to be able to check things off a list and I want them to STAY done!?? Very few things in a week are actually done “for good”.?? I think most every woman has this stuggle and for those of us that are very task oriented, it is especially…I’ll use Ty’s word…agonizing. 🙂

One of the struggles that I predict I may have with homeschool is redundancy, self discipline and/or monotony.?? I am afraid that if I only look at the little picture, and not the big picture, I won’t feel like I am making headway.?? If every week my “chore” is to schedule and plan weekly/daily activities, I think I will get lost in it.?? IF on the other hand, I know what my goals are, I have an end date, and I have milestones to get me there, each day of accomplishment is a mile marker.?? Those assignments can be checked off the list for good!?? Managing to the small goals only makes sense to me in light of the big goals.?? Therefore, by marking out what lessons need to be done by when from Sept to May – I never lose sight of the end and I get to see daily progress.?? “Accomplishments” are a huge motivator for me.?? I am a major list person and I love to “check check check” – LOVE it!?? That is the “Type A Choleric” personality coming out in me 🙂

Now that I have this weekly schedule almost done, I am concentrating on what crafts will be done weekly and what science experiments.?? This is fun!?? Actually I typically am not a crafty person but I think I can handle First Grade stuff.?? At 6 and 7 crafts and activities??are just a must!?? That is what kids remember the most.?? When I was in kindergarten we made homemade fried donuts and I remember loving them to this day.?? That is on the schedule for next year:).?? Crafts are what memories are made of.??

I am just trying to stack all odds in my favor so that I will be as good at actually doing it??as I am??at talking about doing it LOL.?? I know what my strengths and weaknesses are and I am trying very hard to create an environment that I can live with and that my kids can live with.?? Getting this schedule done ahead of time has created excitement for me and has inspired me to be really committed to the goals I set for us.?? I am sure I will have to add/delete/edit things as I go and I am okay with this but I needed a good “start plan”.?? I purpose to have a wonderful bonding year with my son.?? I want to create a lifetime of memories and I want to enjoy the daily one on one time that I am so privileged to get with him.?? I pray I don’t take that for granted and I take full advantage of the opportunity. I also pray that I will be good for Tanner.??

Kindergarten has gone so exceptionally well that it has helped give me courage.?? I did this because I felt convicted, compelled and obligated to do it.?? I did not realize I would be passionate about it.?? It has been so easy for me to be disciplined with K-garten because I love every day I get to do something with my child that STAYS DONE.?? Each lesson learned is built upon the next day and I get to watch the expansion and growing of my precious child.?? How cool is that??? It IS cool!?? VERY cool!?? Even Jim thinks so!

So I am not saving the world and keeping it saved – that is a Jesus job – but I am getting a few things done that are staying done and today that is a big deal! 🙂