tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post7860046710391342126..comments2024-01-16T12:13:14.197-08:00Comments on Peas n Carrots: CozyJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12609156261526292680noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-51275585349200743412013-01-01T12:04:09.597-08:002013-01-01T12:04:09.597-08:00I ALMOST paid the small yearly fee. Glad my cheap...I ALMOST paid the small yearly fee. Glad my cheapness held out. LOL!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609156261526292680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-41180017289685900592013-01-01T10:42:55.299-08:002013-01-01T10:42:55.299-08:00I too am glad you are back! I check your blog oft...I too am glad you are back! I check your blog often and am so excited to see you are able to be posting free of charge. Happy new year!<br />Lindleybevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182771967895215885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-67780548490813637022012-12-31T20:43:53.149-08:002012-12-31T20:43:53.149-08:00Thank you! I didn't think anyone would miss me...Thank you! I didn't think anyone would miss me. I didn't think many people read my blog. :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609156261526292680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-83937071708621453602012-12-31T20:42:05.819-08:002012-12-31T20:42:05.819-08:00Mel, you did NOT write too much. I needed to hear...Mel, you did NOT write too much. I needed to hear this...every word. Thank you! And I'm sure I will be emailing you soon....when I can type with two hands (nursing the baby right now). :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609156261526292680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-1885273814715779022012-12-31T14:31:35.342-08:002012-12-31T14:31:35.342-08:00Dear Jenny, oh homeschooling is a journey!
As a f...Dear Jenny, oh homeschooling is a journey! <br />As a family, we are/have been always growing and changing- we are not the homeschoolers we were 7 years ago when we started, not by a long shot. We learned by trial and error (now I can't believe some of what I thought and expected back then!) what works best for us, and what works best for each individual child. I have learned to let things go, to open my eyes better to what is most important, and what they are actually learning- and you will see it is a whole lot more than you think! I learned to not compare them to anyone, whether children who go to school, or other homeschoolers. I have learned they learn/do things on their own timetable, and some things are "earlier" than usual, and some are "later."<br />We have really gone the direction of unschooling and are happiest here- learning the most, with the happiest attitudes. I realized a while back, that cramming their heads with knowledge isn't what I wanted for them, isn't what is most important, isn't anything that has turned me into who I am today. I had tried to teach them as I had been taught, which had never worked for me, and was one of the main reasons we decided to homeschool in the first place! HA!<br />What we want for them is a creative free-thinking mind, the ability and desire to find out things for themselves when they are curious about something, and to keep the love of learning alive. With this in mind, my older two, ages 11 and 9 have a strong love of learning and are always interested in something- currently it is the middle ages, so we have a plan to check out library books from this time. Shea wants to know more about castles and medieval life, and Winter wants to know mostly about knights and armory. We have lose plans to build a medieval catapault, and for them to learn some songs from that era to play on violin and cello. Also, both are both avid readers, who hate math. Math is something that we have to do whether they like it or not, several days a week. <br />Have you read any of John Holt's books? "Learning all the time" is fabulous.<br />And Jenny, don't be hard on yourself- I know you are putting your whole heart and soul into those little ones of yours! And we struggle with handwriting too, and maybe always will. Gosh, my husband has awful handwriting. <br />Oh dear, I have said far too much- Jenny if you ever want to chat over email, I would love to talk more with you- because I know just how you feel, I have been here before, and still sometimes fall back into it!<br />Love, Mel <br /> <br />Mama Ash Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477958069982028795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-3411774514105412882012-12-31T06:19:20.961-08:002012-12-31T06:19:20.961-08:00So glad that you are able to be back in this space...So glad that you are able to be back in this space! Missed you and your wonderful pictures!trins_mama02https://www.blogger.com/profile/14115596638355263837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-39277806436679933882012-12-30T16:31:31.618-08:002012-12-30T16:31:31.618-08:00Love the pictures!Love the pictures!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853890733935756049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-510556198239054269.post-1166351636546157712012-12-30T08:47:09.943-08:002012-12-30T08:47:09.943-08:00I know that you are a great mama and I am sure tha...I know that you are a great mama and I am sure that you are a wonderful teacher as well. You will find your rhythm, I am sure of it. You are just balancing a lot right now! I feel like 2 kids can be a lot to juggle and I don't homeschool!<br />Glad to see you back in this space!! Hope you and your family are well.Mama Gone Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591925279586183540noreply@blogger.com