Fill in the blank: In order to avoid planning for this school year, I have __________

[angela in ohio]

...cleaned out the pantry and re-stocked all my baking supplies.

...waxed the kitchen floor.

...gone school supply shopping (three times!)

...baked bread.

...updated an old blog.

...posted this.

[mommaduck]

....housesat for a friend and watched her mother in law, who has alzheimers. Now I'm antzing to plan and went out to buy materials for my crate filing system, because I could not resist the thread.

[WarriorMama]

...bought book cataloguing software and set about scanning all the books in or home library! Which was really fun until I started to realize just HOW MANY books we have (not to mention movies) and got overwhelmed. Now I have to find something to do to avoid scanning books. Alas...

[MariannNOVA]

..................spent an afternoon at Red Door Spa getting a fabulous haircut and wonderful spa treatments.;)

 

..................cleaned the house top to bottom, east to west.

 

.................made a concentrated effort to make sure the laundry is washed, dried, folded and put away every day.:hurray:

 

.................told myself that the prior school year was challenging (and that is putting it mildly) and I have earned every bit of this time off.

 

.................told myself that TIME OFF IS TIME OFF.

 

.................reminded myself that I have walked into classrooms with 16-20 students, a pile of curric on the teacher's desk, and with nothing more than a lesson plan (and in some cases not even that), the whole thing went off without a hitch.

 

...................told myself that today I would much prefer to bake and decorate cakes with my children and grand-children than leave everyone here with DD31 and sit at the library and complete my NOI.

 

.................played alot of WEBKINZ all the while telling myself that while I am playing, my brain is also working out the intricacies of the curric I will use this year. (I've become really become good at POLARBERRY JAM)

Edited August 12, 2010 by MariannNOVA

[Parrothead]

Read threads on theses boards, played Frontierville on FB, cleaned house because.

[woolybear]

Read this thread.:)

[abbeyej]

...sprained my ankle so I have to sit here and ice it and can't get up to get the books I need for planning. ;)

[i.love.lucy]

..... read various forums.

..... cleaned the house.

..... taking the kids to the pool.

..... rented "Wives and Daughters" and watched the whole thing in one sitting.:001_huh:

[angela in ohio]

Now I have to find something to do to avoid scanning books. Alas...

 

:lol:

 

I started doing my college homework to avoid homeschool planning, but now my project is due, so I'm finding things to do to avoid doing that. That's why the pantry is clean. :D

[cin]

I had gallbladder surgery and then acquired a BLAZING uti. It didn't work though. DH was SO kind and brought the crates and books up to the bedroom for me. :glare:

 

Now, I'm sitting here procrastinating on facebook, farm town, and WTM instead of working in the classroom.

[KellyinPA]

My mother just phoned and wants to take the boys for the afternoon so I guess I need to "just do it" ;)

[woolybear]

I had gallbladder surgery and then acquired a BLAZING uti. It didn't work though. DH was SO kind and brought the crates and books up to the bedroom for me. :glare:

 

Now, I'm sitting here procrastinating on facebook, farm town, and WTM instead of working in the classroom.

 

farm town? sounds dangerously interesting. Oops. Still here on this thread and not doing my planning.:tongue_smilie:

[Guest Alte Veste Academy]

...spent countless hours looking at houses for the move that may happen in one month or one year.

 

...taken about 15 books to Staples to have their binding removed and three hole punched (and they're holding them hostage! Slowpokes!!!).

 

...started re-reading every CM and inquiry science book I own.

 

...been on these boards waaaaay too much!

[Jamee]

. . . left the country and went on vacation for the summer.:D I guess I'm planning now though, been reading a lot of threads here.

[mrscopterdoc]

....got hooked on mindless games such as Jewel Quest

 

...read all the books [for fun books, not school books] on my nightstand

 

...lurked here and posted once or twice :D

 

...rewatched Lord of the Rings for the umpteenth time

[6packofun]

...suddenly moved our family from the home we rented for 8 years to a temporary rental that is already furnished because our landlady gave us 30 days to get out and 8 people accumulate a lot of CRAP and we couldn't find a permanent home!!!!!

 

Yeah, not much school prep has been going on here. :glare:

[Dobela]

Put all the stuff I have been finding on the floors on the dining room table so I don't have room to spread out the books.

 

I have also taken my kids to the local science museum 4 times this week at their request since their uncle blessed us with a 1 year family pass. Once I return home I have been too tired to do anything more than my latest knitting projects (just dishcloths LOL).

[myfunnybunch]

...taken on way too many other projects. Big ones, like completely painting and redecorating my dd's room for her bday.

 

...welcomed guests into our home for the entire month of August.

 

I'm TIRED.

 

Now, I think I'd rather be school planning and weeding the garden, but it's too late. ;)

 

Cat

[AHASRADA]

Sorry gals, but planning for the school year IS my fun, and I do it in order to procrastinate doing other things...like cooking, cleaning, filing bills and taxes and especially cleaning out the basement!

 

I actually ordered and received all my curriculum by the end of June, had it mostly planned by mid-July, and am just finalizing (filling in which pages/chapters to do each week in each subject on my planner).

 

The bad news is, I will soon be set for school, and the clutter will still be calling me...then I'll start cooking ;).

[KidsHappen]

sent my kids to PS.

[angela in ohio]

Sorry gals, but planning for the school year IS my fun, and I do it in order to procrastinate doing other things...like cooking, cleaning, filing bills and taxes and especially cleaning out the basement!

 

That was me until this past year. Now the planning is mentally taxing, and it's not as much fun. :glare:

[angela in ohio]

sent my kids to PS.

 

You win! :D

[momof2boys]

had an unplanned major surgery and am still recovering.

[sarawatsonim]

Convinced myself I was trying to be a better more organized planner by spending hours going through all the planning threads on here.

[plain jane]

.... pushed my start date back by 2 weeks. :blush:

[OnTheBrink]

.....decided to purge the kitchen and create a huge shambles in the midst of it. But I am 1/3 of the way through with planning.

[meet me in paris]

.... read every book on puppy training I can get my hands on (we're getting a puppy in October)

.... watched some really ridiculous tv

.... rearranged my husband's office

 

and best of all:

.... introduced my children to Buffy the Vampire Slayer :001_huh:

 

What a summer.

[angela in ohio]

since I posted this earlier...

 

...volunteered to cook a huge dinner for my in-laws tonight (it's done.)

...baked more bread (I think I've got our loaf for sandwiches down now.)

...posted a few more times.

...purchased HST+ and started trying to figure out how to use it (I guess that counts as planning for schoo.)

 

I DID get an hour of lesson planning for Health done! :001_smile:

[caitlinsmom]

....Read a YA book that I have been wanting to get my hands on.

....Baked two loaves of bread that while tasted great, were very ugly.

....Piled the laundry on the couch so that I can feel guilty about that instead of not planning

....Logged into WTM :)

 

 

ETS: Oh and not purchased all of our curriculm so I do not have the option to start the planning obssession. ;)

Edited August 12, 2010 by caitlinsmom

[Guest Alte Veste Academy]

.... pushed my start date back by 2 weeks. :blush:

 

Oh, good one! I pushed mine back two days because we were originally scheduled to start on our wedding anniversary. On second thought, no thanks for that!

 

I have rescued my books from the confines of Staples and picked up some really pretty magnets too. Now it's 4:30 in the afternoon, clearly too late in the day to get anything accomplished. Tomorrow perhaps...

[dcjlkplus3]

...bought book cataloguing software and set about scanning all the books in or home library! Which was really fun until I started to realize just HOW MANY books we have (not to mention movies) and got overwhelmed. Now I have to find something to do to avoid scanning books. Alas...

 

Ooh, what is this and where did you get it. How does it work?

 

Otherwise I am like some one else here and would MUCH rather plan than clean and organize the house. I think planning is one of my favorite parts of homeschooling (its a sickness, I know):tongue_smilie: