sewpeaceful Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Feel free to add your own post! I'll start with mine: Watching my child do something for fun after struggling with it for so long (in this case, long multiplication for fun and getting it correct!). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Being home with my baby all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemLights Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 a "high'five" from my son when long division all of a sudden makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Taking the morning off to send DD to go see a play with her friend! Talking with DD about the causes of WW1 Forgetting to wake up DD in the morning and having it be No Big Deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatusduo Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 a kiss on the check thanking me for a great school day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 A quiet home. [it doesn't happen often :D] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Time away, with another adult. Amazing how even an hour alone with Wolf can recharge me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Seeing my kids curled up with a book, reading just for fun. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 When we finish a full day's work without anyone losing their temper. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 the sound of the UPS truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 silence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 the sound of the UPS truck. :lol::lol: I almost danced to the door today when the Purolator guy dropped off my son's new Dancing Bears book.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 silence ...is golden. Also, happiness is the rare occassion when three freshly showered/bathed kiddos jump on the couch for a good book after a productive and fun day of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemLights Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 the sound of the UPS truck. :iagree::iagree: Right now I am waiting on a ton of school stuff for next year to come. Every time I hear a car drive past, my ears perk up. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 the sound of the UPS truck. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 the sound of the UPS truck. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 For this homeschool mom, happiness is ... ... freedom to sleep in, every day! ... a big family meal at mid-day, when evenings are packed with extracurriculars. ... running errands mid-morning, mid-week instead of after school and on weekends. ... flexibility to do school (or not) at Starbucks when it's one of *those* days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Having my kids beg for "just one more chapter" of our read aloud while snuggling on the couch. Life just doesn't get better than that.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Being caught up. Kiddo remembering something we studied and relating it to something we bump into in our day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Happiness is seeing DS spread all over the floor with the books that I bought at the Scholastic Book Sale and THEN asking why I didn't buy more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassoonaroo Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewpeaceful Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 This has been GREAT! All of the responses brought a smile to my face. I had to giggle at how many referenced quiet and the UPS truck (I'm waiting for mine too!) Thank you for sharing. Don't hesitate to share a few more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Knowing we can drop everything and go do something fun and not having to wait until the bus comes after school to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewpeaceful Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 Knowing we can drop everything and go do something fun and not having to wait until the bus comes after school to do it. amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 The excuse to buy books and the UPS truck. ("Maranatha, come quickly brown man!") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothergooseof4 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Ah yes, the sound of the UPS, FedEx, even the mail lady pulling up to the house. I will admit, the sound of the UPS truck does make my heart beat fast. Even when I am not expecting something I look out the window, wondering who the lucky person is that is receiving a package. Or....perhaps I ordered something and forgot!!!! Unlikely, but it could happen LOL! The best ever was when my ds, who has struggled a bit with learning to read and still lacks confidence and speed, was reading his Pathway reader to me. His brother wanted him to do something and I said to wait until he is finished. He said, "Don't worry, I am a fast reader.....well, I am NOW!" He still isn't fast, but that confidence that he showed with something he had struggled with was priceless and soooo rewarding. I am so glad that I got to be there with him instead of it happening in a classroom with a teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
july19 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 ....walking by my son's mostly closed door, peeking in and seeing that he's at his desk working on worksheets or looking at flashcards. It makes me cry with happiness every single time. Although, honestly, the sound of the UPS truck is sincerely up there, too! I was practically stalking him when I was waiting for my sons easy readers to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 My own cottage in order to have free time ... impossible. My own chef who would make super-healthy and yummy foods ... someone to learn to clone me. I want: one of me to be with the kids and dh one of me to get things done one of me to take care of beauty, fitness, and sleep one of me to do housework and errands one of me to sleep one of me to hang out here and do other online stuff get the idea? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Enjoying my 3 boys talk, play, and laugh together for an extended period of time, With.No.Bickering. It really is cool to see. They are 13, 10, and 8, and most of the time my 13yo doesn't hang out with his younger brothers. So I really cherish those moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 ...finding a pencil... (Oh, wait, no, that's the Charlie Brown song...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 watching the dd who has really struggled with reading, reading all the signs at the zoo about the animals and coming to tell me all the info. Priceless! Now - if she'd just apply that to books, I'd be beyond thrilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Getting yet another Amazon.com box! :) Teaching my children to read and watching them make the connections, then take off . . . Watching my kids learn that "everything ties together", which somehow became our unofficial school mantra. Often our family would discuss what we had learned at dinner, and we would marvel at how the seemingly random facts we studied in, say, history and science tied together beautifully. Either they were the same topic, or used the same new vocabulary word, or focused on the same famous person, or something. And a HUGE homeschooling joy has been watching my daughter go off to a university and thrive. I do the Snoopy dance (in my head) when she calls me to say that she is thankful for something we specifically studied in our homeschool. This spring she took a non-Western art history class, and her professor met with her privately. The professor was shocked to find my daughter reasonably knowledgeable about the Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures, because she frequently encounters university students who have virtually no familiarity with them. :001_huh: That prompted the professor to ask her what school my daughter had attended, and when my daughter told her that she was homeschooled and had studied a huge unit on the Maya, Inca, and Aztec, it led the professor to ask her many questions and become genuinely impressed with my daughter's home education. Yeah, huge homeschool mom happiness right there! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Little Nyssa Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Seeing DS read a book to DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewpeaceful Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 And a HUGE homeschooling joy has been watching my daughter go off to a university and thrive. I do the Snoopy dance (in my head) when she calls me to say that she is thankful for something we specifically studied in our homeschool. This spring she took a non-Western art history class, and her professor met with her privately. The professor was shocked to find my daughter reasonably knowledgeable about the Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures, because she frequently encounters university students who have virtually no familiarity with them. :001_huh: That prompted the professor to ask her what school my daughter had attended, and when my daughter told her that she was homeschooled and had studied a huge unit on the Maya, Inca, and Aztec, it led the professor to ask her many questions and become genuinely impressed with my daughter's home education. Yeah, huge homeschool mom happiness right there! :hurray: Okay, that is super duper awesome! I am doing the happy dance for and with your family! Great job!! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Watching ds17 give dd10 a piggie-back ride up to bed. Hearing ds17 and ds14 have conversations late into the night - just because they are best friends. Seeing dd10 make banana bread for the boys, just because. Those sibling relationships!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 It's just "being" with my children (most days lol). It's the blessing of knowing them in a way that I probably wouldn't if they were at PS all day/everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Mine would be related to the delivery people - I love getting book orders! I got TWO Amazon books this week :D My second favorite joy is the freedom we have. Unexpected death in the family? We can drop everything and go. Bad weather? We can do a long day of school. Great weather? We'll catch up on the work next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Finding dd6's little blank notebook she got for Valentine's day and reading it to find that she had copied entire pages of a book about George Washington onto its pages in very neat handwriting. Reading other pages in her sweet little 6 yr old handwriting filled with stories like: "I love my Mommy. I love my Daddy. I love my sistr. My Mommy is nis. My Daddy is nis. I love my Mommy..." Hearing same 6 yr old reading the banners in church. "Mommy, that says 'Jesus is risen.'" Watching dd8 read Shakespeare in the State Capitol at a podium that they had to put a chair behind in order for her to see over it. She read between state senators that day for Shakespeare's bday. And knowing that we did this with God's help of course. But we did it. They are doing awesome! They will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 is being able to kiss my children between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 ...raising kiddos I can enjoy being with. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Knowing what my kiddo CAN do. (If she were at creche, I would know she is speech delayed, but wouldn't know she can do 50 piece puzzles.) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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