justamouse Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We've been off since after Thanksgiving, and I have two more weeks off (MIL will be here, no school can get done) and then we're back. I cannot wait. :D Even the little one is asking when we can do schoolwork again. (we took off this long because we were ahead of schedule, and school through summer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nope. :D We've only been off a week, though. My older two are in school so they're only off for another week, then back to the grindstone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I am with you. My mom is here until the 5th. We have been off since Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to getting back to school, and some semblance of a routine. Plus, school is fun:D It is hard to school when people are staying with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Me! Lol. We finished testing and are promoting mid January. Just need to place an order to Seton and Catholic Textbook Project. Excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes and no. I'm ready to get back to a routine, but I feel like I have soooo much to do before we get there. We've been on a light schedule and only off for a week. If we'd been off all month, I would be losing my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm excited to start some new curriculum (and a little excited for the neighborhood kids to go back to school....). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm excited. We start next Monday. I've never homeschooled before so we're truly starting. I plan to go through a few lesson plans this week to make sure I know what I'm doing. :) My other two are home from school but that's fine. We tend to do a lot of things together anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nope....not even a little bit. As a matter of fact, this unschooling lifestyle suits me better than I thought. We definitely will get back to math after New Years, but my kids have been having so much fun reading, playing, using the new microscope, listening to music...etc., I don't have it in me to break the peace. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 not yet. We've only been off since the 19th. I plan to start the 3rd of Jan. I am thinking of what is ahead next semester and doing some lesson planning though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Dh asked for me to start lite schooling tomorrow. We were grilled over the holiday by parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 This is our only week off and I am really excited to the order and structure that schooling provides us. When we have it off there is too much chaos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 NO. We've only been off for 10 days and I need a break! I have to find astronomy materials! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes! But, alas, I'll have to wait another week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneddmanybooks Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We've been off since after Thanksgiving, and I have two more weeks off (MIL will be here, no school can get done) and then we're back. I cannot wait. :D Even the little one is asking when we can do schoolwork again. (we took off this long because we were ahead of schedule, and school through summer) Yes and no. :) Dd does not do well with big changes. That is partially why I mentioned to dh today that I want to start doing a little school tomorrow. Dh gets this week off. Dd is a big daddy's girl. There's no way I want to get to next Monday, have him return to work, and then jump back into school. Would not go well. Oh, and we've only taken about 1.5 weeks off so far for Christmas. All of us do better with some routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes! I have been itching for a week. We've only been off for two. :) We start back next Monday and I couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgialee Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I am and we've only been off a week! Lol! My mom is here through Friday so we'll probably start up again the Monday after that. Can't wait to get back to a routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes! We started the process of moving in late Oct. We arrived 1st week of Dec and then there was (is) Christmas... I am ALL for getting back into the swing of school!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nope. I'd planned to only take this week off, but I ended up taking last week off too. I kinda like being totally lazy. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We took off the 23rd of Dec and went back today. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 YES! We were on a good roll, had 8 days left of school and would have been back on track to start the new year off where I wanted us to be. THEN the car broke down and we got stuck at my folks. Our schooling is very heavily project based, my mom hates projects being out. She thinks it is not school unless it is textbook learning. Anyway that meant having all of last week off of school unexpectedly, and the bigs are gone all of this week. I can not wait to get started next week and finish off those 8 days. It sets us back right away for 2nd term but I just want to get back to it and keep going. I hate that we will have lost 2 weeks of learning time when we finally had a good momentum going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenichols Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 So excited to start again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm excited. We start next Monday. I've never homeschooled before so we're truly starting. I plan to go through a few lesson plans this week to make sure I know what I'm doing. :) My other two are home from school but that's fine. We tend to do a lot of things together anyway. Good luck and keep us posted! Nope....not even a little bit. As a matter of fact, this unschooling lifestyle suits me better than I thought. We definitely will get back to math after New Years, but my kids have been having so much fun reading, playing, using the new microscope, listening to music...etc., I don't have it in me to break the peace. Faithe I can hear your contented sigh from here. :001_smile: Dh asked for me to start lite schooling tomorrow. We were grilled over the holiday by parents. :grouphug: At least I'm not the only one! I thought i was crazy there for a while. But we HAVE been off a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Ha! Not even close!! We've only been off since Friday and are only taking a week, filled with lots of travelling to see people we love and miss, so I'm simply enjoying it at this point :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We've only been off a week, but I'd like to get started again. However, my dh is here visiting until Jan. 1. He works in another state, and this is his first visit in a month. We really want to enjoy his time home instead of being busy with school. My plans were to start on Jan. 2, but I think it will actually be the 9th. I'd like to take a week to plan out the rest of the year. I've just been doing it week-by-week due to all the unknown moving issues. This has gotten old quick, and I hate spending so much time planning every weekend. I'm not a fan of big breaks because we have to review and get back into the swing of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Somewhat here ... this was supposed to be our first week of two off for the holidays, but we all ended up sick last week, so I'm already itching to get back into our routine again. But, I need to plan the rest of our school year, and dh is home for the next two weeks, so I am glad we have the scheduled time off. I do think we are going to have the boys stick to a smallish routine for the first couple hours of the morning and then give them the rest of the day to play with friends and enjoy their Christmas presents while dh and I get work done. Our first day back is the 9th of January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I am. We have been off for 2 weeks and will start on Jan 3rd, but I miss the order. I also have a new science and Bible curriculum that I cannot wait to use. To help tide me over I have been getting the first 4 weeks back organized and ready, collecting supplies, ordering library books and maktng copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We've only been off since Friday so I'm looking forward to holding off until Jan. 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We start back this morning. A week off is enough for dd. She craves structure. In fact, she was greatly relieved last night when I told her we were starting back today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 WAIT! We were supposed to take a break? (3 days of seatwork this week, though the term seatwork is a very loose term around here!) Right now, the Slinkies are having a discussion with the ships in the new pop-up Ships book. :001_rolleyes: G*d truly gives you the children you need, not the ones you want! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 We take our big break over the summer, and just a few days during the winter. Long breaks during the year just don't work well for us with 180 lessons to complete.:tongue_smilie: We are back in the routine today; a longer break would have been nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes, because we've had an extra long vacation due to various illnesses. This week after I'm done organizing the house I need to get on Homeschool Tracker and reschedule everything. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 yeah about ready to put my kid back to work now...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Not in the least. I start a new job with a regular schedule (also keeping the old ones of running DH's business and doing per diem clinic coverage) on January 4th and I'm not looking forward to being held to said schedule. I'm definitely not looking forward to having to come up with lesson plans for DH every other day. But it's life, sucky as it can be some times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Last year, we took the whole month of December off. That was too much. None of us wanted to get back into the groove and the transition was difficult. This year, we did school through the 23rd of December, but that last week was a very light Holiday Week. This is the only week we are taking completely off. Well, the kids are. I'll be working on lesson plans. I'm glad to have the week off, but will be happy to start back up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes! This is me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yes and no. I'm ready to get back to a routine, but I feel like I have soooo much to do before we get there. This is me. We were also schedule to start back on 1/2, but then I realized we'll have family in town until 1/10 :001_huh: I don't think I can wait that long to get back to some kind of reasonable routine! That said, I told the girls that I might take two weeks off from formal schoolwork and spend them on a "life skills" practicum :lol: I am SO TIRED of watching children accidentally knock something onto the floor and walk away from it, and of cleaning up other people's messes, and feeling like a waitress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Dh asked for me to start lite schooling tomorrow. We were grilled over the holiday by parents. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Nope. I need time to get organized and get the school room cleaned out. The kids have off from "official" school work until after Epiphany/Theophany. They'll play board games, read, do History Craft projects, watch educational videos, etc. but no Math, Grammar, Spelling, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 No. I wish I were though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingLife Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Not yet I just started my vacation last Friday, give me another 3 more days and I will be ready to start school again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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