Quiver0f10 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I have everything organized and ready to go. The kids are excited and anxious, especially my sweet 5 yo :) and yet, I am dreading the morning :D. I know once we get going and into a routine things will be fine, but the first few days is always total chaos :glare:. So, who else is starting tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappymom Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Me Me Me!!!! This will be our first OFFICIAL day of homeschool since i pulled my oldest out in apr...and now my other daughter will be kindergarten'ing it up! I AM TERRIFIED!!! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pammy Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I wish I could be as organized and disciplined as some of the pictures of school rooms that I have seen posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm starting my oldest--he's the only one homeschooling this year, and will graduate in December. I asked him if he's ready to start tomorrow, and he got all grouchy and said he hadn't even seen his schedule yet or any of his books. Hmm--guess I have to get that together, eh? :lol::lol::lol: As if I've done nothing!!! Geesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 We are! The first few days are always such fun.....:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Me! And someone give me a kick in the pants, I need to get up and organized. I can't believe I have all my curriculum but I've been pulling things out and trying to get stuff ready for this week, books are lying all over the house and it's a MESS! How did August go by so quickly? For that matter, where did the summer go??? ~Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I opened my big mouth to the 4yo - so there is no backing down now. We've been at a partial load, time to kick it up a notch and do it. Will be fine once we get in a groove..... i hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 very, VERY anxious to get back into a more structured day. I'm sure we will have some rocky moments but overall I am very excited. This is the first time I will do medieval history and the first time I'll teach a high schooler. Quiver-good luck, and too anyone else starting tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquelyn in NC Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Actually, we have had a few days already. Our homeschool support group has Friday afternoon classes, and we are two weeks along with that already. Tomorrow will be our first day of school at home for the year, though. I love this time of year -- new books, new supplies, things planned out perfectly before life comes in and throws a monkey wrench into my lesson plans. First and third grade, here we come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 We're starting tomorrow. However, hubby comes home next Saturday and he's taking a week of leave after that so we're taking that week off. Next week is sort of a practice week to get our schedule in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I was planning to...but...since I haven't got everything as together as I'd like, I think we'll start with just some of the work; history, grammar and math. Maybe I'll do some art, too. I'm shooting for next Monday for the whole deal. We'll call this week "practice". Oh wait, next Monday is a holiday. Well, just don't tell my kids and it'll be fine. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in SC Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 So, who else is starting tomorrow? Us. :D I still have planning to do for older dd but we're in position to take the plunge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschoolmom22 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 me!!!! I'm ready(I think:001_huh:) youngest dd went to be so excited and oldest dd went to bed saying "we officially start tomorrow don't we?" to which I replied "sure do" - she says "oh"......LOL!!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I've got only one this year, and last year with just the two of us went pretty well, and I've thought and researched and purchased and planned carefully, and I have every reason to believe that things will be fine . . . and my stomach is still in knots. I'm just so nervous that we'll get off to a bad start in the morning and it will end up coloring the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We're starting tomorrow. However, hubby comes home next Saturday and he's taking a week of leave after that so we're taking that week off. Next week is sort of a practice week to get our schedule in order. You know what my dh calls that? "Orientation Week" seriously! We called our 1st week "Orientation Week" this year, and it was absolutely LIBERATING for me - felt like it gave me permission to tweak, and not worry if things went perfectly. Happy first week, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenParrish Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We started on August 4th. We always do school from August through April because we get spring fever really bad in May and can not seem to get school done. Good luck on your first day back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We will be starting our last year of homeschooling tomorrow. If all goes according to the plan, he will graduate at the end of the baseball season next spring. (At least baseball will keep him motivated.) Lots to accomplish this year. Tomorrow's our last first day of school breakfast out. Our last first day....sniff, sniff. I'm excited and nervous and a wee bit sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I had planned to start at the beginning of August. Then I had planned to start the last week of August. Hmm, maybe I am dreading it? I have everything ready. It will be my first time homeschooling without my oldest. I am just not ready for that. Or, I am just not ready to let go of summer. It is just second grade and not-preschool. How hard could it be? I think we will go to the park and go pick blackberries instead. We can start next week or the week after. Besides, I am still waiting for UPS to bring some stuff. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzdaisy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We will start tomorrow also.Just have to get to bed at a decent hour. Karin:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We are going to start tomorrow. I just hope I can get up in time so that I can have some time to myself before the kids get up. We are going to start a little earlier this year (8:30.) I am a little anxious about this as I don't know how well this is going to go over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I have everything organized and ready to go. The kids are excited and anxious, especially my sweet 5 yo :) and yet, I am dreading the morning :D. I know once we get going and into a routine things will be fine, but the first few days is always total chaos :glare:. So, who else is starting tomorrow? No, no, NO! Tomorrow is my BIRTHDAY. YOU SHOULD NOT DO SCHOOL ON MY BIRTHDAY. It should be a national holiday. Gah. :D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We are starting tomorrow, too. May God give us patience beyond understanding, boundless energy and cheerful children. Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We are starting tomorrow :D I have everything set up for a full week (that's really good for me!) and my 3yo is starting her first official "school work". It's a little bitter-sweet for me, so excited to get started but already missing those lazy days of summer where we would stay up super late, walk to the creek on a whim, not drive anywhere for weeks at a time. Now it's back to meetings, dance classes, drawing classes, and horror of horrors a SCHEDULE! Thank goodness for homeschooling...we can always take a stay up late/pajama day if we need one :001_smile: Look forward to hearing all the stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I have everything organized and ready to go. The kids are excited and anxious, especially my sweet 5 yo :) and yet, I am dreading the morning :D. I know once we get going and into a routine things will be fine, but the first few days is always total chaos :glare:. So, who else is starting tomorrow? We aren't starting until Sept 8, but I'm all ready and I wish we were. But, next week I have a bunch of meetings and I have to can peaches. I like to wait until I can have a full, normal first week so I can hit the ground running rather than limping. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 WOw, lots of us starting today! Hope everyone has a GREAT first day! Off to the trenches...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Of course, it won't be a regular school day, whatever that is!! :lol: After my ds gets done with soccer practice and after everyone spends a "delightful" 30+ minutes on standardized tests from last year, then we will be officially starting the 2008-2009 school year! It's only what we call "school-lite". I'm not touching TOG at this point at all, but I think I'll try tacking Greek and Math today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We officially started with a light day this morning. I've learned that easing back into our routine slowly is less painful around here. The first week always seems to be a little crazy, but you do what you gotta do. Wishing eveyone a smooth transition and a very happy year~:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We are! Well, we did seeing as it's Monday afternoon. My 5yo was so excited and very sweet. We had fun and I love seeing the excitement on his face as he sounds out words! Huck on the other hand.....we made it through the morning, how's that. Best that can be expected. He cried most of the morning. I plugged along. It's a typical schooling morning for us but I still had my hopes up that it would be better/easier this year. Oh well. One down, many, many more to go. :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We start a week from tomorrow. Hope everybody who started today had a good first day! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 We had a good first day and the kids had fun. Here are some pictures of our morning. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Quiver0f10/ We wont be doing a full schedule until after Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Okay, it's just "school-lite" and we didn't start until after lunch because of my son's soccer practice and we are still taking last year's standardized tests, but we started!!! We did spelling, math, and Greek with the 2nd and 3rd graders. We did spelling, math, vocabulary, and Greek with the 7th and 9th graders. We'd been off-school for about 3 weeks and the oldest one was bored, so I decided to start up again. We are holding off on TOG until some of the rest of the fall schedule settles down. Blessings to all of the others who kicked off the year today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzdaisy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 The first day is behind us. We started out slow we just did history and our bible reading this morning than had to go and take Grandpa to his dr. appt. and then shopping so we were busy today.Got all the running around done :auto:for the week so we can add more to school tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I have everything organized and ready to go. The kids are excited and anxious, especially my sweet 5 yo :) and yet, I am dreading the morning :D. I know once we get going and into a routine things will be fine, but the first few days is always total chaos :glare:. 10 kids Jean. 10 KIDS!!!!!! oh wait...part of them are raised by now....hmmmm...well, if you are still dreading the first day of school I think the rest of us are doomed. Ds8 (my only child) and I started our second week of our 3rd year today. I worked. him. to death. My mother, a retired 5th grade teacher, told me I tortured him today. shrug. I was just trying to get ahead because my niece might come to visit for a day or two. And besides dh is out of town and we slacked off and didn't start until 11:00 a.m. I'm thinking tomorrow should be a piece of cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 10 kids Jean. 10 KIDS!!!!!! oh wait...part of them are raised by now....hmmmm...well, if you are still dreading the first day of school I think the rest of us are doomed. Ds8 (my only child) and I started our second week of our 3rd year today. I worked. him. to death. My mother, a retired 5th grade teacher, told me I tortured him today. shrug. I was just trying to get ahead because my niece might come to visit for a day or two. And besides dh is out of town and we slacked off and didn't start until 11:00 a.m. I'm thinking tomorrow should be a piece of cake. LOL it's just the noise and chaos of everyone wanting me at once. They all get excited or need my help at the same time, of course. It went really well and I had many moments that I gave thanks that we are blessed to be able to do this. LOL @ torturing your son. There are days that feel like that here too, but it pays off inthe end. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I loved the pictures. Your youngest is getting so big:001_smile: and he's adorable. We had a good first day and the kids had fun. Here are some pictures of our morning. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Quiver0f10/ We wont be doing a full schedule until after Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 I loved the pictures. Your youngest is getting so big:001_smile: and he's adorable. Thank you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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