Apparently my organisation this year can only help so far as academics. This year, a whole new set of hormones will accompany us as we sit down for lessons. Yup, I am trying to see the good in this but it is hard. I have finally got this awesome curriculum and now my daughter who once loved to learn fights it. For example, I tried a little review with her today (before school starts) and she refused to answer questions that I KNOW she knows the answer to! Why would someone do that? It makes no sense. How odd, stubborn, difficult and rude. Oh boy. What am I in for? I have ordered a book called "Prayers for Catholic Mothers" along with this year's curriculum. I know it was God's divine intervention that drew to me to that book because it now looks like I am going to really need it this year.
Last year I experienced some resistance from her but apparently over the summer the hormones have completely taken her over. Agggghhh. I am torn with the scheduling. On the one hand I want to get school done in the morning, freeing my afternoons for chores, grocery shopping, dinner etc. On the other hand, I am a little afraid of the morning Nazi. Will she even produce anything good at 9am? I don't know. I am trying over the next couple of weeks to get the children up at 8am instead of letting them sleep and also attempting to keep a bed time of 9.30pm. Trouble is, she isn't tired in the slightest at 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm or 12.30am even! I am going to have to find a balance between what works for an 11.5 yr old (currently undergoing physiological changes) and what works for my 9 yr old and me. Oh the prayers I will pray this year. Lord, help me to pick my battles and keep cheery and loving through all things.
I suppose He has provided me with curriculum so that I can manage the other stuff.
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