It’s going really well on the student end. Receptive, following instructions, minimal whining.

On my end… I’m horrible at preparing. I still don’t have all the books. I have not bothered with the handicrafts which are really important for developing & honing hand-eye coordination. All I’m doing for copywork is having him write his name which still contains creative renditions of half the letters.

Unsurprisingly, math is incredibly easy and fun for him. I am surprised, however, by his interest in the stories we read together. Winnie the Pooh has him completely intrigued.

I’m trying not to beat myself up for my lack of… everything. I’m disorganized and I don’t put the time into preparing as I should. My tolerance for sitting through the work is about as much as my five year old’s … maybe a bit less.

I think I judge myself harshly because I’m trying to beat everyone else to the punch. I don’t want to hear how awful I am, so let me be the first to say so.

I’m intentionally letting week two lie. Not planning to make up for time on all the wonderful stories we’ve missed. If it works out to finish math we’ll do it tomorrow. My focus now is GET THE BOOKS.

Second focus, prepare to DO THE HANDICRAFT next week. Coconut chips. Mmm.

This week is probably a D but fortunately all that matters is that I know Someone who already earned an A, and He’s letting me have His work. Even better He’s letting me copy it, so while His effort is what earns me the A, I still get the joy of working and learning.