tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post1735472631099759160..comments2023-10-21T07:20:19.500-07:00Comments on Brandi Raae: LongingBrandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10312594053741362073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-91005745881940615082012-08-09T06:40:26.867-07:002012-08-09T06:40:26.867-07:00I know if the kids were in school I'd be worki...I know if the kids were in school I'd be working away from home full time. I don't miss that. We are slowly starting back, but this morning the kids are still asleep. I may even let them swim when they wake up. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688544739099660946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-16119625183899493192012-08-08T20:41:07.808-07:002012-08-08T20:41:07.808-07:00Thanks, ladies, for relating! I needed that. :)Thanks, ladies, for relating! I needed that. :)Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312594053741362073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-48610415199562457242012-08-08T19:08:19.838-07:002012-08-08T19:08:19.838-07:00I have days like that too. In fact, it has been j...I have days like that too. In fact, it has been just in the last 4 months or so that the good days have finally started outweighing the bad. I have days where I, literally, "take the day off" and turn on the TV for my kids and pretty much leave them to run amok all day while I do a project, read a book, play on the computer or doze on the couch! :) It works. Oh, and I second what Homeschooling6 said.Swinging On Small Hingeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567183997418970936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-21417230722407329162012-08-08T18:53:56.169-07:002012-08-08T18:53:56.169-07:00My oldest 4 kids went to public school. Having see...My oldest 4 kids went to public school. Having seen the difference and knowing what all PS entails, no I do not think of sending my youngest 4 there.<br /><br />However, I get a different kind of blues. I hate to see summer end, I get overwhelmed by new curriculum and it always seems to take too long to get back into a groove. I miss the school free days of summer!<br /><br />Ironically, every year I say we will try schooling through the summer, but that never quite works out! Hehe :) A little review here and there is about all that gets done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917426015174175773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-58332124420482756022012-08-08T17:15:49.297-07:002012-08-08T17:15:49.297-07:00I can totally relate, mama. I *might* have even d...I can totally relate, mama. I *might* have even done a little recon on our local public schools and checked out their school schedule in July. However...it will just mean earlier mornings, homework at night and I will still have to train them to do their work, be obedient, do their chores etc. In the end, like you, I know that God has called me to this path. I am just praying that I learn what it is that he wants me to know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964905458394341000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-88004317257112574922012-08-08T15:55:45.921-07:002012-08-08T15:55:45.921-07:00I can relate. Although those feelings usually appe...I can relate. Although those feelings usually appear when we're going through a rough patch. lol <br /><br />I'm also blessed with a group of homeschooling friends so we do go out to lunch on occasion, kids in tow. Hang in there. It's totally normal. I don't really get the alone time I need to recharge but God has managed to get me through it without any casualties.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286011831882699289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-20385144346551370712012-08-08T15:14:18.902-07:002012-08-08T15:14:18.902-07:00I can relate also. Many of my friends go out to l...I can relate also. Many of my friends go out to lunch, and I don't usually get to go with them. That always makes me sad. I get over it. I love teaching my children. <br /><br />Even though those feeling come, they are never strong enough to make me quit homeschooling. I would have to imagine that I'd be bored after a week or so, and would miss them terribly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770518462873397348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22532272.post-36970614899268084722012-08-08T14:16:58.550-07:002012-08-08T14:16:58.550-07:00Yes, I can relate, although I'm thankful those...Yes, I can relate, although I'm thankful those feeling don't come as often anymore (thank you Jesus). I do have my days when I just want to curl up with a good book and not think about teaching math or grammar or phonics.<br /><br />It takes me a few weeks every.single.year to find my groove. <br /><br />I'm thankful for other homeschooling moms who understand.<br /><br />Never underestimate what chocolate can do. On those really hard days, I sneak into my room, lock the door and eat a piece of my secret stash of chocolate or eat an Oreo Cookie =)Homeschooling6https://www.blogger.com/profile/00353834308181612289noreply@blogger.com