The 14 Days of Homeschooling

To the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas"

On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can you homeschool legally?"

On the second day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the third day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fourth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fifth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the sixth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How long will you homeschool, YOU ARE S0 STRANGE, what about P.E. , do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the seventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the eighth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, what about P.E. do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the ninth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "They'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E. do you give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the tenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the eleventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the twelfth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can they go to college, I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the thirteenth day of homeschool I thoughtfully replied: "They Can go to college, yes you can do this, they can have graduation, we don't like the prom, we do it cuz we like it, they are missing nothing, we'll homeschool forever, WE ARE NOT STRANGE!, We give them P.E., and we give them tests, they are socialized, AND WE HOMESCHOOL LEGALLY!

On the fourteenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How can I get started, why didn't you tell me, where do I buy curriculum, when is the next conference, WILL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE STRANGE? I think we can do this, if you will help us, we'll join a sports team, and we'll homeschool legally."

© Adorning Grace 2010

The things kids say!

(originally written 1/18/10)
I thought I’d share a couple of words of wisdom from my youngest. I had to take her to the dr today and there was a copy of Conceive magazine. She picked it up and started looking through, staring intently at the pg bellies and pg test advertisements. After a couple of minutes she hands it to me and says "Here mama, it tells you how to get pg!" lol Apparently she thinks I’m doing something wrong!

So, I came home and told dh. My oldest heard me and said, "well, you should hear what she told me the other day. She walked into my bedroom and said, ‘I know why mama isn’t pg.’." To which 1g12 replied, "why?". 3g7 says, matter-of-factly, "because she eats too much tuna fish!" roflol….Oh dear.

Why Yankees Shouldn't Live in the Country, Part 2

originally posted August 6, 2007

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Three quick stories that give a little insight into how children (at least mine) think.

I have twin girls that just turned five so for clarity in these little snippets, we'll call them T1 and T2.
First, a few weeks ago T1 had a nosebleed.  It was pretty bad and I was concerned because she's been rather sickly most of her young life.  Well, T2 was very silent but all of a sudden she came out with "Hey, I bet I know what happened!"  Of course, we asked her what her thoughts were on the matter to which she replied, "T1's brains were bleeding and coming out her nose!"  Uh-huh, thanks Dr. T2.

For a few months now, we've been praying for a lady in our church who is trying to get pg. She's in her 40's and has experienced several miscarriages.  This lady also has the same name as myself.  Well, 3 wks ago, she announced that not only is she pg but that she's made it through the first trimester (praise God \o/).  Everyone is thrilled for her and her husband.  However, my twins pray faithfully each night and every mealtime for us to have another baby so they were a bit disappointed with the news.  While traveling to town with daddy, T1 says, "Daddy, do you think God made a mistake?"  My husband asked her about what.  She replied, "Maybe he got confused by my praying for another baby - he gave it to the wrong Karen!"  DH just laughed and told her she'd have to be more specific from now on.

And lastly, two Sunday nights ago, T1 had to go potty during the preaching time at church.  We sit on the very first row but the kids know to be very quiet and unobtrusive when leaving for the restroom. So, off she goes, as quiet as a mouse.  Dh is quite the loud one when he's preaching so I was surprised to hear a bellow of   "step into the water, wade out a little bit deeper...." coming from the back of the church.  I glanced back and saw several people chuckling and realized that T1 was singing in the bathroom.  Then there was silence so I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to focus on the message. Well, apparently her trip to the potty was one that necessitated spending a little time there because before too long I heard the strains of "Step Into the Water" coming from the back of the church again.  T1 LOVES to sing; she even sings during her chores!  So, with as straight a face as I could muster, I got up and walked to the back to hush her.  I don't know what was funnier - the singing or the looks on people's faces!  My pastor/husband never missed a beat; didn't even hear her.
 
Oh, the things children say....

© Adorning Grace 2010

Oh, the things kids say!

originally posted August 6, 2007

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Three quick stories that give a little insight into how children (at least mine) think.

I have twin girls that just turned five so for clarity in these little snippets, we'll call them T1 and T2.
First, a few weeks ago T1 had a nosebleed.  It was pretty bad and I was concerned because she's been rather sickly most of her young life.  Well, T2 was very silent but all of a sudden she came out with "Hey, I bet I know what happened!"  Of course, we asked her what her thoughts were on the matter to which she replied, "T1's brains were bleeding and coming out her nose!"  Uh-huh, thanks Dr. T2.

For a few months now, we've been praying for a lady in our church who is trying to get pg. She's in her 40's and has experienced several miscarriages.  This lady also has the same name as myself.  Well, 3 wks ago, she announced that not only is she pg but that she's made it through the first trimester (praise God \o/).  Everyone is thrilled for her and her husband.  However, my twins pray faithfully each night and every mealtime for us to have another baby so they were a bit disappointed with the news.  While traveling to town with daddy, T1 says, "Daddy, do you think God made a mistake?"  My husband asked her about what.  She replied, "Maybe he got confused by my praying for another baby - he gave it to the wrong Karen!"  DH just laughed and told her she'd have to be more specific from now on.

And lastly, two Sunday nights ago, T1 had to go potty during the preaching time at church.  We sit on the very first row but the kids know to be very quiet and unobtrusive when leaving for the restroom. So, off she goes, as quiet as a mouse.  Dh is quite the loud one when he's preaching so I was surprised to hear a bellow of   "step into the water, wade out a little bit deeper...." coming from the back of the church.  I glanced back and saw several people chuckling and realized that T1 was singing in the bathroom.  Then there was silence so I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to focus on the message. Well, apparently her trip to the potty was one that necessitated spending a little time there because before too long I heard the strains of "Step Into the Water" coming from the back of the church again.  T1 LOVES to sing; she even sings during her chores!  So, with as straight a face as I could muster, I got up and walked to the back to hush her.  I don't know what was funnier - the singing or the looks on people's faces!  My pastor/husband never missed a beat; didn't even hear her.
 
Oh, the things children say....

Why Yankees Shouldn't Live in the Country

Because we're too dumb!  Or at least these Yankees are.  We thought we'd try our hands at raising chickens.  Well, we're just in the 'thinking about it' stage anyway.  DH was at the feed store a while ago and saw some cute little chicks so he called and asked what I thought about him bringing home three - one for each of our daughters.  Cool. Nifty little homeschool study there so I tell him to go ahead.
Well, he walks in the door with a peeping little box, sets it down on the table and 1g9 says "Daddy, that one is a DUCK!"  Uh-huh, sure enough, dh got 2 chicks and a duck.  I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt and asked if the salesperson had picked them out for him. Nope, he did it *all by himself*.  Oy! LOL

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© Adorning Grace 2010