And just like that, the Summer holiday is over. After we had labelled stationery and packed the bags, gone to the dentist and found matching socks, I needed a loooooong nap - almost as long as my self-inflicted To Do list... The waiting has just a few more hours to last and then we'll be off to our first day of school!
I feel nervous.
Very nervous.
While attending school is not new to these three, joining classes on this side of the world, will be. For starters, I even had to google some of the items on the supply list! In all of the (combined) time that we've spent here, we've never done this. So there are questions and unknowns and a few insecurities. To our relief, there are just two days of school before the weekend...so anything that we've misunderstood, we can hopefully fix before the new week!
I feel grateful.
Very grateful.
I drove past the school a few times in last year. And then I said out loud, "If we make it back here, I'd like our children to attend this school." Crazy talk, I thought. Well, here we are. I am so grateful!
I feel sad.
Quite sad.
It's the end of our short(ish) homeschooling stint. Before these children were born, I imagined homeschooling them. Well, 12 months after doing it with 3 kids over 2 countries - I have had just a teensy taste of the good, the bad, the rough, the real and the wonder of homeschooling.
I feel excited.
So excited.
I'm not just talking about my ridiculous appreciation for new stationery and neatly paired socks. I'm thinking about my children moving into a this space to learn and grow, take instruction from other (well trained, not me) teachers and challenge themselves, meet new people and hopefully form good friendships. So maybe we sound a little strange and write our dates out differently, I am looking forward to seeing them crush this (in all the right ways, of course)!
I feel nervous.
Very nervous.
While attending school is not new to these three, joining classes on this side of the world, will be. For starters, I even had to google some of the items on the supply list! In all of the (combined) time that we've spent here, we've never done this. So there are questions and unknowns and a few insecurities. To our relief, there are just two days of school before the weekend...so anything that we've misunderstood, we can hopefully fix before the new week!
I feel grateful.
Very grateful.
I drove past the school a few times in last year. And then I said out loud, "If we make it back here, I'd like our children to attend this school." Crazy talk, I thought. Well, here we are. I am so grateful!
I feel sad.
Quite sad.
It's the end of our short(ish) homeschooling stint. Before these children were born, I imagined homeschooling them. Well, 12 months after doing it with 3 kids over 2 countries - I have had just a teensy taste of the good, the bad, the rough, the real and the wonder of homeschooling.
I feel excited.
So excited.
I'm not just talking about my ridiculous appreciation for new stationery and neatly paired socks. I'm thinking about my children moving into a this space to learn and grow, take instruction from other (well trained, not me) teachers and challenge themselves, meet new people and hopefully form good friendships. So maybe we sound a little strange and write our dates out differently, I am looking forward to seeing them crush this (in all the right ways, of course)!
💖💖💖They are and will be blessed!
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