Sometimes there are some definite perks and advantages to homeschooling. One is that we can decide where we want our "classroom" to be and when we want to have class. We missed out on our group nature day today because Addi has a bad cough that is sounding a little like croup. She's not sick enough to want to just lay around and do nothing, but sick enough that our friends would probably not appreciate us coming around and spreading the germs. So, we did our own nature day. We packed up all of our school stuff, some snacks, and a blanket, and spent the entire afternoon playing and doing school outside.
Our afternoon went like this - we would do a little school work and then Jake would run up and down the hill and practice doing some shooting with his slingshot while Addi hung out and colored or wandered around, and then back to do a little more school work. It was really far more enjoyable than most of our school days (they're not all rainbows and lollipops, so don't be fooled!), and I want to try to commit to doing it that way more often. It also helped that it was 85 degrees here today...in November! I'm not sure I'll be so commited when the temperature starts to drop. I don't do well outside in the cold!
So fun! Were you by the Harts? That's a great spot! Or is this right by you? Either way fun to have a special nature day with just your little ones:)
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