Happy Thanksgiving!

I have the hardest time sticking to our school schedule this time of year.  There is so much going on to prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Add a huge trip to the other side of the globe and preparing for a new addition and I'm toast!  Also add in 65-70 degree weather in November and all we want to do is play outside.  We DON'T play outside all day....we finish our math, reading, language, vocabulary, science and social studies each day.  Some days we just do a little less than others :)  I have realized that schooling year-round is the way to go.  I will do that beginning this summer.  On the days where we are just swamped with LIFE, we can take it easy and not feel like we're losing a ton of time.  We'll make up for it in the summer.  I think the hardest thing for me is getting everything done with 2 kids in tow all the time.  My girls are great and are usually good sports about running errands, but I could get done in 1 hr. what it takes 2 hrs. to get done with kids on my hip.  Overall, I love homeschooling.  I love that my children participate in the grocery shopping, enjoying lots of outside time to explore during the day, help in the household chores, read books throughout the day and still have everything done by the time Dad comes home each night.  I realize what a blessing it is and is one of my top 3 things to be thankful for this year!