The first year I homeschooled both kiddos and wow does it take a village. A great village. A God Village. A weird village. A village I never thought I'd want to seek out, let alone use as my life-line.
Schooling two kiddos on purpose was quite different than schooling one kiddo. Grant is very gifted so, it was easier in that I just took him along for the ride, adjusting his materials/activities as was needed. Ginger excelled in urban planning. She loves that. I think that's awesome!
I am overwhelmed with the thought of chronicling the year's achievements, setbacks, victories, sweet moments and summation - but I know I must. That reflection is often a glimpse of wisdom that will be needed in the future.
For now, however, enjoy this video of our end of year ceremony. I am amazed at how excited the kids are, when it's just the two of them and me :-). It is important to me to have a rite of passage. Though our education, per se, is fluid, I want my kiddos to be formally acknowledged for what they've accomplished.
I need that too - I realized how much I needed to have an offical "last day" when, after this ceremony, I didn't do laundry or clean anything for two weeks (except the occasional shower).
I needed to dumb down.
Chill out.
Veg.
Meditate.
Get behind in everything.
Let go.
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