School, Interrupted

Friday I woke up feeling tired and a little run-down. The kids were studying their scriptures when my friend K called me. K and I are both beginning homeschoolers, using the same general curriculum, and we are glad to have each other as sounding-boards (and adult conversationalists).

She said she was running a field trip to the zoo to study mammals and would my muppets like to come along? Would they? Oh yes.

They had a great time (and broke our camera, sigh). We only got the minimum done that day (Math, Penmanship, Scriptures, Literature).

This morning we were up early to take Gonzo to his first day of preschool. The local high schools offer preschool programs that are run by a teacher and staffed by students studying early education. It's a good program and the price is unbeatable. The waiting list is usually years long but this year they changed the start time to 7:45 AM and many families dropped out, so we got a spot.

At 9:30 the preschool teacher called to tell me Gonzo'd had an accident: he was riding a two-person trike and they took a bad spill on asphalt. He had a cut that required stitches, so I picked him up and took him to Urgent Care. In all, we were gone from home for four hours. We managed a full school day, but it took us till late in the afternoon (and Scooter is still doing his math problems for the evening). Frankly, I love the days when Adjunct Professor Fozzie runs Scooter through his math. I can handle it just fine, but he has a better understanding of how it ties into Algebra and Calculus and other future maths.

I think this part of homeschool life will be the hardest acclimation for me. I like to finish what I start IMMEDIATELY if not sooner, because if I abandon my work I may never take it up again. I will certainly gain a little consistency in rolling with what the day brings!