Getting going.....

Well, after our whirlwind visit with family it was back to reality on Monday.  I am happy to be back in the homeschooling world.  It brings structure and richness to our days.  Remember when I said I moved the china cabinet a few weeks ago?  It was in the den on the wall behind the sofa with two chairs on either side.  Now it's in the dining room and we slid the homeschool shelf out of the corner and brought another shelf from the front room to make a long homeschool wall.  I love it!  I can find everything so easily, and the children read the books from it every.single.day.  And it's usually neater.  :)

And it left the corner of the room for a little reading nook, which I love.  I didn't buy one new thing- I just went around the house and found things to use.

I just love seeing the signs of learning all over the house-

Those words are capitalized in the original-

Even Charlie started his reading lessons and LOVED it!  He also completely potty trained himself with almost zero effort from me.  I really appreciate it Sharshee!

When I walked in I said, "What are you guys doing in here?"
Charlie: "I teaching Tucker the fwwaaags".
Tucker:  "You are not teaching me flags!  I am teaching you flags!  Why would you say that?  You know I am older- Mommy make him stop!"
Charlie:  "giggle".  :)  Charlie knows how easy it is go get under Tuck Tuck's skin.

Don't worry Tuck Tuck- we know you are the flagmaster.  :)

By the way, when Zaza was here we were in the car and I asked him to describe some country's flag (I can't remember which one I asked) and he said, "oh you know- it's a lot like the one from Greece, but instead of a cross there is a sun."  Zaza and I just laughed.

By the way, the way I get him to read with me is to promise that if he does it well we will look at flags.  :)