Today we officially start our first full year of homeschool. It's his first day of first grade and my second, first day of first grade! I'm not going to lie, I feel very uncertain about my ability to be his teacher. Yesterday as I made preparations, I cried. I feel so unqualified for this job. This is definitely going to be a one- day-at-a-time journey. I've been thinking a lot about what I want our homeschool year to look like. I'm excited and nervous to kick off 1st grade with Jackson. Continue Reading
I Hope He Remembers…
His entire little life has been filled with therapy appointments and overcoming obstacles. His childhood isn't how I pictured it would be. There have been many tears and frustrations. There have been more questions than answers. I've lost my patience more times than I care to admit. Life is just downright hard some days, but I hope those aren't the days he remembers most. I hope he always remembers that I jumped at the trampoline park with him. That I drew Continue Reading
Is It Too Early To Eat Chips and Salsa
Last Wednesday my kiddo was wide awake from 1 a.m. to about 5 a.m. As I rubbed his back I was certain he was drifting off to sleep. My eyes fluttered closed, but it didn't last long. Jackson jumped up, got in my face and said, when I get older I need to drive a dune buggy. This folks, is how his ADHD brain works. I couldn't help but giggle, even though I was dying to go back to sleep. A few hours later, I woke up relieved to have a day at home with nowhere to be. To be honest, I Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {ADHD Edition}
It's Friday and we made it through the week! Whew!!!! Anyone else feeling super thankful for the weekend? Lately, the days have been a little more challenging as we work to find the perfect ADHD mediciation for my kiddo. His hyperactivity has been off the charts and his focus - well, let's just say homeschool has been interesting! As we face these challenges head on, I thought it would be a good idea to blog about some of my favorite ADHD tools. I'm sure there are other mamas out there who Continue Reading
All Aboard The Learning Express
Last week I needed to up my homeschool game. Jackson was getting bored. He was unable to focus on the task at hand. Writing spelling words on his white board wasn't cutting it. So how did I solve this problem? I went to his closet and pulled out all his trains. I collected all the train books we own (which are a lot). I grabbed a few more supplies and set up a learning area filled with locomotives, coal cars and steam engines. Here's how we made trains part of our school Continue Reading