Already?!

I know, I know.

“This is not a recipe. Where’s the recipe?!” I hear you ask.

The truth is we had leftovers for dinner, and I didn’t think you would appreciate the ‘Groundhog Day’ on that.

So, I thought I’d tell you about our trip to the library today.

Hold on tight!

Last year in school we were sent an email about a video the children were scheduled to see at night time, in their home, and it required parental permission in order to be sent the log in details.

It was called ‘Where Do I Come From?’

“Huh?” Liam and I thought?

Lincoln just turned 10.

The video was being shown to the 3/4 class. So 9-year-olds were there too!

I remember having the ‘Where Did I Come From’ talk in 6th grade, and so 4th grade seemed really early.

Liam & I were not ready for this, but felt out hand was forced, and so we sat him down and had ‘a chat’. 😬

For some reason today, I thought we should probably back that up with some literature in case there were additional questions.

As soon as I’d loaned the book from the library, I went into a bit of a panic.

What was I thinking?!

My primitive brain took over & I went straight to parenting 101.

Food!

I bought a family size box of hot chips and we went home and sat around the table.

Oh. My. Word, did we laugh!

Partly because I went super vintage with the material and loaned exactly the same book I was given which was first published in 1975! πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

The illustrations are hilarious. The text also had us on the floor.

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I won’t go into too much detail, but these pages got the biggest laughs.

Lincoln read this aloud and fell off his chair with laughter. Mila was in hysterics & blushing so red. πŸ˜„ I was trying to be mature & failing.

I kept reading.

“What’s an erection?” Mila managed to get out, through big belly laughs.

I turned the page.

Their cheeks were wet from laughing. They couldn’t breathe!! This page was a total show stopper.

When we reached the page titled ‘masturbation’ I closed the book.

“Let’s take a break” I said pulling my escape chute.

“Yeh, I’m getting bored now.” Lincoln said.

“Let’s watch Teen Titans!” Mila said.

And just like that, my babies were back. πŸ’—

The Challenge: Home school for 1 year while not losing sanity or love for children and/or husband.
Contenders: Mila 8yrs, Lincoln 10 yrs, Me (Mum), Liam (Dad), Pepe (dog)
Home School Days: 200

This blog was inspired by the film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep & Amy Adams.

Julie decides she will take her love of cooking to the next level by cooking every recipe in Julia Childs French cookbook, in one year! 500 & something fancy, technical recipes!! While working full time!

Julie writes a daily blog about her time in the kitchen for herself & other amateur cooks who may, or may not be, reading along. You gotta watch it (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/about/).  Or read it here. (http://thehomeschoolyear.com/book)

I loved that she wrote every day. I loved hearing about her small everyday frustrations, with the recipes & with life. It really inspired me to throw myself into something.

The timing was perfect as we have just decided to homeschool our children as a lifestyle choice and I thought…Cool! A daily blog will be perfect!

There must be other families out there wondering if there’s another way to live? Another way to do ‘family life’?

If you’re here, then hello & welcome aboard! Please feel free to sit back & watch it all unfold. Put the kettle on & check in with us each night to see what went down and how we all got over the line. I’m sure we’ll find our rhythm, right?

Are you a homeschool family? If you’re watching the wheels fall off this thing, I’m open to your emails or comments any time. I would love them! I am very friendly, & I could use the help.

Ok, come hell or high water….I’m in. A daily blog, for 12 months. I’ll be right, here.

Kindly, Lisa x

Can we be friends?!

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