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6/05/2006 

A Homeschool Funny and a Bit of Wisdom From Kevin Swanson

Reading back on Kevin Swanson's blog I ran into this March 23rd entry of his that brought a smile to my face:

"The Best Stress Diet for the Homeschool Mom
BREAKFAST
1/2 Grapefruit
1 Slice whole wheat toast
4 oz, skim milk

LUNCH
4 oz. lean broiled chicken breast
1 c. steamed vegetables
1 c. herbal tea
1 Oreo Cookie

MID-AFTERNOON SNACK:
rest of the Oreo cookies in package
2 pt. Rocky Road Icecream

DINNER
Large Combination Pizza
2 Loaves Garlic Bread
4 Cans Diet Coke
3 bars Snickers Icecream candy

LATE EVENING SNACK
Entire Cheesecake eaten directly from freezer


There is one other option you might consider in handling stress...

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication make your requests known unto God." Phil. 4

Or. . . you might even try this. . .

"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46"


(Ruthanne again.)

That's right. All too often there are things falling through the cracks or being left undone in a busy, homeschooling household. Yet, God is still on his throne, those missed things will still be there tomorrow and everything will be fine.

Breathe. Relax. Rest in the Lord.

posted by Ruthanne |

oh, ruthanne, what a good reminder! Wise counsel indeed! hope you are feeling good. thank you for sharing your life with all of us in blog world! :)
Blessings and "rest",
Jen

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 6/06/2006 07:50:00 AM   

Giggle...smile....lol

Dana

Posted by Blogger Dana | 6/06/2006 10:29:00 AM   

This really gave me a chuckle tonight! Boy have I had days like that! Thanks for the reminder to look to Him when life get crazy, and not to the things of the world (food).

~Karen

BTW~ We also have a play room and I really like your idea of having 12 monthly storage bins. Do you have any large toys that stay out all of the time or do you rotate them as well? Like doll houses or play kitchens. Thanks!

Posted by Anonymous Karen | 6/06/2006 10:02:00 PM   

Hi Karen. Sorry to take so long to respond to your question!

Hmmm. We don't have too many large toys that stay out all the time, at least not in the Playroom I wrote about. We do, however, have a big, obnoxious, red bucket worth of Mega Bloks (about the size of a laundry basket) that sits by the fire place in the living room regularly.

The older girls (ages 9 and 7) have a dollhouse made by their Great-Grandfather that stays in their room.

The middle boys (ages 8 and 5) have bins of building sets (Erector, Legos, certain Imaginext kits {not the wizard set, though} and K'Nex) in their closet that they pull out one at a time at their choice, but those items aren't on any kind of rotation schedule.

Really it's just the baby & toddler toys I rotate and so far the largest toys we have fit on the shelves of the closet. If I had many larger toys for that age group like the kinds you mentioned I would rotate them also, perhaps taking them to the basement. That's easily something an older, stronger boy could do to help out.

Now that I think about it, when the 2.5 year old boy is allowed to run free he'll often play "kitchen" with our real pots, pans and lids, using the stepstool as his stove and woodboard puzzles and colored wooden blocks for the food he's cooking! The puzzles and blocks get stored in our Schoolroom and of course, the pots, pans and lids go back in the cabinets (or in the washer!) :)

How's that for a long-winded answer?

Posted by Anonymous Ruthanne | 6/08/2006 10:06:00 PM   

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