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My big back to school plan was to start school with my younger kids last week, and then add my high school boys (three of them this year!) this week. Then I realized that I had failed to order all of one boy’s books and hadn’t quite ironed out the details for the other two. So… high school starts next week. In the meantime, I am feeling very successful with the others. I told Jonny so this evening and he just laughed. The way I was talking, I guess it sounded like we were at the end of a highly productive school year, rather than mid week two, with three kids not even started. Even so, I am very optimistic. Everything is feeling good right this second. I have a decent rhythm going with my younger kids. I am consistently able to get up before everyone else and that makes such a difference. I am feeling healthy and able to manage things rather than caving to overwhelm (with the exception of that moment on Monday morning when I realized that there was no way high school was starting this week.) We are close to having all of our house selling and buying sorted out. I am just so, so grateful. Life is good!
I am lugging around my gigantic Find Your Fade shawl and managing to squeeze in a row here and there throughout our school days. I have a new little reader this year: Silas! We’re sticking with our tried and true All About Reading, and I’m so excited to hear him sounding out those little three letter words. Years from now, I’ll look back on my homeschooling years and I’m sure one of my sweetest memories will be knitting along to my children reading All About Reading fluency sheets. (We have always combined those pages with fun rainbow pencils. My kids underline as they read.)
A neighbor of ours allowed us to pick apples at his house earlier this week instructing us to leave a bag for him and to throw a few to his horses. We picked several bags for ourselves and have been cooking sliced apples with butter and cinnamon every day since. Between all those apples, and our new homeschooling rhythm, I am feeling very Septemberish and I like it very much.
p.s. Thank you for all the orders from our shop last week! I got everything packaged up and all went out in Tuesday’s mail. There are a few skeins of yarn left if you missed the update. 🙂
Ashley says
I have one learning to read this year I hope at least!we started lessons the first week of august and I have been all over the place changing my mind constantly with our curriculum. I was wondering if you would do a post about what it teaching with this year! Hope you all have a blessed day.
karen says
we had fall like weather this weekend and it felt fabulous! in a few weeks my daughter and son in law will be with us for a few weeks before they move to Delaware. I cannot wait 🙂 No school year here but when I baby sit for my friend’s 17 month old daughter, I get my baby time – ingenious!
Bee says
It sounds like you’re off to a wonderful start – nothing wrong with celebrating or enjoying that! 🙂
Love this fall post. Enjoy September, Ginny!
Marion says
Happy that all is going well with the house and school for the young ones. Fall apples are the best. Unfortunately the store ones are not equal to the fresh picked ones. Your family is lovely. I love following your family and their every day adventures. Good Luck with the big boys schooling.
God Bless
marion
Ashley Mouton says
I love September. It’s one of my most favorite months, topped only by October. And y’all are on my FAVORITE book in the Anne Shirley Series. May our Lord continue to bless you with peace and rhythm. Have a magnificent autumn!!
April says
“Septemberish” I really love this word. Your images convey this feeling so beautifully. I love visiting this lovely space, it calms my soul in a million little ways. The tones of your shawl are just breathtaking, so cozy and autumny.
So happy to hear life is so good and you are feeling healthy and energized!
Here’s to Septemberish goodness!
Kelly says
Your post just put me in a really good mood, thank you! You have far more effect on others than you could probably ever imagine. Now I’m really happy too. Happy september!
Emily DeArdo says
And now I want to start a Find Your Fade shawl, on top of the Drachenfels shawl I want to make…I obviously need more yarn in my life. 🙂
Leslie F says
Septemberish (followed closely by Octoberish) is a wonderful feeling! Happy Autumn!
Matushka Anna says
I understand that feeling of wellness perfectly! I was just thinking yesterday that this school year felt like it was going *so well* and kind of laughed at myself because this is the first week. But it is such a rare thing for me to feel on top of things without trying to overachieve. This morning was the first cool morning too – 60 glorious degrees! And I just finished weaving on the ends of three new dishcloths for us. Contentment.
Diane says
Hi, Ginny!
Children learning to read (and sacrament prep) are two of my favorite things are two of the things I love most about homeschooling, too. AND, I’m also working on my largest-ever knitting project, but you’re waaay closer to done than I am! (jealous) 🙂
I’m so glad you’re feeling so well! xo
Clémence says
Sweet sweet days. We’re on the 1st days of our no-school days of our lives with our eldest who should have made his first day at school this week, how moving and exciting it is! I love following your journey through this….
September mood here too, soups and autumn garlands on the way!
Bron says
Hi Ginnny, yay for small victories! Reading your blog always feels like a gentle, encouraging hug somehow! I have two high school boys and would love to know what books you use with your older boys? Thanks! Bronwyn in New Zealand x
Eileen says
You sound very content Ginny this September! God bless you and your family.