You guys. I am so behind it is not even funny! This summer has been crazy and fun but somehow I got behind on getting ready for school to start up again. Thankfully we don’t do school in August anyway and start up next week but there is a lot that needs to be done before then.
This is my school room last night right before I went to bed.
Yeah.
Here’s the other side.
Ugh! That’s what you call “Let’s clean the kitchen but since we are too tired or lazy to actually put things where they go we’ll put them on the school table or mom’s desk instead!”
Multiplied by 10.
The back seat to the van has been in here all summer because I needed to make a big trip to Costco and we needed room for the coolers. It’s not going back in the van for two more weeks after we all take a trip up to Idaho for little Thea’s baby blessing.
I ordered the next Sonlight Core (American History 2) and have that all organized on the shelves but I still need to go through and see what math needs to be ordered for each of the younger kids.
And I still need to stock up on school supplies but the Burning Man festival is going on this week and our Walmart is over run with……uh, well, if you know what “burners” are I don’t need to explain. If you have no idea what I’m talking about good for you! Seriously.
Before I can get to all that I have to make jelly. Some friends brought over bags and bags full of plums, apples, crab apples, and grapes.
So, of course, what do I do? Go ride in the swather instead.
If I’m good at anything it is procrastination!
Sounds a lot like us! The kids keep asking, when are you going find our school charts? Life sure changes when you throw in weddings and grand babies + homeschooling and farming, huh? 🙂
This post helped my wife feel better since she didn’t feel ready for homeschool to start either. It’s a lot of work. I’d rather ride in a swather than go through files, plan lessons and game plan for math. #There’sAlwaysTomorrow 🙂
I LOVE You!!!! It’s so wonderful to see other’s messes and know I’m not the only one. Thank you for being real!!!
I’m in a similar boat! We schooled though July, have been traveling and vacationing in August, and I’m just now planning and organizing for the upcoming school year! I hope this week goes smoothly for all of us procrastinators!
You will get there. The last minute adrenaline will kick in, and you will mobilize the kids to clean up the school room, so you can decide what books and supplies you need. Good luck on the Walmart run, totally uderstand the burning man problem. Can you try a big office supply store or drug store?
Have fun making jelly!
Enjoy the last of the summertime.
I feel the same way, but homeschool started August 17! Whoops.
Amazon delivered my school supplies this year and I really recommend it.
Ha ha ha! I SO get this. I’m sitting here in my PJ’s, my hands are all burned by hot pepper oil from the salsa I was making (because I managed to grow some peppers and had to use them) so I can’t do anything but sit and moan, and school is supposed to start again next week! And we’ve only had 1 week off since our last school year ended because our school year dragged on and on because of other things we got involved with (plays and musical productions!) I did manage to get school books ordered, but I have no schedule laid out or set plan in place. AND I need to go through all the kids’ clothes to figure out what they need for winter and go shopping with all of them. UGH!
I’m laughing over the van seat- reminded me of my family growing up. We often took a seat out to fit in big loads of stuff. And the desk! I can so relate. All the projects and random stuff end up on my desk.
I love the Sonlight history and science packs! Well, actually I use their sister company- Book Shark, because sometimes their version of Christianity and science is a little strange to me and Book Shark is the same stuff without the religious part thrown in.
Good luck pulling it all together in time! I love procrastinating too. I’ve rediscovered my love of Indexing and Arbitrating and I’ve been doing that instead of anything I should be doing. ( :
We aren’t even in the same country with out school supplies right now, so it could be worse. 🙂 Enjoy your time procrastinating!!