Adjusting & New Rhythms
Every once in a while something happens in your life that makes you lose your rhythm. For me and homeschooling, that was Ezra's arrival. I know there are homeschooling moms who don't miss a beat when a new baby arrives but that was not the case over here! Our routines were out the window with dad being off work quite a bit (HUGE blessing), the holidays, and oh yeah, this little dude who everyone is obsessed with but hates to be set down. Especially given that we didn't have much notice about him (5 days!) and that I was gone for 12 days to bring him home, everyone's adjustment and emotional situation was just a little rocky and we needed some time to come together as a family and just have fun during a difficult time. So we did. And that's the beauty of homeschooling. It's all here waiting for us when we felt up to tackling it again. Unfortunately, when I did feel up to tackling it again it didn't work as smoothly as it did back when we started in August....