Constellations

1. Pink afternoon light, 2. designing our own constellations, 3. homeschool cat, 4. matching pictures, words and letters, 5. in bloom in the garden

Be careful what you wish for. After a busy week I mentioned to my husband one morning that I wanted a home day with the children, but that we had several things planned. My eldest woke up with tummy pains. Automatic home day!

I really needed a home day. Despite trying to slow down and live intentionally I always feel like I am trying to catch up on something. The groceries that I didn’t get to do one afternoon because my husband was working late and my children were too tired to drag around the shops. A mountain of laundry when we have had a few days out and about. A basket full of tomatoes waiting to be preserved. The daily necessities seem so time consuming at times that I wonder how we have much time for anything else. But then I write my notes in our natural learning journal, or I look back through the photos I have taken and I notice that between the dishes, laundry, groceries, cleaning and cooking, much was taking place. We have followed the children’s interest in constellations, visited the library, read several picture books and a non-fiction book,  listened to two audio books in the car (The BFG and Grimms Fairy Tales - I would recommend both), played games, taken nature walks and spent time with friends.

My to-do list remains unchecked, but I think I should write our other achievements on there anyway and tick them off. :)