Eclectic Parent

The boys decided they wanted to attend not one, but two, homeschool programs. So Tuesday was another first day. Eagleridge is much more academic than Casa Vida, which is almost all enrichment. We’ll see what they think. It’s a shorter day, but two days a week. When they had asked for the one day of Casa Vida plus two more day, we asked if they wouldn’t rather just go to school. But no, just these progams.

So packing another lunch, getting up and ready and out the door (although the later start time combines with being much closer actually lets us leave a blissful hour later). C was met at the door and asked to find his name on a desk and told there would be playdough there waiting for him. Ah, the joys of kindergarden. D went in and sat in a circle; they headed out to music before we’d left.

We spent another day finishing up the painting of the kitchen. And reading. When she hits a streak it’s book after book after book. This time all from the box we were hoping to get rid of to make room on our shelves. She diligently dug them all out and insisted she loved and needed books such as the I’m A Big Brother book. Of course she also wants to save the bin of Rescue Heroes her brothers are willing to part with and the wooden tow truck and garbage truck. It may all have to be snuck out in the dead of night.

We headed out to pick up the boys. C had another wonderful day. Made a friend and thought it was everything was lots of fun. D talked about all the school rules, what happens if you break them, oh yeah and they went to music and did a game to learn about other kids in the class. I’m not sure if it’s the difference in K to 2nd, difference in expectation or difference in personality, but they definitely seem to be getting a different vibe from these experiences. One of their friends in also going and we brought him home with us. Several hours of play later - and discovering the grill was out of gas - we took all the kids out to dinner and had their buddy picked up. Pretty good day.