I have been a homeschooling mom for the past 11 years. So for the past 10 years I have had the same thought every summer: Next year will be different; next year will be better. Next year I'll find the perfect books, design creative lessons, and be enthusiastic all year long. Next year my children will happily do research projects, book reports, and other creative projects. We'll finish these projects in October or November; we won't be rushing through them in May.
Think Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the football. Every fall Lucy tells Charlie Brown that she'll hold the ball for him and she convinces him to kick it. And what happens? She snatches the football away.
But this year it will be different. This year I will not be a homeschooling mom. My daughter heads off to college next month and my son will attend a charter school. Maybe this will be the year my children have enthusiastic teachers, creative lessons and the perfect books. Maybe this year Lucy will hold the football for Charlie Brown to kick.
It will be a year of great change, but at least you will be closer to Fairytale Brownies! Maybe you could get a job there - EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT!!!
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