DAY 163

Howell Public Schools started virtual and in-person classes last week, on August 19th. I am of the firm belief that school should not start until after Labor Day. It is still summertime, and we have summertime stuff to do. So we are doing it. It's been really hot, so we have made several trips to the beach and Miss Ten has been in her pool nearly every day. Her best friend has not started school yet (that is a whole other story), so they have been riding bikes, taking early morning runs, and generally being silly ten-year-olds.

We have our learning space pretty well set up, ready to start school after Labor Day. I have all of the books and resources organized, online resources bookmarked, and two weeks of lesson plans set up in my planner. Miss Ten, the budding school teacher, wants to start school now. She can't stand having all of these cool teaching materials just sitting there. Since she is so enthusiastic I had her color a cover for her morning work folder, and help me laminate a few things. This seemed to satisfy her for the time being.

Honestly, I am getting a little excited about school, too. It can be a lot of fun to learn alongside your kids. It can be frustrating and exhausting as well. The important thing is to have realistic expectations of yourself and the kids. Otherwise, someone will cry every day. And it will probably be me.