tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post3369917033463267110..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: RestartHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-88080481831674746362015-01-23T20:41:53.712-08:002015-01-23T20:41:53.712-08:00I can relate! Thanks for sharing. :)I can relate! Thanks for sharing. :)Cara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02561510728237916332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-83100469225704641992015-01-22T13:30:13.738-08:002015-01-22T13:30:13.738-08:00Julie Z.~ It's hard as moms to take the time t...Julie Z.~ It's hard as moms to take the time to sit and talk and think and help when we have so much to do, and multiple children with various needs! I can't imagine doing this with 7!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-2255442677718873082015-01-22T11:50:54.070-08:002015-01-22T11:50:54.070-08:00Love this post! As a mother of seven, and my olde...Love this post! As a mother of seven, and my oldest being Levi's age and my youngest being 9 months old, I often find myself in such similar situations as the one you described here and in you next post. I desperately want my son to "get it" so that I don't have to stop and help! But I NEED to stop for my good as well his. Thanks for the reminders. I am very much looking forward to the rest of the postJulie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09117462290569854435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-22493465900278105142015-01-22T09:53:46.190-08:002015-01-22T09:53:46.190-08:00Your comment meant a lot to me today, Laura. Thank...Your comment meant a lot to me today, Laura. Thank you. Yes, we need to be here for each other. To empathize. To encourage. To remind each other why we're doing this. Because educating our children is a marathon that often takes every ounce of what we have to give!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-3608176702681037182015-01-22T05:03:13.174-08:002015-01-22T05:03:13.174-08:00We are not in challenge A, not even in Essentials,...We are not in challenge A, not even in Essentials, but we are doing the 'Essentials' type work the day following. By Wednesday night, I'm a train wreck and have been on my feet since 5 and drop at 9 that night. But yesterday was a blessing. I really had just confessed to a fellow CC'er that I really didn't think i could do this, overwhelmed, and desperate in my heart, because i am out of alternatives. We have 'burnt the ships,' more or less, and there really is no going back. He depends on me for the executive skills organization etc, so much because of his learning issues, that when we actually complete a task, well, we're lucky if we eat during the week. forget clean socks. But yesterday was a day to remember... college came up (his initiation), and in a less heated conversation, I asked him how he would deal with addressing his learning issues with his professors-- his response showed me how much he believed what we were doing was important-- He said 'what you're teaching me now will help me to be able to do that when I get there.' Up till now, he had expressed no belief that he needed any special training for dyslexia, or writing. My head is bowed in thanks for even a backdoor shot in the arm to see me through the next 12 weeks. <br />Relatively, long ago (like the beginning of fall) I let it go, I let go of the ideal classical education, and embraced the minimallist approach to doing what we can with the time we have. I punted curriculum to the curb that were causing strife, even just yesterday, and allowed myself to be confident, because my Savior has my back. Along with a few homeschool mom's/friends. <br />your blog is a benchmark, because you post the 'Target pictures' the ones with Levi hanging out and one crying on the floor. And posts like today... But you meanwhile tease us with the 'wait for the next post.' Because it's all still there, the work you've put into it leading up to today. Thank you for posting this about this conversation about what's really important, and how you get back on track. Thank you for your blog. Laura at By the Bushelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756969603697972860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-33193280428903019332015-01-21T17:34:08.722-08:002015-01-21T17:34:08.722-08:00You're welcome, Kellie. :) Be sure to stick ar...You're welcome, Kellie. :) Be sure to stick around for the next post!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-85727198308885150012015-01-21T17:26:45.884-08:002015-01-21T17:26:45.884-08:00I love this post, Heidi. Love the Facebook quote. ...I love this post, Heidi. Love the Facebook quote. Love your Christmas tree on the porch. Thank you for sharing your life when it is messy, like mine.<br /><br />And I'm with Levi -- I hate Lost Tools. Not really, but it's the one thing we are always struggling to get finished. I have to do it together with my son too, and I'm always the one procrastinating. : )Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095729633573268457noreply@blogger.com