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reading;lists,;or;have;them;do;.;.;.;just;a
few;things;to;keep;the;info;from;falling
out;of;their;brains.
Man,;I;remember;the;good;old;days
when;the;“teachers;let;the;monkeys;out”
and;for;three;glorious;months;we;played,
explored,;and;enjoyed;every;day.;Never
did;we;have;to;write;a;poem;about;an
acorn, diagram a crawdad, or review
Latin;derivatives.;And;I;turned;out;okay.
So;will;your;kids,;if;and;only;if,;you;give
them;a;summer;break.;Besides;you;all
need;a;break.
You need to do all those odd jobs
you’ve;wanted;to;get;done,;sit;out;in;the
sun;and;get;some;Vitamin;D,;and;forget
all;about;homeschool;schedules;and;just
enjoy;being;a;mom.
So;here’s;a;to-do-list;to;help;you;focus
on;summer;break:
1.;Have;a;picnic;on;the;next;pretty;day.
2.;When;your;kids;say;they’re;bored;.;.;.
let;them;be;bored;and;figure;out;their
own;solution.
3. Let;them;make;messes.
4.;Involve;your;kids;in;spring;cleaning,
painting;a;room,;or;some;other;work
project (summer doesn’t mean they
don’t;work).
5. Go to the lake, beach, mountains,
swamp;.;.;.;or;whatever;else;is;near;you.
6. Stop;the;ice;cream;truck;at;least;once
during;the;summer.
7. Get;a;Slip ‘N Slide®;and;watch;them
show;off.
8.;Invite;a;neighbor;over;and;grill;out.
9. Play kickball, softball, basketball, or
volleyball;as;a;family.
10.;Spend;the;evening;at;a;Putt-Putt;golf
course.
Hey;Dad,;can;I;talk;to;you;alone?;I;don’t
mean;to;be;negative,;but;I;think;your;wife
will buckle;under;the;homeschool;pres-sure;and will try;to;fit;in;learning.;She
can’t;seem;to;help;herself.;It’s;up;to;you;to
help;her;enjoy;the;summer.;If;you;have;to
put;your;foot;down;.;.;.;then;put;your;foot
down.;They’re;counting;on;you.
Go;have;some;fun!
Need some more ideas? Get Todd’s book,
Help!;I’m;Married;to;a;Homeschooling
Mom.
Todd Wilson, author of
Lies;Homeschool-ing;Moms;Believe,;Help!;I’m;Married;to
a;Homeschooling;Mom, and The;Official
Book of Homeschooling Cartoons, is a
dad, writer, conference speaker, and former
pastor. Todd’s humor and gut-honest realness
have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions across the country and a
guest on Focus on the Family. As founder of
Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s
most important through a weekly e-mail for
dads, seminars, and books that encourage
parents. Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool their eight children in northern Indiana and travel around America in the Familyman Mobile. You can visit Familyman
Ministries at www.familymanweb.com
Never;did;we;have;to;write;a;poem;about;an;acorn,;diagram;a;crawdad,
or;review;Latin;derivatives.;And;I;turned;out;okay.
