Perseverance

We've been stuck inside the house for the past week, trying to get over this nasty cold that has taken over us girls and let's just say that A LOT of TV has been watched. I can't stand it when the kids sit and veg in front of the television for more than 20 mins. Sure it's nice when they're quiet and content on the couch so I can get a few chores done, but there's something about the way they play after the show or movie is over. Maybe it's the princess role playing I don't like, or the bad guy- good guy play, or the crazy energy that needs to be released because they just sat for a long period of time. I don't know, but I do know that 5 days of too much TV has gotten to me! Yesterday, my wonderful husband took the day off of work to help out with the kids and the house so I could rest and get better. As I rested in bed, all I could think about was how I want to have a NO TV week and do something better and more meaningful with our time. I came up with a few ideas and am super excited to start!

Here's what I plan to do... I want to start being my kids' teacher. I know I am already their 'teacher' in many ways, but I want to be more intentional about it. I want to have a plan, a lesson plan, where we have 'school' everyday and learn things together as a family. I've always admired mom's who home school their kids, so I figured why not give it a try now and see where it goes.

I first want to start with character development. I got some great ideas from http://www.meaningfulmama.com/. I plan on teaching them a new trait every week. We'll read books, do crafts, learn what the trait means to our family and how we can use them in our everyday lives. I'm excited and I plan on starting our 'school' time next week!

The word I'm going to start with first is PERSEVERANCE. For those of you who know me well, probably know that I have a hard time committing to a project or finishing anything crafty or something that takes a lot of effort... so this word will hopefully be a great start to our character development schooling!