It's Official

Unfortunately, it's official.  We will definitely have to do some of our school work over the summer!  Before the holidays, we got just a bit behind where I wanted the kids to be with their homeschool work by that time of the year.  During the holidays, I kept telling myself that, after our nice 2-week break, we would hit the books and get back on track.  Alas, it was not to be!

The kids have actually done fairly well on their school work.  The problem, though, is that they are so slow about getting it done!  I had hoped they would be energized and ready to work with energy and commitment in January.  Instead, it has turned out to be terribly difficult for all of us to get going again.  

Another issue has been doctor's appointments.  It seems that, somehow, all 3 kids and I have ended up needing dentist and eye appointments right here in January and next month too.  And I've had an appointment or two with the ENT about some reflux issues I've been having.  Plus Hannah has had at least 2 appointments with doctors about her problems with her feet and legs.  To hear us tell about all of our appointments, you'd think we sure are a sickly lot!  Thankfully most of them have just been routine exams.  Still, they must be done. 

I've just decided that, since it looks like there's no way around having to do some of our work over the summer, we're just going to make the best of it.  At least this will give me the freedom to choose to do our work for the rest of the school year at a "normal" pace and not to try to cram it all in and over-work everybody until summer.  Also, my kids always end up bored and looking for something to do during the summer anyway.  They might as well be doing some school work and keeping in some sort of a routine, right?  

Last summer, we were able to take the summer off.  There have been years that we've worked over the summer, but I honestly can't remember how we handled it!   When you find yourself having to finish up your school over the summer, how do you do it? Do you work in the mornings and take the afternoons off (or the opposite)? Or do you work certain days each week? Are you kind of hit-and-miss, doing your work whenever you happen to have the time?

I'd love to hear from you if you have any advice or even just want to share how you do "summer school" or have done it in the past.  In the mean time, I hope your school year is going great!!