being homeschooled

Hit the panic button yesterday about being in "retirement" mode when my career has not even taken off (yet). yes, I do online work at night, yes I teach Saturdays at the university, but those aren't my exact plans and I do have plans that I have yet to work out still, around homeschooling. I was discussing with myself (over laundry), that I cannot operate on the "I'm 30 and I haven't... " because it is clear to me that the children's upbringing and homeschooling is my priority. My "career" necessarily has to take baby steps.

Then today, over lunch, Maya reads from the "Saint of the Day" (St. Anthony de Padua for early June), and she reads about how sometimes we have things planned but God has something better in store for us. (St. Anthony de Padua became sickly, and in his stay at the monastery, he found his gift for preaching/teaching Theology).

She pointedly asks me what my mission is. "motherhood, environment and community", I find myself replying. (there you go, "A-HA" moment.)

She thinks hers is caring for animals, as she's been able to train our dog, and lately her little brother's "pet" hen. She's also made a "pet" out of a baby snake once (which we have donated to an animal shelter for release in the wild..).

yup - you go around homeschooling acting as if you're the teacher... when in fact many times, you become homeschooled yourself.

when the bathroom becomes a classroom

been spending close to two hours supervising my "little einsteins"..

we have discovered Science in the "bathtub" (density: which toys sink or float), the properties of water as a liquid (changing shape according to containers..), pressure from water, etcetera... the wonders of water (and bathtime) never cease.

best of all, after the actual bathing and "lessons", they're having the best sister-brother bonding times, as I do some handwashing on the side (to prevent water wastage and cover laundry duties. )

some call it multi-tasking, i call it homeschooling fun...