Time to evaluate

So ... I've been feeling a little like a chicken with its head cut off. I couldn't really pinpoint why until today.

We have a really busy schedule all year long except for the glorious months of July and August. The boys participate in three seasons of sports: baseball, soccer and basketball (3 boys, 3 different leagues that play at 3 different times). In addition, Adam started indoor soccer this year. Indoor soccer is played from the end of October to the end of April (this makes soccer an 8 month sport after outdoor soccer is added on). We have Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, piano, guitar, Homeschool Resource Center, and 4-H.

It sounds like a full schedule, huh?

The problem is that I've slowly added things. Jared now has Occupational Therapy and Homeschool Bowling once a week (both 25 minutes away on different days). Adam signed up for a major Merit Badge with Boy Scouts. The family is participating in International Day. AND, Adam is starting Speech Therapy next week.

The real problem, however, is that I keep pretending that we're not very busy. I keep acting like we have the same amount of time to get things done. Of course I need to evaluate our schedule to see if we can really keep this up long term. Until things change though, I need to accept that we're not going to get everything done. And that's okay. That's one of the things that makes homeschooling so wonderful. My kids are fine - they're smart and healthy and happy. They're at "grade level" or above in all their school subjects. More important, they learn amazing things in all their activities and projects. They'd learn even more if I'd embrace that learning and accept that it's just as important as doing the next chapter in history.

Learning really does happen all the time.