We all have those days

As I sit here and try to catch my blog on our last year, I'm going through all these old pictures and remembering the funny stories that went along with them. They may not be all that funny to others, but they brought laughter into our home and need to be remembered. And that's why I'm playing catch up. Hopefully my kids will read this and remember these funny tales of themselves, and realize why moms is as crazy as she is.

This one particular day Mae was having a difficult time with her math work. Which I completely sympathize with. I've always despised math. The thought of doing it would make me cry as a child. So to try and not pass along those discouraging feelings to my daughter I was trying to make it fun, an Adventure! But no such luck. She had to relearn everything we'd already done.

She started laying her head dramatically on the table and moaning. Oh Boy! I know that feeling so well! So teasingly I started checking for a pulse, asking if she needed me to call math 911!

Carrying the joke on from there she drops to the floor and sticks out a droopy tongue. "Oh No!" I cried, "Math has killed my baby!" Lots of giggling and silly antics ensued. However after the mood had been lightened, she was able to clear her head and finish the work.

A suggestion to all homeschooling moms out there, make it fun. Make it light. Make it happy. The spirit of The Lord is a teaching spirit, and we love to learn. All of us, not only children learn more effectively in a stress free environment. If math stresses you out and makes you want to cry, Pray, laugh, breathe, and try looking at it from a new viewpoint.

My lesson from a silly seven year old. ;)