A new view!

So today we started a new plan, a new routine, a new way of seeing things here in our home.  We are stepping back some from all of the "activities" that kept us from enjoying being a family.   Today was spent taking care of our home, making home made food, spending time together, using a new method for school, and just taking in the "new view".  It's been a quiet day!  That's how I like it.  I decided to go old school for the boys.  Teaching two boys is very much different than teaching 1.  I commend parents who teach multiple children.  It's been challenging for me.  So, as I said "old school".  Each night I am preparing "Seat Work" for each boy.  This is helping them know what they need to do each day, reinforces reading, writing, and following directions, and gives one boy something to do independently while I work one on one with the other boy.  They weren't keen on this idea.  However, as they started doing it today, the goal changed from just getting it done to "What's mom got up her sleeve next".  You see, in that seat work, I threw in exercise time, reading time, game time, snack time, etc.... They have to go in order and some things are repetitive for every day. You know, just the basics, write your name and date on your page, review your address, review your phone number (yes they write them).  From there it gets a little more child specific.  Christopher has appropriate math problems for 4th grade while Caleb gets 1st grade ones (he's only in Kindergarten but he blew through that material).  Christopher had questions on Mercury, while Caleb had to draw a food chain.  They actually ended up LOVING it!  Who knew?  They were trying to write legibly, trying to spell correctly, it was in the end a HIT!  So we will see what our new "view" brings tomorrow.  I'm really thankful God has allowed me to be a mom who is involved in my child's education and their every day lives.  Thanks Lord for the view from where I sit!   Life might not be perfect and I know there will be days that don't go as smoothly as today did, but with your help O Lord, we will make it one day at a time!