Today we started out okay. I took Nelson up to Weber State, so our morning started slowly. That's okay. When I got home, we discussed the nature of beauty, looking up scriptures about beauty and sharing our thoughts about beauty. I love learning this way, and I think that as I practice letting the kids read and share and think aloud, as well as on paper, we will get better. I also felt that it went too long; the little kids were antsy, and the bigger ones started wandering in their attention. Training the children to stay focused will take time, but I'm going to stock with this. I will have to introduce individual work, like grammar and math, soon.
After the discussion of beauty, we moved on to preparation for Polar Star Kick off. I will do my homework to demonstrate theirs.
In twenty years, I will have several grandchildren and an "empty nest". My six sons will have served honorable missions, having looked forward to them, and will be sealed to their spouses. My daughters will also be married, I suppose, and all of my children should be finished with at least their Bachelor's degrees. I will have homeschooled my children to our mutual hearts' content, and they will be prepared to think actively and with an eye of faith about the issues their generation will face. I will still be cycling, climbing, running, and swimming, and I will have swum a mile. Gasp!
Before twenty years are up, I will run a 10K and will hike King's Peak. I will take my kids on a canoeing trip. I will declutter my house to Scandinavian standards (almost bare). I will play the piano in Sacrament meeting.
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