The house is quiet. Everyone is napping except for me. A day that started so smoothly, with laughter and cheerfulness, deteriorated into whining, recriminations, and grumpiness. There is plenty of blame to go around.
All three of them went down to sleep with little protest. Now I am going to enjoy a book, savor the silence, drink a glass of sweet tea and eat a little ice cream.
We are rebooting our day.
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Pam is the author of The Your Morning Basket Guide and Plan Your Year: Homeschool Planning for Purpose and Peace. She also is the host of three popular podcasts -- The Homeschool Snapshots Podcast, Your Morning Basket, and The Homeschool Solutions Show. She lives in the Deep South with her husband and three kids, where she is the go-to lady for great curriculum recommendations or a just a pep talk on a rough day.
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