By noon on Monday I already knew that my school plans for the early part of the week were simply not going to be happening. Not because of anything negative, I could just see the resistance, the desire to do anything else. And when that manifests in my kiddos, I take it pretty seriously, because, after all, our "school" involves a great deal of fun, so when they are drained, it's a sign that they truly need a break. So I gave them one. We took the whole week off, instead of just Thursday and Friday as I had planned. They loved it. Monday afternoon was spent mostly taking turns playing on my computer. I made cake. Tuesday the kids got new bikes. We had been waiting for the weather to cool, and the time felt right, and the day, sort of perfect. They love them. Grace is still trying to bravely learn to balance and ride without training wheels, which is going to take some time, but she's working very hard at it. Zak is in complete sensory heaven on a bike. I had forg...
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