OK...so today was my first major hiccup in this homeschooling journey. I woke up feeling just plain crappy today. My head has been pounding all day (borderline migrainey-should-be-in-bed kind of headache), my stomach hurts and Caitlin keeps saying "what's that smell?" LOL! So my patience is very low today and of course the kids are in bad moods too. I handed out so many time outs today and only got minimal school work done with them. ARGH! And then to top it off, the GO train before Tim's hit a bicycle and he was stuck on his train for over 2 hours. When he got home, he ate supper and was out the door again for bible study. ARGH!
I have to figure out how to deal with days that I'm not feeling well. A regular teacher would call in sick, but I don't have that option...so what do I do????
Actually many teachers do go to school when they feel crappy. You know some students really have problems with supply teachers, and it's better to have a bad day with someone they know than an awful day with someone they don't know. So you just adjust your expectations and not expect great things. Think of things that are educational, but fun such as watching a movie. So that's the advice from mom, the teacher.
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