Today is the last day of our spring session of the homeschool co-op we are a part of during the school year.
We always come to this final day with a little bit of sadness and a little bit of relief. It is the day of wearing pajamas as per co-op “rules.” It is the day my boys say goodbye to some of their friends until next fall. It is the day that playdate promises are given.
It is the day I realize I can now reclaim four hours a week of focusing on our curriculum. It is the day I realize how important this group of homeschool moms, I mean friends, is to me in this homeschool adventure we choose. It is the day I make promises that our contact will not just be limited to emails, Facebook and text exchanges over the next few months.
It is the day I watch the final creativity of students in a joint comic book writing and comic book art class, that I teach with the creative Pamela Hodges. By the way, she is also taking part in the daily Slice of Life challenge so check out her blog too. It is the day I realize I will have to put a bit more effort into these friendships over the summer. It is the day I realize how important this group is to my family.
It is the day I realize I no longer have to pack co-op bags and snacks on Wednesday nights. It is the day that signals to me the school year is soon coming to an end. It is the day I realize that the next time we meet for co-op classes my boys will be a bit older. It is the day I realize how much I truly enjoy our homeschool life.
The last day of co-op is a day I truly treasure with a bit of sadness and a bit of relief. Now to find my slippers to go with my pjs for the day.
*grins* Some days I’m jealous of that life.. and some days I realize it wouldn’t work for me. I’m glad we’ve both found ways to be moms and adults that work for us 🙂
And some days, Maria, I am jealous of your working life! 🙂 I’m glad that we have found so much in common in our different ways of making life work for each of us. 🙂
I sure hope you got gas in your vehicle yesterday!! 🙂 It’s never fun to pump gas in your PJ’s. 🙂 🙂
Ha. Ha. I didn’t have to pump gas in my pjs, but I did have to take the boys to their swim lessons in my pjs. 🙂
The ending of a school year is bitter sweet. This reminded me of those feelings which will be arriving before we know it. The comic book class sounds fantastic.
The comic book writing class and the comic book art class have been so much fun! My creativity has been sparked by these students as well as working with Pamela. And it was great to see these kids grow in so many ways over our eight weeks together!
I love your repeating line of ‘today is’ as you remember. Have fun in your PJs. Today is our first day of springs break.