Just a quick thought or two

Have I told you just how much I enjoy teaching my children?
No one told me (or maybe I just didn't listen) that the first few years would be full of trials. I was not prepared to come to the end of the year and worry over the curriculum choices, the content covered, the retention of the subjects taught...
I did not expect to have so many moments of sheer chaos, of babies climbing on the kitchen table, and raiding the fridge, in the middle of a lesson.
I would have run away screaming.

A discussion about researching accurate information 

Me- "No matter what the topic, there will always be groups that disagree with each other."

Courtney- "A dog is a mammal."

Me- "I disagree."

-silence-

Courtney- "You're a great teacher."

Every year we learn from our mistakes, we explore new curriculum, we discover out of necessity a new teaching technique. By the time Joshua is a Senior, I'll be an expert.

We are completing our 6th year. This has been the best year yet. We have a schedule that works great for us. I have focused on patience and self control (for myself) to maintain a more peaceful home and a better environment for learning. And things outside of my control like the little ones getting bigger have all helped to make this year successful and enjoyable.

Science review question

Me- "State the law of reflection."

Paige- "Don't break the mirror."

Though it may be difficult to try to teach a big family, and there are times that I think on how nice it would be to be able to devote all my attention to one child, moments like these...

make me appreciate being blessed with six. When I see Courtney helping Grace with her "schoolwork", laughing, giggling. Here she is learning colors. They are looking around the room for something green then, drawing it in her book. And pausing, of course, to pose for me.