The Dog Ate My Homework!
Okay, I think I have found the
homeschool equivalent of “The Dog Ate My Homework”. I have Bible
Study on Thursday mornings and my husband stays home with the
kids. Wednesday night I told my 11 year old son before bed to
make sure he got his Math done while I was at Bible Study. We had an
end of year party for our History Co-op as soon as I got home. On
the way to the party I asked my son if he got his Math done. He
said “Mom, I had a slight problem. The baby peed on my
Math!” LOL! Apparently Dad thought it would be okay for the
2 year old to air out a bit and he went in and got on his older
brothers bed “au natural” and managed to….Well, you know the rest of
the story! LOL So the next time you hear “The dog ate my
homework.” I hope you smile and remember the homeschool version
of the saying!
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“To
the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We
know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We
share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets,
family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.”
— Author: Clara Ortega
Just Call Me Jamin 
dtandfambly said,
April 28, 2006 at 5:56 am
Hilarious!! We’ve had the baby try to eat home work, but yours is priceless! Check out my last blog, Why I love Home Schooled Kids. I think you will appreciate it! I don’t know how to make a link to it yet, but I am guessing you can click on my name.
dinomomm said,
April 28, 2006 at 6:27 am
What a laugh I had when I read this. Cute story! Your son is a real trooper; my daughter would have insisted I buy her a new math book. LOL
writmm said,
April 28, 2006 at 7:55 am
I love it:) BTW, I think you doing a post on homeopathy is a great idea! I bet there are many people besides me who would be interested!
Leigh2 said,
April 28, 2006 at 8:18 am
LOL….that is hilarious. I WILL remember that next time I hear that saying. :o)
ChathamMommy said,
April 28, 2006 at 12:57 pm
ROTFLMTEO!
My sister’s daughter actually had the dog (puppy) eat her homework… she tried to take back the repaired work and no one accepted it.
Homeschooling is much more excuse-friendly. 😉
homeschoolingmommaof4 said,
April 28, 2006 at 3:47 pm
That is just too funny! I believe that is the first time I’ve heard that one. BTW thanks for stopping by my blog. I’m glad you found it useful.
BattlementsofRubies said,
April 28, 2006 at 6:14 pm
Just dropped by your blog again! I could spend all night reading it. I am so glad I found HSB just as I was starting out on this homeschooling adventure. I have just printed out your post on “What qualifies me” I want to read over that again. I also printed out this excerpt from Spunkys post:
Proverbs 9:10
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One understanding”.
Proverbs 13:20 states
“He who walks with the wise becomes wiser still but the companion of fools suffers harm.”
From Psalm 14:1,
“The fool has set in his heart that there is no God”
Proverbs 22:15,
“foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child.”
Luke 11:23
“He who is not with Me is against me and He who does not gather with me scatters.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:13-14
“Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.”
Mathew 18:6
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
In short, Dr. West, we homeschool because we believe the Bible. I do not homeschool out of fear of man but out of love for Christ and His Word. God has ordained his Word and given it to us to follow. It you would like to call that evil and follow after the state schools (which believe that there is no God) as good then I ask; who is the theologian of the cross and who is the theologian of glory?
A ( very good and well meaning friend) cautined me before I withdrew Gabriel from school. She wanted to know what my “drivers” were. What hidden need in myself was I satisfying in taking my child out of school? It was a good question. It unsettled me at first as it implied that I was driven more by my own need than his. But it made me ponder…
As I did I realised that my “need” and that of my children are inextricably linked. More than anyone ( other than their daddy) I have a vested interest in them. I know when they need a strong guiding hand. I want to show mercy and have compassion on them when they fall. I want to model for them the love of their heavenly father. I don’t always do this at all well. But I WANT to do that. I want to re commit myself daily to doing that.Blogs like yours remind me, and inspire me. His mercies are new every morning!
kleo30 said,
April 28, 2006 at 8:46 pm
That is hillarious! Thanks for the smile 🙂
~Kelly
heartmatters said,
April 28, 2006 at 9:36 pm
That was a good one. Have a great weekend.
~Jen
Prncsstefy said,
April 28, 2006 at 10:35 pm
ROFL Can’t say that I’ve heard that one before.
I’m enjoying your blog and your lovely family. What a great random blog for me.
Stefanie