Well it seemed like such a good idea at the time....

[sorkycake]

BUT at 39 weeks pregnant I hold my hands up and admit that I'm now struggling to 'HE' as such . We've managed 2 lots of Tumbletots today and we walked through the park to the shops today, but energy is at 0 and the rest periods are outnumbering the activities.
Cbeebies website has taken a firm hold with a Nintendo also switched on today.
To top it all I've ust had to boil wash all the bedding in the house and scrub the bathrooms due to threadworms! I'm going to the doc's tomorrow to plead for something for me to take as I don't think I can cope with the hygiene levels necessary for 6 weeks to rid the infection from the whole house.
It's a glum day in the Sorky house I can tell you.
Watch the LEA have probably secretly stalked me today

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sorky, don't be glum!
You're a home educator, not a superhero!
Get as much rest as you can, and don't worry.

Don't beat yourself up - I think all teachers have bad days

I'm sure many school educated kids have days when they do less!

Bet they don't have itchy bots tho .
Dh just came in and took over

But you'd have headlice as well as threadworms from school

At 39 weeks you're doing amazingly well. Don't forget you are educating your children 365 days a year, in schools children get 3-4 months holiday a year. A few weeks of more relaxed learning and activities (or dare I say it 'holiday time') whilst you focus on looking after yourself and the new arrival is quite deserved.

Give yourself a break Sorkycake.
Put your feet up and let the kids do their own thing.
You'll be fine and you have to let them and you de-school!

I've had bad days especially at the beginning it gets easier and better. Promise!

get them to help you change the beds and talk about hygiene, handwashing, germ transference etc. That's educational! (personal care?)

The wonderful thing about parenting in general is every day is a fresh start...

Pretend the next 6 weeks is the summer hols -school's out and slot in little bits here and there where you can. Good luck and look after yourselfx

PS: not sure they do Superwoman outfits in maternity...

Is this the mumsnet HE posse?

I am thinking seriously about home educating and would love to chat to people who are actually doing it. Ds is 10 by the way.

Hi Caterpillar.
I have two boys - DS1 is 11, DS2 is 9.

Hi Caterpillar,

We've been HE since July. (6 months have flown!!)
Dds 7 and 3.

Sorky - awwwww

big hug

how do I do it?

{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}

ok here is what I think. Kids do seem to need to deschool, I have observed this.

So you are highly efficiently combining deschooling downtime with adding another baby to the family. Am impressed!

And god, the whole birth/new baby experience will be very educational for them!

hi caterpillar, welcome

there is a more general chat under HE / Free to All (I mean chat away here, we like hijacks a lot but so you know its there really)

Fillyjonk,
What is your lentil-weaver test?

Hijack away guys!
Got some toys out of their cupboard from Christmas which haven't been opened yet and they are playing happily with me watching...but exhausted because we thought bub was appearing last night! Swine didn't of course, contractions bolted me out of the blue at 7.30pm just as we were finishing dinner and kept right on coming until 5am , now that's just not playing fair really is it.
Have cancelled everything and I'm not getting out of pyjamas until this child arrives (will wear clean pj's obv.)
Thanks for the messages of suppport, we do need to deschool, you're right.
Btw Doc gave me Pripsen which I took last night and I think the mental burden was lifted somewhat after that. Phew!
Hello Caterpillar, yes this is the Mumsnet HE posse!

Sorry you're feeling low sorkycake. I've been in hospital for a week with pneumonia so the dds have been educated from Class TV and CDRoms! Not ideal but they know all about pneumonia now- that's educational

Morning Sorky,

Your family has more than enough to be getting on with at the moment, without worrying about HE. It will happen naturally anyway what with baby feeding, changing, etc.

Besides it's common practice to close schools whilst there are health concerns - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6324699.stm

Much Love,
Spirited