What does a Bad day look like?

This blog post made me think of all of us....except I know no one else has bad days, right?  No, really.  Sometimes it does feel like a huge battle, and I'm loosing.  So why am I in this battle?  The above post is from a secular standpoint.  I do think we have a bit of an advantage as Catholics.  The why includes forming souls well. 

My own bad days include quite a bit of profanity.  I'll be doing a phonics lesson, and someone will start randomly yelling and screaming about a Lego creation that just got smashed on the floor, and something in my brain snaps and I become a turrets monster.  But more often, I try really hard to stay rational, as I hear myself ranting on and on and know the kids are hearing "Wah wah wah Wah wah WAH!"

I do this for my kids.  But I can see that it is for my own benefit.  I am being stretched much more, and asked to grow much more than I would have otherwise--if I were not homeschooling, not Catholic, not parenting, not parenting so many. 

And it all starts really coming back at you when your teens start challenging your behavior, or worse, repeating your own bad behavior.  I think this is why younger kids have such a different experience than older kids.  Not until I had teens did I really start making progress in the self-control department....cause they see you, and either call you a hypocrite, or see that you are trying.  But then, teenagers call everyone hypocrite--so we can't take it too seriously....

So what does your worst Day look like?

Play Rehearsal

We look forward to having "The first New England Christmas Tree" cast here tomorrow for
the first rehearsal.  Shall we say 1:30?

All Saints' Day celebration

Thank you to Stacy and Digby for hosting our feast day celebration!  It was a wonderful afternoon and we were blessed when the sun came out so that our saints could play outside instead of destroying the Veevers-Carter home.  This is my first attempt at posting pictures on the blog, so I hope it works!

Jesse Tree book ideas anyone/

Hi ladies,
do any of you have a good Jesse Tree/Advent book you might suggest?
thanks