Back at it

We took 2 weeks off of school in September for a fun fun family trip to Disney Land!! It was a blast and the lads are still talking about it on a daily basis and already discussing when we can go again. ;) Getting back into the swing of school has been a bit challenging. More so because neither the Lad or I love school. He has had some days where his motivation has impressed me. In fact one day he opted to forgo recess so that he could get done with school before lunch. I applauded that determination muchly. However it's not typical. In fact this week we had one of those days where if there was a suitable school within driving distance I would have toted him down and registered him right THEN! It's not a possibility though, so we slogged through as best we could and the days after that have been better. I have thought to myself more often than once that God must really want me to homeschool since He put us in the middle of nowhere with no other options. ;) But really it's going fine. The lad doesn't always like to participate with his class. Especially in his Bible lessons I have a hard time getting him to respond and say the memory verses aloud and sing the songs with his class. He seems to do fine with it in phonics and numbers, but he also doesn't like to respond in the oral language section where they learn poems and such. I haven't quite figured out why he has issues with those 2 segments. I have asked him to tell me his verses, and he always ducks his head and says he doesn't know all of the words yet. Then when I prompt him to begin he can say all the words, he's just timid about it for some reason. Anyone had experience with this phenomenon? His younger brother is also picking up on the verses and songs, even though he seems to flop around on the couch more than listen during the Bible time. Still he delights in trying to out-do his big brother when I ask about the verses. I have not yet started him in his preschool curriculum. I keep waiting for that convenient time to start as things have seemed somewhat chaotic lately. I suppose that convenient time will likely never come, so I'd better just do it! He turned 4 this week, and is convinced that is when he should start school. Guess so...