A few days ago, I gave readers the chance to ask me anything they wanted to know about me. If you have a question for \u201cthe Mom\u201d then there\u2019s still time to ask. What is your worse thing about it?<\/span> The constant mess. I am definitely not going to win any prizes for my housekeeping abilities, and to tell you the truth I am this close to declaring it a losing battle.<\/p>\n If you had $1,000,000 dollars what would you spend it on?<\/span> The real me would pay off the house, save money for the kids\u2019 college, and invest the rest. The fun part of me would love to take the Computer Guy on the honeymoon we never got. I would love to see Australia, Therese. Do you think we\u2019d like it?<\/p>\n That will do for starters. Kim asked: What about homeschooling middle school?<\/span>Teach them to be self-directed. At middle school age they should be able to self-regulate a bit. If not, then they need to learn it. Learning how to learn and how to keep yourself on task is the most important thing they learn at this time. Put it together with organization and you\u2019re pretty good.<\/p>\n And how old are you? (just sneakin\u2019 that one in\u2026)<\/span> Shame on you, for asking me that! j\/k 34<\/p>\n Peace asked: Rachel asked: And I would give myself investment advice, when to sell and when to buy. I could be a billionaire today with that kind of knowledge.<\/p>\n
Therese asked:
what is your favourite thing about having many children?
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The laughter. I laugh more at myself, at the weird things they do and say, and at life in general. They bring so much joy to our house. So, yeah, the laughter.<\/p>\n
If I think of any more over the weekend I will come back and ask a few.<\/span><\/p>\n
What advice and wisdom do you have to share with those who are newer to homeschooling?<\/span> Be gentle with your little ones. You aren\u2019t going to get it all done in one day, so learn to let it go. Relax and enjoy your children while they are children. They will learn the math and the reading and that Mom loves them completely. Those are equally important and we sometimes forget that in our focus on academics.<\/p>\n
what\u2019s your favorite color? Weird that I don\u2019t know that!
<\/span> red, bright hot lipstick red<\/p>\n
But, how about, if you could, would you go back and change something about your past life, or would you leave it as is, since changing the past, changes our present?
<\/span> I vacillate back and forth on this one. There are some things I certainly wish that I had not done. How about I would not let anyone take pictures of me doing those things? It wouldn\u2019t change the future except the photographic evidence wouldn\u2019t be floating around.<\/p>\n